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单词 bellyful
释义

bellyful

noun

bel·​ly·​ful ˈbe-lē-ˌfu̇l How to pronounce bellyful (audio)
: an excessive amount
a bellyful of advice

Synonyms

  • excess
  • fat
  • overabundance
  • overage
  • overflow
  • overkill
  • overmuch
  • overplus
  • oversupply
  • plethora
  • plus
  • redundancy
  • superabundance
  • superfluity
  • surfeit
  • surplus
  • surplusage
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Example Sentences

The movie provides a bellyful of laughs. a bellyful of complaints about the new security procedures
Recent Examples on the Web Go instead for the exquisite acting, the splendiferous set — and a bellyful of laughs. Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News, 13 June 2019 Who wants to talk of destruction with a bellyful of ribs? John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 2 July 2019 On its way to skim the lake and grab a bellyful of water to drop on a nearby forest fire, a CL-215—also known as Scooper—gave him a nice little haircut. Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 15 Aug. 2016 The ecologist gets his data and the caiman is none the worse for wear, save for losing a bellyful of rotting flesh. Jason Bittel, Smithsonian, 11 Oct. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1535, in the meaning defined above

bellyful

noun

as in surplus
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed a bellyful of complaints about the new security procedures

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • surplus
  • excess
  • sufficiency
  • abundance
  • surfeit
  • overflow
  • overabundance
  • superabundance
  • overmuch
  • surplusage
  • overplus
  • superfluity
  • plenty
  • oversupply
  • plethora
  • plus
  • fat
  • overkill
  • overage
  • bounty
  • profusion
  • redundancy
  • overproduction
  • plentitude
  • overstock

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • insufficiency
  • lack
  • deficiency
  • deficit
  • scarcity
  • dearth
  • want
  • undersupply
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