They are as sick that surfeit with too much, as they starve with nothing.
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surfeit
['sɝfɪt]
n. 过量,过度(尤指饮食);(饮食过度引起的)不适;
vt. 吃得过多;
vi. 由于过量而厌腻;
💡 fac, fect, fic, fig, fea =make,do,表示”做,制作”#词根助记:sur超过+feit=做的超过所需要的
"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.
近义:overfill, pall, quench, refill, replenish, sate
adj. 恶心的;晕船;不舒服的;腻烦的;
vt. 吐出;追逐;攻击;
n. <口>呕吐物;病人;
"I'm fucking sick of this fucking rain!"
这该死的雨真他妈的让我心烦!
近义:incite, instigate, provoke, sic, spur, upheave
反义:healthful, invigorating, lush, sound, vigorous, well
vi. 挨饿;[非正式用语] 饥饿;受饿;[古语] 冻死;
vt. 使挨饿;饿死;
💡 士大夫(谐音)→士大夫宁肯挨 饿也不吃嗟来之食
"The animals were left to starve to death."
那些动物只能等着饿死。
近义:famish, throttle, choke, constrain
反义:fress, glut, guzzle