overeater
overeater — verb
1. to put more food into your stomach than your body needs or can comfortably handl
to put more food into your stomach than your body needs or can comfortably handle, especially during a single meal.
Bilal always overeats at his grandmother's Eid dinner because the table is covered in his favourite dishes.
overeat at [meal/event] — typical complement
Many people overeat during the holiday season and gain a few extra kilos by January.
common time-frame collocation: overeat during [period]
Imani warned the children not to overeat on candy before the wedding feast started.
After Élise overate at lunch, she felt too sleepy to finish the afternoon meeting.
Doctors often warn diabetic patients that overeating at night can cause serious health problems.
- overindulge
broader — applies to drink, food, or any pleasure; slightly formal.
- stuff oneself
informal; emphasises the physical fullness rather than the health angle.
- gorge
stronger — suggests rapid, almost greedy eating, often on one specific food.
- undereat
eat noticeably less than the body needs; less common than 'overeat'.
文法句型
overeat at [meal/event]
overeat on [food]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person (or group of people); object is rare — the verb is normally intransitive, with the food specified by 'on' (overeat on chocolate) and the occasion by 'at' or 'during' (overeat at dinner / during the holidays).