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Definition of immoderate in English: immoderateadjective ɪˈmɒd(ə)rətˌɪ(m)ˈmɑd(ə)rət Not sensible or restrained; excessive. 不明智的;无节制的;过多的 过度饮酒。 Example sentencesExamples - The dangers of immoderate wine consumption were fully recognized, and excess strictly forbidden.
- It can only be to encourage people to be immoderate.
- Unless you're an ultra-radical libertarian who thinks that ethical considerations should not be considered in regulating science, this is hardly an immoderate position.
- Our first days on the job were an immoderate success.
- Now, my legs can't manage cobbled streets, and my heart responds badly to a sudden and immoderate intake of alcohol.
- And also, as the book says, it's a polemic, meaning that it's going to be one-sided and immoderate, and basically just something provocative to start you thinking.
- While as a civilised society we must never forget the genocides of history, we equally have to avoid the illegitimate use of such memories to justify immoderate propping-up of doubtful political systems.
- That hardly qualifies as an irrational act of an immoderate president.
- It also contains an alkaloid called arecoline, which can usually due to excessive or immoderate use over a long period of time produce squamous cell carcinoma of the mouth, a form of skin cancer.
- She is refreshingly immoderate in her vision of what deep democracy might entail, and uses extreme examples from around the world to illustrate it.
- Will the world be turned into an endless, dreary ‘green desert’ of food crops to feed our immoderate hordes, or will our great-grandchildren still enjoy the natural profusion which we take for granted?
- In fact, a buffet-style dinner would rarely be my first choice since I don't always have a good appetite and think immoderate eating and drinking is unhealthy and also not something a well-educated young lady should do in public.
- There are a number of causes for sports injuries, including faulty training methods, immoderate amount of exercise, bad physical conditions and even ill-fitted shoes.
- The tension is as palpable as the waft of gohrmeh-sabzi and kabab emanating from the kitchen, tinged with the miasma of cologne and perfume hanging in the air, thanks to immoderate uncles and aunts.
- This book, however, lives up to the occasional immoderate capitalization by its enthusiasts.
- A religion then is indispensable in keeping these immoderate passions in check, because religions tell people that there is a moral order in the world: that the good get rewarded and the evil punished.
- In my view, this virtually guaranteed the result - and the leap from that to the headline seems immoderate, to say the least.
- Remember the cause of this is blocking the qi of the spleen and stomach as a result of excessively cold or hot food and drink and immoderate and irregular eating habits.
- Reading mainstream superhero books, with their immoderate physiques, in public can be ‘embarrassing, frankly.’
- The focus on public perception was timely and uncommonly sensible, leading to immoderate yahooing in certain loungerooms.
Synonyms excessive, heavy, intemperate, unrestrained, unrestricted, uncontrolled, unlimited, unbridled, uncurbed, self-indulgent, overindulgent, imprudent, reckless, wild undue, inordinate, unreasonable, unjustified, unwarranted, uncalled for, outrageous, egregious extravagant, lavish, prodigal, profligate, wanton, dissipative
OriginLate Middle English: from Latin immoderatus, from in- 'not' + moderatus 'reduced, controlled' (past participle of moderare). Definition of immoderate in US English: immoderateadjectiveˌɪ(m)ˈmɑd(ə)rətˌi(m)ˈmäd(ə)rət Not sensible or restrained; excessive. 不明智的;无节制的;过多的 过度饮酒。 Example sentencesExamples - There are a number of causes for sports injuries, including faulty training methods, immoderate amount of exercise, bad physical conditions and even ill-fitted shoes.
- She is refreshingly immoderate in her vision of what deep democracy might entail, and uses extreme examples from around the world to illustrate it.
- In my view, this virtually guaranteed the result - and the leap from that to the headline seems immoderate, to say the least.
- And also, as the book says, it's a polemic, meaning that it's going to be one-sided and immoderate, and basically just something provocative to start you thinking.
- Remember the cause of this is blocking the qi of the spleen and stomach as a result of excessively cold or hot food and drink and immoderate and irregular eating habits.
- Reading mainstream superhero books, with their immoderate physiques, in public can be ‘embarrassing, frankly.’
- This book, however, lives up to the occasional immoderate capitalization by its enthusiasts.
- That hardly qualifies as an irrational act of an immoderate president.
- The dangers of immoderate wine consumption were fully recognized, and excess strictly forbidden.
- Our first days on the job were an immoderate success.
- In fact, a buffet-style dinner would rarely be my first choice since I don't always have a good appetite and think immoderate eating and drinking is unhealthy and also not something a well-educated young lady should do in public.
- The focus on public perception was timely and uncommonly sensible, leading to immoderate yahooing in certain loungerooms.
- Will the world be turned into an endless, dreary ‘green desert’ of food crops to feed our immoderate hordes, or will our great-grandchildren still enjoy the natural profusion which we take for granted?
- The tension is as palpable as the waft of gohrmeh-sabzi and kabab emanating from the kitchen, tinged with the miasma of cologne and perfume hanging in the air, thanks to immoderate uncles and aunts.
- It also contains an alkaloid called arecoline, which can usually due to excessive or immoderate use over a long period of time produce squamous cell carcinoma of the mouth, a form of skin cancer.
- It can only be to encourage people to be immoderate.
- Unless you're an ultra-radical libertarian who thinks that ethical considerations should not be considered in regulating science, this is hardly an immoderate position.
- While as a civilised society we must never forget the genocides of history, we equally have to avoid the illegitimate use of such memories to justify immoderate propping-up of doubtful political systems.
- Now, my legs can't manage cobbled streets, and my heart responds badly to a sudden and immoderate intake of alcohol.
- A religion then is indispensable in keeping these immoderate passions in check, because religions tell people that there is a moral order in the world: that the good get rewarded and the evil punished.
Synonyms excessive, heavy, intemperate, unrestrained, unrestricted, uncontrolled, unlimited, unbridled, uncurbed, self-indulgent, overindulgent, imprudent, reckless, wild
OriginLate Middle English: from Latin immoderatus, from in- ‘not’ + moderatus ‘reduced, controlled’ (past participle of moderare). |