overabundance

IPA/ˌəʊ.vər.əˈbʌn.dəns/
KK[ˈovɚəbˈʌndəns]IPA/ˌoʊ.vɚ.əˈbʌn.dəns/

overabundance — 名詞

1. a quantity of something that goes well beyond what is useful or wanted, often to

1.名詞C1
釋義

過剩；過多

多到造成負擔或問題的量

a quantity of something that goes well beyond what is useful or wanted, often to the point of becoming a problem.

例句

The farm had an overabundance of zucchini, so Aylin gave bags away to her neighbours.

農場的櫛瓜過剩，Aylin 因此分送好幾袋給鄰居。

an overabundance of + plural noun

An overabundance of caffeine before bed kept Rafael awake until three in the morning.

睡前攝取過多咖啡因，讓 Rafael 一路清醒到凌晨三點。

an overabundance of + uncountable noun

常見搭配
  • an overabundance of caution
  • an overabundance of information
  • an overabundance of choice
  • suffer from an overabundance of
同義詞
  • surplus

    more neutral; often used for stock, food, or budgets that exceed need

  • excess

    broader and shorter; common in everyday and technical use

  • glut

    informal; especially of goods on a market that depress the price

  • surfeit

    very formal/literary; often of food, information, or feelings

反義詞
  • shortage

    not enough of something needed

  • scarcity

    more formal; emphasises how rare something is

  • dearth

    literary; a serious lack

文法句型

an overabundance of + noun

用法筆記

Almost always carries a negative tone — the speaker thinks the quantity is excessive, not just plentiful. Use 'abundance' if you mean a welcome large amount.

常見錯誤

We celebrated the overabundance of the harvest.
We celebrated the abundance of the harvest.
'overabundance' implies a problem; a welcome plentiful harvest is 'abundance'.
There are overabundance of options.
There is an overabundance of options.
needs the indefinite article 'an' and singular 'is'.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • overabundance of information
  • overabundance of choice
  • overabundance of caution

常用片語

  • suffer from an overabundance of
  • there is an overabundance of

介系詞搭配

  • overabundance of