I.
noun
1 too much of sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ rhetorical , stylistic , verbal
▪
His statements cannot be simply dismissed as rhetorical ~.
▪ financial
▪ scandalous , wretched ( AmE )
▪
Washington has always been a city of wretched ~es.
▪ alcoholic ( BrE )
▪ worst ~es
▪
the worst ~es of the 1980s
VERB + EXCESS
▪ avoid , contain , curb
▪
‘Avoid excess’ is the golden rule for a healthy life.
▪ commit ~es , perpetrate ~es
▪
the worst ~es committed by the occupying army
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
The drug can be harmful if taken in ~.
▪ to ~
▪
They never smoked or drank to ~.
2 an amount by which sth is larger than sth else
ADJECTIVE
▪ large
▪ slight
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~ of
▪
The car can travel at speeds in ~ of 150 miles per hour.
▪ ~ of
▪
a large ~ of gas
II.
adj.
Excess is used with these nouns: ↑ alcohol , ↑ baggage , ↑ calorie , ↑ capacity , ↑ demand , ↑ dirt , ↑ energy , ↑ fat , ↑ fluid , ↑ heat , ↑ inventory , ↑ moisture , ↑ mucus , ↑ profit , ↑ return , ↑ speed , ↑ supply , ↑ water , ↑ weight