overfeed
verb [ T ] uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈfiːd/ us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈfiːd/
过度喂养，过度喂食
to give a person or animal too much food
Many owners accidentally overfeed their pets. 很多养宠物的人都会在无意间给自己的宠物喂太多食物。
It's difficult to overfeed a breast-fed baby. 母乳喂养的婴儿很难出现过度喂养的情况。
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- The breed tends to gain weight easily, so should not be overfed.
- Overfeeding babies during the first few weeks of life can lead to them suffering disrupted sleep, researchers have found.
- When people in one study were overfed by 1,000 calories a day, there were remarkable differences in weight gain.