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surfeitn. 1. excessive indulgence,dissipated living过度放纵,放荡生活。 △R.III.1.3.197(196):“Though not by war,bysurfeit die your King. / As ours by murder. to makehim a king!” 让你们的国王不死于战争,而死于放荡生活,就像我们的国王死于谋杀,为了让他做国王! 2. diseased effect caused by self-indulgence,unhappyoutcome,evil result(由于放纵而引起的)病态结果,不幸后果,不良后果 。 △Lr.1.2.133(119): “often the surfeitsof our own behaviour”. 往往是我们自己的行为造成的不良后果。
surfeitvi. 1.indulge to excess,esp. in food and drink; overfeed饮食过度,吃得过多。 △1H.IV.3.2.70:“That (= sothat). being daily swallowed by men's eyes. / Theysurfeited with honey and began / To loathe the tasteof sweetness,whereof a little / More than a little is by much too much.”这样一来,他天天被众人的眼睛看来看去,哪怕是蜂蜜,大家吃多了也要开始讨厌那一股甜味,因为对于甜的东西吃上一点,如果再加上一点就变成太多了。 △2H.VI.3.2.348:“As one that surfeits thinking on a want.”就像吃饱喝足的人想像饥荒似的。 2. feel uneasy and sick in consequence of excessiveeating and drinking过饱生厌,饱噎。 △Tw.1.1.2:“that(= so that),surfeiting,/ The appetite may sicken.and so die.”为的是过饱之后,欲望就厌腻了,以至于消失。 3. feel uneasy and sick in consequence of excess由于过度而感到厌恶。 △2H.IV.1.3.88: “Their over-greedylove hath surfeited.”他们过分的爱戴已经变成了厌恶。 △2H.VI.1.1. 252(251): “Till Henry surfeit in thejoys of love / With his new bride and England's dear-bought queen.”等到亨利与他的新娘即英国用高价买来的王后沉湎于爱情的欢乐之中日久生厌时…。 |