self-indulgence

英 [ˌself ɪnˈdʌldʒəns]

美 [ˌself ɪnˈdʌldʒəns]

n.  自我放纵;自我纵容

复数：self-indulgences　

法律

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 自我放纵;自我纵容
  Self-indulgenceis the act of allowing yourself to have or do the things that you enjoy very much.
  1. He prayed to be saved from self-indulgence...
     他祈祷自己能从自我放纵中摆脱出来。
  2. Going to the movies in the afternoon is one of my big self-indulgences.
     下午去看电影是我尽情放纵自己的一种方式。

英英释义

noun

• excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence
  1. the intemperance of their language
  Synonym:intemperanceintemperateness
• an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
  Synonym:indulgence

双语例句

• He was an angry, embittered, rich man, with no philosophy of life beyond self-indulgence.
  他是一个怒气冲冲、心怀怨恨的有钱人，除了自我放纵外没有任何生活信念。
• The absence in much modern society of religious faith, patriotism or any serious set of philosophical beliefs leaves a vacuum that is often filled by sheer self-indulgence, escapism and nihilism and frequently fuelled by drink and drugs.
  现代社会大多缺乏宗教信仰、爱国主义精神或其他严肃的哲学信念，由此留下的真空通常会由彻底的自我放纵、逃避现实和虚无主义来填满，而且经常是在酒精和毒品的驱动下。
• Going to the movies in the afternoon is one of my big self-indulgences.
  下午去看电影是我尽情放纵自己的一种方式。
• Don't get sensational over headlines and just get your head stuck in the same spot for comfort and self-indulgence.
  不要看到耸人听闻的新闻标题，就沉溺其中，寻求安慰，自我陶醉。
• Characterized by excessive softness or self-indulgence.
  以过度的柔靡或者自我放纵为特点。
• You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
  因为你们洗净杯盘的外面，里面却盛满了勒索和放荡。
• Marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay.
  以过度的自我纵容和道德沦丧为特点。
• But there can be no doubt the age of self-indulgence is over whether this phase of austerity is the new normal is anyone's guess.
  但有一点毋庸置疑，即自我放纵的时代已然结束所有人都不清楚这种节俭的状态是否会成为常态。
• None of us needs to suffer in order to practise self-indulgence.
  我们没有人为了实践自我放纵而需要受苦。
• Working hard makes you feel better about yourself and, after a prolonged period of hard slog, you feel sufficiently virtuous to enjoy a bout of self-indulgence with the gayest abandon.
  努力工作会让你的自己感觉更好，而且长时间辛勤工作后，你就会觉得有足够的理由让自己最欢快地放纵一把。