excess

1. N-VAR An excess of something is a larger amount than is needed, allowed, or usual. 過量

An excess of house plants in a small apartment can be oppressive. 在一套狹小公寓里放過多的室內(nèi)植物會給人壓抑感。

2. ADJ Excess is used to describe amounts that are greater than what is needed, allowed, or usual. 過量的[ADJ n]

After cooking the fish, pour off any excess fat. 烹調(diào)完魚后，倒掉多余的油。

3. ADJ Excess is used to refer to additional amounts of money that need to be paid for services and activities that were not originally planned or taken into account. 額外的[正式] [ADJ n]

Make sure that you don't have to pay expensive excess charges. 確保你不需要支付昂貴的額外費用。

4. N-COUNT An excess is a sum of money which an insured person has to pay toward the cost of an insurance claim. The insurance company pays the rest. 免賠額; 該公司對于1800英鎊的保單要求21歲以下者負擔400英鎊的免賠額。[英國英語]

5. PHRASE In excess of means more than a particular amount. 超過[正式]

The value of the company is well in excess of $2 billion. 該公司的價值遠超過20億美元。

6. PHRASE If you do something to excess, you do it too much. 過度地; 過多地[表不滿]

I was reasonably fit, played a lot of tennis, and didn't smoke or drink to excess. 我那時很健康，常打網(wǎng)球，不過度抽煙或喝酒。