late 14c., intransitive, "indulge or feed to excess," from surfeit (n.). Related: Surfeited; surfeiting. Transitive sense from 1590s.
surfeit (n.)
early 14c., "excess quantity;" late 14c., "overindulgence," from Old French sorfet "excess; arrogance" (Modern French surfait), noun use of past participle of surfaire "overdo," from sur- "over" (see sur- (1)) + faire "do," from Latin facere "to make, do" (see factitious).
实用例句
1. Rationing had put an end to a surfeit of biscuits long ago.
定量供应很久以前就结束了饼干过剩的状况。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The voters are pretty sick of such a surfeit of primary sloganeering.
选民们对于初选时没完没了地空喊口号的现象感到发腻了.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3. A surfeit of food makes one sick.
饮食过量使人生病.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
4. Know, then, that for you is neither surfeit nor content.
那么要知道, 你既不会嫌多,也不会知足的.
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
5. It's no good for your health to surfeit yourself.
