smorgasbord

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1 a smorgasbord of something a large variety of different things 各式各样的…

a smorgasbord of art from around the world

来自世界各地的艺术大杂烩

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a smorgasbord of something• Then there was the time Vic and company decided to detonate a smorgasbord of Spam and boiled sweets.• The highly publicized abortion debate overshadowed the rest of the platform that calls for a smorgasbord of constitutional amendments.• Self-guided tours will take you through a smorgasbord of galleries, from ancient sculpture to '60s pop art.• Those families would then be bolstered with a smorgasbord of visiting psychotherapists, tutors, speech pathologists, social workers and others.

2. DF[countableC, uncountableU] a meal in which people serve themselves from a large number of different dishes 自助餐 SYN buffet

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smorgasbord• The highly publicized abortion debate overshadowed the rest of the platform that calls for a smorgasbord of constitutional amendments.• Those families would then be bolstered with a smorgasbord of visiting psychotherapists, tutors, speech pathologists, social workers and others.• The Channel crossing on Sally Lines was superb, with a magnificent smorgasbord breakfast.• Any image, black-and-white or colour, was always worsted in this optical smorgasbord.• Currently, a rich smorgasbord of overseas surfing is being heaped on the Net.• The taut dialogue raises a squirming smorgasbord of questions about the potential for bedlam when our profound individual differences are ignored.• The meeting promises a veritable smorgasbord of all things otherworldly, this time with a focus on those eerie Phoenix lights.

Origin smorgasbord

(1800-1900) Swedish smörgåsbord, from smörgås “open sandwich” + bord “table”

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smorgasbord

Collections, stores and sets of things: agglomeration, arsenal, assemblage...