GLUTTON


Meaning of GLUTTON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ glʌt(ə)n ]

( gluttons)

1.

If you think that someone eats too much and is greedy, you can say they are a glutton .

I can’t control my eating. It’s hard when people don’t understand and call you a glutton.

N-COUNT [ disapproval ]

2.

If you say that someone is a glutton for something, you mean that they enjoy or need it very much.

He was a glutton for hard work...

Ivy must be a glutton for punishment.

N-COUNT : N for n

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