英语词汇“inordinate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINinordinate

Origin:

1300-1400 Latin inordinatus, from ordinare ‘to arrange’

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

a man of inordinate ambition
an inordinate number of meetings
Scientists have been criticized for devoting an inordinate amount of time to research on animals.

Longman Language Activatortoo much or too many► too much

use this about amounts or costs: · Jim drinks too much.· That kid talks too much.· You spend too much time worrying about things.far/way too much: · I'm sure my parents paid way too much for the land.· The surveys took up far too much time, and they were difficult to understand.too much for: · There was too much baggage for one person to carry.

► too many

use this about number of people or things: · I've brought some more chairs - I hope I didn't bring too many.· She can't come - she says she has too many things to do.far/way too many: · Far too many postgraduate students never finish their projects once begun.too many for: · There were too many bags for one person to carry.

► an excess of

formal too much of something: · an excess of alcohol· An excess of fertilizer is harmful to trees and other garden plants.

► glut

a situation in which there is too much of a product available at a particular time, which often results in the price of the product being cut: glut of: · A glut of bonds on the market pushed prices down.· When there is a glut of milk more products like yoghurt are made.

► too much of a good thing

if you say that something is too much of a good thing , you mean that it would be good in small amounts but you have too much of it: · Many Koreans believe that the rush of foreign products may be too much of a good thing.· Getting six boxes of chocolates for my birthday was really too much of a good thing.

► excessive

use this about an amount, cost, or level which is much too high, especially when you think it is wrong or unfair that it is so high: · The campaign is trying to stop the excessive use of chemicals in farming.· $10 for two cups of coffee seems excessive.· As usual, the opposition claims the government is guilty of excessive spending.

► inordinate

formal much more than is reasonable, especially when this is unfair to other people or means that other things are not given enough attention: · Scientists have been criticized for devoting an inordinate amount of time to research on animals.· a man of inordinate ambition

► overkill

a situation in which something is done so much that it is no longer interesting or effective: · Of course, it's a serious disaster, but some of these sensational newspaper reports are just overkill.· Many felt that the money spent amounted to overkill, and that a cheaper, less glossy advertising campaign would have been just as effective.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► inordinate amount

Testing is taking up an inordinate amount of teachers’ time.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► amount

· Either keeping personal creditors accounts or making sundry creditors adjustments can consume inordinate amounts of administrative and accounting time.· We were spending an inordinate amount of time sending people to different meetings and not knowing what was going on.· In the Soviet context an inordinate amount of attention has been paid to the willed aims of Bolshevik leaders.· But in reality, seat-side service is only feasible for those with teeny appetites and an inordinate amount of patience.· That is why the social anthropologists are justified in devoting such an inordinate amount of attention to the field of kinship.· But the Minnesota Timberwolves, who own the fifth pick, have shown an inordinate amount of interest in Nash.· They devote an inordinate amount of time, effort and resource to developing high-calibre managers.· We found ourselves spending an inordinate amount of time in the chariot, chasing hither and yon.

单词	inordinate
释义	inordinatein‧or‧di‧nate /ɪˈnɔːdənət $ -ɔːr-/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINinordinate Origin: 1300-1400 Latin inordinatus, from ordinare ‘to arrange’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a man of inordinate ambition an inordinate number of meetings Scientists have been criticized for devoting an inordinate amount of time to research on animals. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatortoo much or too many► too much use this about amounts or costs: · Jim drinks too much.· That kid talks too much.· You spend too much time worrying about things.far/way too much: · I'm sure my parents paid way too much for the land.· The surveys took up far too much time, and they were difficult to understand.too much for: · There was too much baggage for one person to carry. ► too many use this about number of people or things: · I've brought some more chairs - I hope I didn't bring too many.· She can't come - she says she has too many things to do.far/way too many: · Far too many postgraduate students never finish their projects once begun.too many for: · There were too many bags for one person to carry. ► an excess of formal too much of something: · an excess of alcohol· An excess of fertilizer is harmful to trees and other garden plants. ► glut a situation in which there is too much of a product available at a particular time, which often results in the price of the product being cut: glut of: · A glut of bonds on the market pushed prices down.· When there is a glut of milk more products like yoghurt are made. ► too much of a good thing if you say that something is too much of a good thing , you mean that it would be good in small amounts but you have too much of it: · Many Koreans believe that the rush of foreign products may be too much of a good thing.· Getting six boxes of chocolates for my birthday was really too much of a good thing. ► excessive use this about an amount, cost, or level which is much too high, especially when you think it is wrong or unfair that it is so high: · The campaign is trying to stop the excessive use of chemicals in farming.· $10 for two cups of coffee seems excessive.· As usual, the opposition claims the government is guilty of excessive spending. ► inordinate formal much more than is reasonable, especially when this is unfair to other people or means that other things are not given enough attention: · Scientists have been criticized for devoting an inordinate amount of time to research on animals.· a man of inordinate ambition ► overkill a situation in which something is done so much that it is no longer interesting or effective: · Of course, it's a serious disaster, but some of these sensational newspaper reports are just overkill.· Many felt that the money spent amounted to overkill, and that a cheaper, less glossy advertising campaign would have been just as effective. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► inordinate amount Testing is taking up an inordinate amount of teachers’ time. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► amount · Either keeping personal creditors accounts or making sundry creditors adjustments can consume inordinate amounts of administrative and accounting time.· We were spending an inordinate amount of time sending people to different meetings and not knowing what was going on.· In the Soviet context an inordinate amount of attention has been paid to the willed aims of Bolshevik leaders.· But in reality, seat-side service is only feasible for those with teeny appetites and an inordinate amount of patience.· That is why the social anthropologists are justified in devoting such an inordinate amount of attention to the field of kinship.· But the Minnesota Timberwolves, who own the fifth pick, have shown an inordinate amount of interest in Nash.· They devote an inordinate amount of time, effort and resource to developing high-calibre managers.· We found ourselves spending an inordinate amount of time in the chariot, chasing hither and yon. far more than you would reasonably or normally expect SYN excessive: Testing is taking up an inordinate amount of teachers’ time.—inordinately adverb: She’s inordinately fond of her parrot.
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