| 单词 | glutton |
| 释义 | glutton (once / 3828 pages) 1n 2n Do you like to eat and drink — I mean, really like to eat and drink? Then you might be a glutton. We all have our favorite foods and drinks, but some people are a little more into it than others — these people are gluttons. Someone who's a glutton because they just eat too much is different from a gourmet or gourmand, who enjoys only the best food. This word also is used in phrases like "glutton for punishment," which you might say about a student who asks for extra homework. WORD FAMILYglutton: gluttonise, gluttonize, gluttonous, gluttons+/gluttonize: gluttonized/gluttonous: gluttonously USAGE EXAMPLESIn a sense, they were all better people when they were hungry, and they took down many overly confident gluttons in their journey. Salon(Oct 23, 2016) The old man is lucky to be surrounded by so many gluttons for punishment. Washington Post(Oct 20, 2016) Queen Victoria, who was something of a glutton, was able to put away seven courses in less than half an hour. BBC(Oct 15, 2016) 1 n a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess 2Syn|Hyper gourmand, gourmandizer, trencherman eater, feeder someone who consumes food for nourishment n musteline mammal of northern Eurasia Syn|Hyper Gulo gulo, wolverine mustelid, musteline, musteline mammal fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals |
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