Excessive

(adj.) beyond normal limits; 'excessive charges'; 'a book of inordinate length'; 'his dress stops just short of undue elegance'; 'unreasonable demands' .

(adj.) unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; 'extravagant praise'; 'exuberant compliments'; 'overweening ambition'; 'overweening greed' .

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• It may be questioned whether some of the present pedagogical interest in the matter of values of studies is not either excessive or else too narrow. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• The seasons most unfavourable to the crop are those of excessive drought or excessive rain. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• Mrs. Dashwood entered into all their feelings with a warmth which left her no inclination for checking this excessive display of them. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
• Its great advantage is the large number of shots that may be fired in a short space of time without an excessive weight in the gun itself. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Almost every class of artificers is subject to some peculiar infirmity occasioned by excessive application to their peculiar species of work. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• Where the punishment is excessive, it is frequently necessary to prefer impunity. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• The heat of the sun on the vessel was excessive, the company strangers to me, and not very agreeable. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• Watt saw that the alternate heating and cooling of the cylinder made the engine work slowly and caused an excessive consumption of steam. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• His delight was excessive when he saw me. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• There was a peculiar fascination for Dorothea in this division of property intended for herself, and always regarded by her as excessive. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• The cold is excessive, and many of my unfortunate comrades have already found a grave amidst this scene of desolation. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
• They are designed often to afford a yielding connection between the shaft and a machine which shall prevent excessive strain and wear upon starting of the shaft. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• The cruiser is the result of the triumph of those who contended for high speed at the sacrifice of heavy armor protection and excessive battery strength. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Gold had been retained only for international trade, and every government had produced excessive quantities of paper money for domestic use. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• This emportement, this chaleur--generous, perhaps, but excessive--would yet, he feared, do me a mischief. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• There appeared to be no line of demarcation between the young person's excessive innocence, and another person's guiltiest knowledge. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Her unwillingness to quit her mother was her only restorative to calmness; and at the moment of parting her grief on that score was excessive. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
• He assured me upon his honour that he was not poisoned, but died of a bad fever by excessive drinking. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
• Excessive reliance upon others for data (whether got from reading or listening) is to be depreciated. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• In the manufacture of vinegar, salicylic acid is also of great importance to prevent false or excessive fermentation, putridity, etc. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• A man cannot think of excessive pains and tortures without trembling, if he be in the least danger of suffering them. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• The padded end of the damping spring rests against the diaphragm and prevents excessive vibration. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Mr. St. John came but once: he looked at me, and said my state of lethargy was the result of reaction from excessive and protracted fatigue. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• From the reports of wind storms, excessive rainfall, hot waves, clearing weather, etc. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• You would not think 1000 pounds apiece an excessive sum for them? 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• Yes--careful against mental agitation of all kinds, and against excessive application. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Her excessive exertions brought on a slow fever, which ended in the dread disease whose approach soon released her from her sufferings. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• I have not yet been pained by finding any excessive talent in Middlemarch, said Lydgate, bluntly. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• I should think,' said Sam, eyeing the piece of furniture in question with a look of excessive disgust--'I should think poppies was nothing to it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• I could not refrain from laughing at Mildmay's excessive impudence. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.

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