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单词 profuse
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Definition of profuse in English:

profuse

adjective prəˈfjuːsprəˈfjus
  • 1(especially of something offered or discharged) very plentiful; abundant.

    I offered my profuse apologies
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Jill offered her profuse thanks, and allowed Alex to show her around his place, but not without casting a look at me over her shoulder.
    • A quick query brought profuse apologies - her order had been mislaid.
    • It appeared with profuse apologies from our temporary waitress.
    • You missed the profuse apologies, and the promise of a full refund.
    • In traditional surgery using scalpels, bleeding can be so profuse that patients need a blood transfusion.
    • You also received profuse apologies, which you richly deserved.
    • The network issued a profuse apology yesterday to dozens of its affiliated stations for leaving them with a black screen and without news coverage at a crucial moment on Wednesday night - the beginning of their local newscasts.
    • Please, nevertheless, accept our profuse and sincere apologies for this incident.
    • Frankly, I found his profuse apologies and repeated bowing a bit embarrassing.
    • I have been offered a profuse apology by the individual concerned, and I have accepted it.
    • After one outburst, Flaubert offered profuse apologies and swore never again to behave as he had.
    • The loaves crash to the floor and in the erupting chaos we are offered profuse excuses and apologies.
    • I was collapsing numerous times each day and later, very much later, of course, I was diagnosed with profuse bleeding in my stomach.
    • Caution is necessary when performing venipuncture, lymph node biopsy, and bronchoscopy because there may be profuse bleeding due to the high venous pressures in the head and neck.
    • Amid profuse offers of distilled beverages, baloney sandwiches, and hard-boiled eggs, I got in the car and drove off.
    • When he was able to get to his feet he offered the man who had saved him his profuse thanks, along with a question.
    • The surgery proceeds without incident until suddenly profuse bleeding begins at the surgical site.
    • Equally helpful to prevent profuse bleeding is that all arteries and veins in the giraffe's legs are very internal.
    • Such profuse adulation of the rich exists side-by-side with occasional media trashing of individuals as overly piggish or personally flawed.
    • The collision caused severe skin wounds of the eyebrows and profuse bleeding in both players.
    Synonyms
    copious, prolific, abundant, ample, extravagant, lavish, liberal, unstinting, fulsome, effusive, gushing, immoderate, unrestrained, excessive, inordinate
    informal over the top, gushy
    1. 1.1archaic (of a person) extravagant.
      they are profuse in hospitality
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I was born into a family profuse in its ambition but lacking in its activism.
      • Besides, politicians were profuse enough, serving mostly to stagnate government and delay any true progress.
      • My brother and his wife were profuse in their appreciation.
      Synonyms
      enthusiastic, ample, extensive, generous, liberal, lavish, glowing, gushing, gushy

Derivatives

  • profuseness

  • noun prəˈfjuːsnəsprəˈfjusnəs

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'extravagant'): from Latin profusus 'lavish, spread out', past participle of profundere, from pro- 'forth' + fundere 'pour'.

Rhymes

abstruse, abuse, adduce, Ballets Russes, Belarus, Bruce, burnous, caboose, charlotte russe, conduce, deduce, deuce, diffuse, douce, educe, excuse, goose, induce, introduce, juice, Larousse, loose, luce, misuse, moose, mousse, noose, obtuse, Palouse, produce, puce, recluse, reduce, Rousse, seduce, sluice, Sousse, spruce, traduce, truce, use, vamoose, Zeus
 
 

Definition of profuse in US English:

profuse

adjectiveprəˈfjusprəˈfyo͞os
  • 1(especially of something offered or discharged) exuberantly plentiful; abundant.

    I offered my profuse apologies
    Example sentencesExamples
    • When he was able to get to his feet he offered the man who had saved him his profuse thanks, along with a question.
    • Such profuse adulation of the rich exists side-by-side with occasional media trashing of individuals as overly piggish or personally flawed.
    • The collision caused severe skin wounds of the eyebrows and profuse bleeding in both players.
    • Caution is necessary when performing venipuncture, lymph node biopsy, and bronchoscopy because there may be profuse bleeding due to the high venous pressures in the head and neck.
    • I have been offered a profuse apology by the individual concerned, and I have accepted it.
    • The loaves crash to the floor and in the erupting chaos we are offered profuse excuses and apologies.
    • Please, nevertheless, accept our profuse and sincere apologies for this incident.
    • I was collapsing numerous times each day and later, very much later, of course, I was diagnosed with profuse bleeding in my stomach.
    • Equally helpful to prevent profuse bleeding is that all arteries and veins in the giraffe's legs are very internal.
    • Amid profuse offers of distilled beverages, baloney sandwiches, and hard-boiled eggs, I got in the car and drove off.
    • The surgery proceeds without incident until suddenly profuse bleeding begins at the surgical site.
    • The network issued a profuse apology yesterday to dozens of its affiliated stations for leaving them with a black screen and without news coverage at a crucial moment on Wednesday night - the beginning of their local newscasts.
    • A quick query brought profuse apologies - her order had been mislaid.
    • You missed the profuse apologies, and the promise of a full refund.
    • Frankly, I found his profuse apologies and repeated bowing a bit embarrassing.
    • After one outburst, Flaubert offered profuse apologies and swore never again to behave as he had.
    • In traditional surgery using scalpels, bleeding can be so profuse that patients need a blood transfusion.
    • Jill offered her profuse thanks, and allowed Alex to show her around his place, but not without casting a look at me over her shoulder.
    • It appeared with profuse apologies from our temporary waitress.
    • You also received profuse apologies, which you richly deserved.
    Synonyms
    copious, prolific, abundant, ample, extravagant, lavish, liberal, unstinting, fulsome, effusive, gushing, immoderate, unrestrained, excessive, inordinate
    1. 1.1archaic (of a person) lavish; extravagant.
      they are profuse in hospitality
      Example sentencesExamples
      • My brother and his wife were profuse in their appreciation.
      • Besides, politicians were profuse enough, serving mostly to stagnate government and delay any true progress.
      • I was born into a family profuse in its ambition but lacking in its activism.
      Synonyms
      enthusiastic, ample, extensive, generous, liberal, lavish, glowing, gushing, gushy

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘extravagant’): from Latin profusus ‘lavish, spread out’, past participle of profundere, from pro- ‘forth’ + fundere ‘pour’.

 
 
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