| 单词 | abundance |
| 释义 | abundance (once / 349 pages) 1n 2n To have an abundance of something is to have more than you need. It's often used to describe positive qualities, such as "an abundance of love." Abundance is the opposite of scarcity. An abundance of wealth is a ton of cash. An abundance of friends sounds like a good thing, but it can get overwhelming when it comes to scheduling time to hang out or buying gifts. This noun comes from to us from the mid-14th century French, via the Latin abundantia, meaning "fullness, plenty." WORD FAMILYabundance: abundances+/abound: abounded, abounding, abounds, abundant/abounding: aboundingly/abundant: abundance, abundanter, abundantly, overabundant, superabundant/overabundant: overabundance, overabundantly/superabundant: superabundance, superabundantly USAGE EXAMPLESThanks to an abundance of major-league album releases in 2016, and some genuine coups by bookers, however, an imaginative summer season is on the horizon. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) And for the caviar substitute, add delicate pinky-orange trout roe, glistening like pearls, and used in abundance. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) “There’s an abundance of natural gas in the Rockies,” David Lawler, chief executive of BP’s Lower 48 division, said in an interview. Los Angeles Times(Dec 26, 2016) 1 n the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply 2an age of abundance Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper copiousness, teemingness scarceness, scarcity a small and inadequate amount amplitude, bountifulness, bounty the property of copious abundance plenitude, plenteousness, plentifulness, plentitude, plentya full supply cornucopia, profuseness, profusion, richnessthe property of being extremely abundant wealththe quality of profuse abundance lushness, luxuriance, voluptuousnessthe property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses overabundance, overmuch, overmuchness, superabundancea quantity that is more than what is appropriate overgrowtha profusion of growth on or over something else greenness, verdancy, verdurethe lush appearance of flourishing vegetation wildernessa bewildering profusion excess, nimiety, surplus, surplusagea quantity much larger than is needed glut, oversupply, surfeitthe quality of being so overabundant that prices fall bellyfulan undesirable overabundance quantity an adequate or large amount 1n (physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present Hyper ratio the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) 2n (chemistry) the ratio of the total mass of an element in the earth's crust to the total mass of the earth's crust; expressed as a percentage or in parts per million Hyper ratio the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) |
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