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excess n.超过；过量；过剩adj.过量的；额外的 (1) 我们学校的学生数超过八百人。(2) 尽人皆知他在聚会上十分放肆。(3) 食物中脂肪过多会导致心脏病。(4) 这种过剩密度的波就是声波。(5) 流动性过剩造成了通货膨胀。(6) 这个胖男孩节制饮食以减轻过量的体重。 Excess comes from the Latin word excessus meaning, "go out, going beyond the bounds of reason," like eating and spending in excess. (Not so reasonable.) Although it spends most of its time as a noun, it can also be an adjective to describe "more than is required or needed," like when excess water spills over the top of the bathtub, or those excess pounds spill over the top of your jeans.

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英 [ɪk'ses] 美 [ɪk'ses] (1) Our school has a student number in excess of 800.(2) His excesses at parties are well known.(3) An excess of fat in one's diet can lead to heart disease.(4) This wave of excess density is sound.(5) The excess liquidity has been causing inflation.(6) The fat boy went on a diet to get rid of his excess weight. Excess is too much of something, like big-time overindulgence. Eating to excess makes your stomach hurt, and spending to excess means you can't pay your credit card bills. The noun is pronounced /ɪk'ses/. The adjective is pronounced /'ekses/. 名词读作 /ɪk'ses/，形容词读作 /'ekses/。1[N-VAR 可变名词]过多；过量 An excess of something is a larger amount than is needed, allowed, or usual.   [with supp]An excess of house plants in a small flat can be oppressive...在小公寓中摆放过多室内植物会让人觉得很压抑。Polyunsaturated oils are essential for health. Excess is harmful, however.多不饱和油对健康很重要。但是，食用过量就会有害。2[ADJ 形容词]过量的；过多的 Excess is used to describe amounts that are greater than what is needed, allowed, or usual.   [ADJ n]After cooking the fish, pour off any excess fat...烹完鱼后，倒掉多余的油。The major reason for excess weight is excess eating.体重超标的主要原因是饮食过量。3[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]无节制；无度 Excess is behaviour that is unacceptable because it is considered too extreme or immoral.   [also N in pl]She said she was sick of her life of excess.她说她厌倦了自己无节制的生活。...adolescent excess.青春期的放肆...the bloody excesses of warfare and empire-building.战争和帝国扩张的血腥暴行4[ADJ 形容词]额外的；多余的 Excess is used to refer to additional amounts of money that need to be paid for services and activities that were not originally planned or taken into account.   [ADJ n]  [FORMAL 正式]...a letter demanding an excess fare of £20...要求额外付20英镑邮资的信Staff who have to travel farther can claim excess travel expenses.需要到更远的地方出差的职员可以领取额外差旅费。5[N-COUNT 可数名词]（保险中的）免赔额，承保人本人需承担的款额 The excess on an insurance policy is a sum of money which the insured person has to pay towards the cost of a claim. The insurance company pays the rest.   [usu sing]  [BRIT 英]  [BUSINESS 商]  [TECHNICAL 术语]The company wanted £1,800 for a policy with a £500 excess for under-21s.那家公司想要办理单价1,800英镑的保单，并且要求21岁以下人员承担价值500英镑的免赔额。6[PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]超过 In excess of means more than a particular amount.   [PREP amount]  [FORMAL 正式]Avoid deposits in excess of £20,000 in any one account...单一账户存款勿超过两万英镑。The energy value of dried fruits is considerably in excess of that of fresh items.干果的能量值大大超过新鲜水果。7[PHRASE 短语]过分地；过度地 If you do something to excess, you do it too much.   [PHR after v]  [disapproval]I was reasonably fit, played a lot of tennis, and didn't smoke or drink to excess...我相当健康，经常打网球，不怎么吸烟，也不酗酒。Red meat, eaten to excess, is very high in fat and calories.过量食用的红肉中脂肪和卡路里含量很高。

英语单词	excess
英美音标	英 [ɪk'ses] 美 [ɪk'ses]
中文释义	n.超过；过量；过剩 adj.过量的；额外的
英语例句	(1) Our school has a student number in excess of 800. (2) His excesses at parties are well known. (3) An excess of fat in one's diet can lead to heart disease. (4) This wave of excess density is sound. (5) The excess liquidity has been causing inflation. (6) The fat boy went on a diet to get rid of his excess weight.
中文例句	(1) 我们学校的学生数超过八百人。 (2) 尽人皆知他在聚会上十分放肆。 (3) 食物中脂肪过多会导致心脏病。 (4) 这种过剩密度的波就是声波。 (5) 流动性过剩造成了通货膨胀。 (6) 这个胖男孩节制饮食以减轻过量的体重。
vocabulary简明	Excess is too much of something, like big-time overindulgence. Eating to excess makes your stomach hurt, and spending to excess means you can't pay your credit card bills.
vocabulary扩展	Excess comes from the Latin word excessus meaning, "go out, going beyond the bounds of reason," like eating and spending in excess. (Not so reasonable.) Although it spends most of its time as a noun, it can also be an adjective to describe "more than is required or needed," like when excess water spills over the top of the bathtub, or those excess pounds spill over the top of your jeans.
柯林斯解释	The noun is pronounced /ɪk'ses/. The adjective is pronounced /'ekses/. 名词读作 /ɪk'ses/，形容词读作 /'ekses/。 1 [N-VAR 可变名词]过多；过量 An excess of something is a larger amount than is needed, allowed, or usual. [with supp] An excess of house plants in a small flat can be oppressive... 在小公寓中摆放过多室内植物会让人觉得很压抑。 Polyunsaturated oils are essential for health. Excess is harmful, however. 多不饱和油对健康很重要。但是，食用过量就会有害。 2 [ADJ 形容词]过量的；过多的 Excess is used to describe amounts that are greater than what is needed, allowed, or usual. [ADJ n] After cooking the fish, pour off any excess fat... 烹完鱼后，倒掉多余的油。 The major reason for excess weight is excess eating. 体重超标的主要原因是饮食过量。 3 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]无节制；无度 Excess is behaviour that is unacceptable because it is considered too extreme or immoral. [also N in pl] She said she was sick of her life of excess. 她说她厌倦了自己无节制的生活。 ...adolescent excess. 青春期的放肆 ...the bloody excesses of warfare and empire-building. 战争和帝国扩张的血腥暴行 4 [ADJ 形容词]额外的；多余的 Excess is used to refer to additional amounts of money that need to be paid for services and activities that were not originally planned or taken into account. [ADJ n] [FORMAL 正式] ...a letter demanding an excess fare of £20... 要求额外付20英镑邮资的信 Staff who have to travel farther can claim excess travel expenses. 需要到更远的地方出差的职员可以领取额外差旅费。 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（保险中的）免赔额，承保人本人需承担的款额 The excess on an insurance policy is a sum of money which the insured person has to pay towards the cost of a claim. The insurance company pays the rest. [usu sing] [BRIT 英] [BUSINESS 商] [TECHNICAL 术语] The company wanted £1,800 for a policy with a £500 excess for under-21s. 那家公司想要办理单价1,800英镑的保单，并且要求21岁以下人员承担价值500英镑的免赔额。 6 [PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]超过 In excess of means more than a particular amount. [PREP amount] [FORMAL 正式] Avoid deposits in excess of £20,000 in any one account... 单一账户存款勿超过两万英镑。 The energy value of dried fruits is considerably in excess of that of fresh items. 干果的能量值大大超过新鲜水果。 7 [PHRASE 短语]过分地；过度地 If you do something to excess, you do it too much. [PHR after v] [disapproval] I was reasonably fit, played a lot of tennis, and didn't smoke or drink to excess... 我相当健康，经常打网球，不怎么吸烟，也不酗酒。 Red meat, eaten to excess, is very high in fat and calories. 过量食用的红肉中脂肪和卡路里含量很高。

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