释义 |
in (or to) excessExceeding the proper amount or degree: she insisted that he did not drink to excess...- The lesson is: don't eat fatty foods in excess, don't drink in excess, don't smoke at all, and keep fit.
- He thought people also drank to excess because young people had more disposable income than ever before.
- The stalks contain oxalic acid, which is harmful if eaten to excess, but the amounts are no greater than those in spinach and chard, for example.
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