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inordinate

/ɪnˈɔːdɪnɪt/ /ɪnˈɔɹdn̩ɪt/

Meanings
adjective

过度的，极度的。

Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude; extreme.

Examples :

"My brother's spending habits are inordinate; he spends far more money on clothes than he can afford. "
我哥哥花钱的习惯实在过度，他买衣服花的钱远远超过了他的承受能力。
amount degree quality value attitude

Related Words

Illustration clothes

clothes noun

/kləʊ(ð)z/ /kloʊ(ð)z/ /kləʊðz/ /kloʊðz/

衣服，服装

"My sister bought new clothes for her school dance. "

我妹妹为学校的舞会买了新衣裳。

Illustration inappropriate

inappropriate adjective

/ˌɪnəˈpɹəʊpɹi.ət/ /ˌɪnəˈpɹoʊpɹi.ət/

不恰当，不合适，不得体

"It is inappropriate to burp at a formal dinner."

在正式的晚餐上打嗝是很不礼貌的。

Illustration habits

habits noun

/ˈhæbɪts/

习惯, 习性

"It’s become a habit of mine to have a cup of coffee after dinner."

晚饭后喝一杯咖啡已经成了我的一个习惯了.

Illustration spends

spends noun

/spɛndz/

花费，支出。

"I’m sorry, boss, but the advertising spend exceeded the budget again this month."

对不起，老板，这个月广告的支出又超出预算了。

Illustration afford

afford verb

/əˈfɔːd/ /əˈfoɹd/

负担得起, 有能力支付.

"I think we can afford the extra hour it will take.  We can only afford to buy a small car at the moment."

我觉得我们负担得起多花一个小时的时间。我们目前只能负担得起买一辆小型车。

Illustration extreme

extreme noun

/ɛkˈstɹiːm/ /ɪkˈstɹim/

顶点，极致。

"The extreme of the workday was the three-hour meeting. "

工作日最让人崩溃的顶点就是那个长达三小时的会议。

Illustration excessive

excessive adjective

/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/

过度，过分，过度的。

"Putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute seems rather excessive."

在每分钟160拍的速度下，仅仅在一个十六分三连音符上使用幅度过大的颤音，似乎有些过度了。

Illustration magnitude

magnitude noun

/ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd/

大小，量级，重要性。

"The magnitude of the earthquake caused significant damage to the city. "

这次地震的震级很大，给这座城市造成了严重的破坏。

Illustration brother

brother noun

/ˈbɹɐðɘ(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðɚ/

兄弟，哥，弟。

"My brother and I both attend the same high school. "

我跟我兄弟/哥/弟都在同一所高中上学。

Illustration spending

spending noun

/ˈspɛndɪŋ/

花费，支出

"The government's spending on education increased this year. "

今年政府在教育上的花费增加了。

Illustration money

money noun

/ˈmʌni/

钱，货币

"The government uses money to pay teachers' salaries. "

政府使用钱，这种具有法律和社会约束力的财富凭证，来支付教师的工资。 (Zhèngfǔ shǐyòng qián, zhè zhǒng jùyǒu fǎlǜ hé shèhuì yuēshù lì de cáifù píngzhèng, lái zhīfù jiàoshī de gōngzī.)

Illustration unreasonable

unreasonable adjective

/ʌnˈɹiːz(ə)nəbl̩/

不讲道理，不合情理。

"The dog barked incessantly at the mailman, an unreasonable display of fear. "

那条狗对着邮递员不停地叫，真是毫无道理的害怕。