| 释义 |
glut·ton /ˈɡlʌtn/ noun [countable] 1. EATsomeone who eats too much 贪食者2. a glutton for punishment SUFFERsomeone who seems to enjoy working hard or doing something unpleasant 不辞劳苦[任劳任怨]的人 —gluttonous adjectiveExamples from the Corpusglutton• We had salmon to start, followed by a glutton's dessert of crème brûleé.• Uncle Richard was a glutton who ate everything in sight.• But some are gluttons for punishment.• Persons who eat too much are called gluttons.• We even honor these great gluttons who have become our world leaders, our socialites, our jet-setters.• Just as some people are mean drunks, mortgage traders were mean gluttons.Origin glutton (1200-1300) Old French gloton, from Latin glutto, from gluttire “to swallow”glut·ton nounChineseSyllable much who Corpus too eats someone |