单词 | smorgasbord |
释义 | smorgasbord From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Foodsmorgasbordsmor‧gas‧bord /ˈsmɔːɡəsbɔːd $ ˈsmɔːrɡəsbɔːrd/ noun1 → a smorgasbord of something2 DF[countable, uncountable] a meal in which people serve themselves from a large number of different dishes SYN buffetExamples from the Corpussmorgasbord• Those families would then be bolstered with a smorgasbord of visiting psychotherapists, tutors, speech pathologists, social workers and others.• The Channel crossing on Sally Lines was superb, with a magnificent smorgasbord breakfast.• Any image, black-and-white or colour, was always worsted in this optical smorgasbord.• Currently, a rich smorgasbord of overseas surfing is being heaped on the Net.• The taut dialogue raises a squirming smorgasbord of questions about the potential for bedlam when our profound individual differences are ignored.• The meeting promises a veritable smorgasbord of all things otherworldly, this time with a focus on those eerie Phoenix lights.Origin smorgasbord (1800-1900) Swedish smörgåsbord, from smörgås “open sandwich” + bord “table” |
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