Excessive
[ɪk'sesɪv;ek-] or [ɪk'sesɪv;]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) beyond normal limits; 'excessive charges'; 'a book of inordinate length'; 'his dress stops just short of undue elegance'; 'unreasonable demands' .
(adj.) unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; 'extravagant praise'; 'exuberant compliments'; 'overweening ambition'; 'overweening greed' .
手打:洛雷塔--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Characterized by, or exhibiting, excess; overmuch.
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同義詞及近義詞:
a. [1]. Superabundant, superfluous, exuberant.[2]. Extravagant, inordinate, enormous, outrageous, unreasonable, very great.[3]. Immoderate, intemperate, extreme.[4]. Vehement, violent.
校對:沃尔多
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Enormous, undue, exorbitant, overmuch, superabundant, superfluous,unreasonable, immoderate, inordinate, extravagant
ANT:Insufficient, scant, inadequate
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例句/造句/用法:
- It may be questioned whether some of the present pedagogical interest in the matter of values of studies is not either excessive or else too narrow. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- The seasons most unfavourable to the crop are those of excessive drought or excessive rain. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- Mrs. Dashwood entered into all their feelings with a warmth which left her no inclination for checking this excessive display of them. 簡·奧斯丁. 理智與情感.
- Its great advantage is the large number of shots that may be fired in a short space of time without an excessive weight in the gun itself. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- Almost every class of artificers is subject to some peculiar infirmity occasioned by excessive application to their peculiar species of work. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- Where the punishment is excessive, it is frequently necessary to prefer impunity. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- The heat of the sun on the vessel was excessive, the company strangers to me, and not very agreeable. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- Watt saw that the alternate heating and cooling of the cylinder made the engine work slowly and caused an excessive consumption of steam. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- His delight was excessive when he saw me. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- There was a peculiar fascination for Dorothea in this division of property intended for herself, and always regarded by her as excessive. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- The cold is excessive, and many of my unfortunate comrades have already found a grave amidst this scene of desolation. 瑪麗·雪萊. 弗蘭肯斯坦.
- They are designed often to afford a yielding connection between the shaft and a machine which shall prevent excessive strain and wear upon starting of the shaft. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- The cruiser is the result of the triumph of those who contended for high speed at the sacrifice of heavy armor protection and excessive battery strength. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- Gold had been retained only for international trade, and every government had produced excessive quantities of paper money for domestic use. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- This emportement, this chaleur--generous, perhaps, but excessive--would yet, he feared, do me a mischief. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- There appeared to be no line of demarcation between the young person's excessive innocence, and another person's guiltiest knowledge. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Her unwillingness to quit her mother was her only restorative to calmness; and at the moment of parting her grief on that score was excessive. 簡·奧斯丁. 理智與情感.
- He assured me upon his honour that he was not poisoned, but died of a bad fever by excessive drinking. 喬納森·斯威夫特. 格列佛遊記.
- Excessive reliance upon others for data (whether got from reading or listening) is to be depreciated. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- In the manufacture of vinegar, salicylic acid is also of great importance to prevent false or excessive fermentation, putridity, etc. 威廉K.大衛. 智者、化學家和偉大醫生的秘密.
- A man cannot think of excessive pains and tortures without trembling, if he be in the least danger of suffering them. 大衛·休謨. 人性論.
- The padded end of the damping spring rests against the diaphragm and prevents excessive vibration. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- Mr. St. John came but once: he looked at me, and said my state of lethargy was the result of reaction from excessive and protracted fatigue. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- From the reports of wind storms, excessive rainfall, hot waves, clearing weather, etc. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- You would not think 1000 pounds apiece an excessive sum for them? 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- Yes--careful against mental agitation of all kinds, and against excessive application. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Her excessive exertions brought on a slow fever, which ended in the dread disease whose approach soon released her from her sufferings. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- I have not yet been pained by finding any excessive talent in Middlemarch, said Lydgate, bluntly. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- I should think,' said Sam, eyeing the piece of furniture in question with a look of excessive disgust--'I should think poppies was nothing to it. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- I could not refrain from laughing at Mildmay's excessive impudence. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
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