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词汇 overindulged
释义 overindulged
past simple and past participle ofoverindulge
overindulge
verb[ I or T ]
uk /ˌəʊ.və.rɪnˈdʌldʒ/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚ.ɪnˈdʌldʒ/
[ I ]
to allow yourself to have too much of something enjoyable, especially food or drink: (尤指在吃喝上)过分放纵,太纵情
I wish I hadn't overindulged so much last night.真希望我昨晚没有那么大吃大喝。
Some people regularly overindulge in alcohol.
Synonyms
bingeinformal
gorge
overeat
[ T ]
to allow someone to have more of something enjoyable than is good for them:
Arthur obsessively tried being the opposite of his father by overindulging his eldest son.
It's not good for children to be overindulged.
I overindulged at dinner, and now I feel sick.
Planning ahead makes it less likely you'll overindulge.
The director tends to overindulge in emotion-heightening excerpts of rock music.
Do you overindulge your kids?
71% of those who said they had been overindulged as kids reported not feeling satisfied as grown-ups.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Eating
al desko
binge
binge eating
bite
break breadidiom
cram
devour
fall on/upon someone
feast
feast on something
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feeding
gulp
inhale
mainline
pick at something
picnic
pig
pig out
postprandial

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Examples of overindulged


overindulged

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


Good middle-class women could write primers featuring overindulged or ailing bodies with authority and social sanction.
That instrument builders and dealers may be included amongst those who indulged and overindulged in drinking is documented in a variety of cases.
I am afraid that they overindulged there and returned on the tilting train.
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They may give great pleasure and enjoyment, provided they are indulged in moderation; but if overindulged, they may lead to great evil, squalor and even crime.
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Hoka, like pickles, is a tasty appetizer in moderation, but leaves a characteristic aftertaste if overindulged.
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Children and teens who are perceived as spoiled may be described as overindulged, grandiose, narcissistic or egocentric-regressed.
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Wikipedia

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