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excessively

/ik-ses-iv-lee/US // ɪkˈsɛs ɪv li //

过分,过于,过度,过分的

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adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : in a way that goes beyond the usual, necessary, or proper limit or degree:Applying an excessively thick layer of mulch limits oxygen in the soil and can suffocate the plants.

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Examples

  • Wernick said people are tiring of excessive content moderation on Facebook and Twitter.

  • A moderately aggressive TPU sole hasn’t felt excessive on the pavement while I’m walking the dog, but it’s given me support while scrambling up rocks on Colorado passes at 12,000 feet.

  • Voters also opted to keep four at-large council seats, thus providing a buffer against excessive parochialism.

  • Michael Sack, chief of the Sipekne’katik First NationDetractors of the Sipekne’katik First Nation’s lobster fishery cite conservation concerns — they argue it could lead to excessive fishing.

  • At its most gloriously excessive, the cartel used grenade launchers to shoot down military helicopters.

  • No excessively masculine hero of a traditional cowboy detective story, The Dude is a different kind of man.

  • Is this entire thing just one big scheme to cash in on excessively proud moms and dads?

  • The book depicts Bezos and Amazon as hard-charging, insatiable, and excessively secretive.

  • The once soft-spoken teen grew moody, began partying excessively, and became prone to violent outbursts.

  • She struggled with bulimia and, when she was anxious, would eat excessively.

  • Although Aubrey Herbert is excessively unorthodox he quite sees that confabs with enemies must be carried out according to Cocker.

  • From 2° to 3° South latitude the wind is very irregular, and frequently excessively violent.

  • On the other hand, an elaborate costume before dinner is in excessively bad taste.

  • Above all, never wear jewelry, (unless it be your watch,) or flowers; they are both in excessively bad taste.

  • Such conduct is not only excessively ill-bred, but intensely selfish.