英语词汇“to have eyes bigger than one's stomach”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

i. to have eyes bigger (also larger) than one's stomach (also belly) and variants: to have asked for or taken more food than one can actually eat; also in extended use (cf. to bite off more than one can chew at bite v. Phrasal verbs 1). [Compare Middle French avoir les yeux plus grands que le ventre (1580).]

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1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 54 Thou art like the Epicure whose belly is sooner filled then his eye.]

1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. i. iii. 100 I feare me our eyes be greater then our bellies, and that we have more curiositie then capacitie. We embrace all, but we fasten nothing but winde.

a1633 G. Herbert Outlandish Prov. (1640) sig. D3^v The eye is bigger than the belly.

1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. at Belly P. Your Eyes are bigger than your Belly, P. Vous mangez, plus des Yeux que de la Bouche.

1726 J. Swift Gulliver I. ii. viii. 161 The Captain understood my Raillery very well, and merrily replied with the old English Proverb, that he doubted mine Eyes were bigger than my Belly.

1791 N. Webster Prompter 84 A young man often has eyes bigger than his belly. He lays out great plans, which he has feeble means and small talents to accomplish.

1845 Satirist 13 Apr. 117/1 He is more of a glutton than an epicure, his eyes being much larger than his stomach.

1918 Harper's Monthly Mag. 1 Dec. 39/1 City people have eyes forever larger than their stomachs.

1977 Economist 12 Nov. 93/1 A conglomerate whose eyes proved bigger than its belly in the bull markets of the 1960s.

2010 S. DiMickele Chasing Superwoman 140 The kids always order the same greasy foods. Their eyes are usually bigger than their stomachs, and we always order too much.

单词	to have eyes bigger than one's stomach
释义	> as lemmas to have eyes bigger (also larger) than one's stomach (also belly) i. to have eyes bigger (also larger) than one's stomach (also belly) and variants: to have asked for or taken more food than one can actually eat; also in extended use (cf. to bite off more than one can chew at bite v. Phrasal verbs 1). [Compare Middle French avoir les yeux plus grands que le ventre (1580).] ΚΠ 1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 54 Thou art like the Epicure whose belly is sooner filled then his eye.] 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. i. iii. 100 I feare me our eyes be greater then our bellies, and that we have more curiositie then capacitie. We embrace all, but we fasten nothing but winde. a1633 G. Herbert Outlandish Prov. (1640) sig. D3^v The eye is bigger than the belly. 1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. at Belly P. Your Eyes are bigger than your Belly, P. Vous mangez, plus des Yeux que de la Bouche. 1726 J. Swift Gulliver I. ii. viii. 161 The Captain understood my Raillery very well, and merrily replied with the old English Proverb, that he doubted mine Eyes were bigger than my Belly. 1791 N. Webster Prompter 84 A young man often has eyes bigger than his belly. He lays out great plans, which he has feeble means and small talents to accomplish. 1845 Satirist 13 Apr. 117/1 He is more of a glutton than an epicure, his eyes being much larger than his stomach. 1918 Harper's Monthly Mag. 1 Dec. 39/1 City people have eyes forever larger than their stomachs. 1977 Economist 12 Nov. 93/1 A conglomerate whose eyes proved bigger than its belly in the bull markets of the 1960s. 2010 S. DiMickele Chasing Superwoman 140 The kids always order the same greasy foods. Their eyes are usually bigger than their stomachs, and we always order too much. extracted from eyen.¹ < as lemmas
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