单词	surfeit
释义	surfeitsur‧feit /ˈsɜːfɪt $ ˈsɜːr-/ noun formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINsurfeit Origin: 1200-1300 Old French surfaire ‘to overdo’, from sur- ( ➔ SURCHARGE) + faire ‘to do’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A surfeit of rock dust blocked their vision and irritated their throats. Both have been suffering from a surfeit of squash, according to the man who manages them, Norman Norrington. It's not excess of turkey and plum pudding that has been indigestible; it's the surfeit of news. The world has a surfeit of mediocre drummers. Then, too, repeated visits to cultural monuments doubtless palled in time, natural curiosity withered by sheer surfeit. This was about surfeit of the senses. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► a surfeit of something There is a surfeit of managers in the company. Armand dozing, apparently, in a surfeit of plenty. Boardsailors could find a surfeit of interest for them in hall two. Both have been suffering from a surfeit of squash, according to the man who manages them, Norman Norrington. He's already had a surfeit of wives. It is a silly, redundant device that eventually drowns the film in a surfeit of plot. Over-confidence in the early days has led to a surfeit of caution ever since. The world has a surfeit of mediocre drummers. There can never be a surfeit of the propagation of that fundamental message of grace. a surfeit of something an amount of something that is too large or that is more than you need SYN  excess:  a surfeit of food and drink
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