1too much of sth過量ADJECTIVE | VERB + EXCESS | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤rhetorical, stylistic, verbal誇大之辭;華而不實的風格;話語囉嗦◇His statements cannot be simply dismissed as rhetorical excess.不能簡單地把他的陳述斥之為誇大之辭。➤financial金融過度➤scandalous, wretched (NAmE) 駭人聽聞的過度放縱◇Washington has always been a city of wretched excesses.華盛頓一直都是一個極度放縱的城市。➤alcoholic (BrE) 過量飲酒▸➤worst excesses最惡劣的過激行為◇the worst excesses of the 1980s20 世紀 80 年代最惡劣的暴行VERB + EXCESS➤avoid, contain, curb避免/控制/抑制過激◇'Avoid excess' is the golden rule for a healthy life.健康生活的一條黃金定律就是“避免過度”。➤commit excesses, perpetrate excesses施以暴行;犯有暴行◇the worst excesses committed by the occupying army佔領軍犯下的殘忍暴行PREPOSITION➤in excess過量◇The drug can be harmful if taken in excess.過量服用該藥是有害的。➤to excess過度◇They never smoked or drank to excess.他們從不過量吸煙或飲酒。excess
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2an amount by which sth is larger than sth else超過部份ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤large大大超出➤slight稍微超出PREPOSITION➤in excess of超過◇The car can travel at speeds in excess of 150 miles per hour.該車的車速能達到每小時 150 英里以上。➤excess of過量的⋯◇a large excess of gas嚴重過量的煤氣