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

• In a nation that was proud of hard work, strong families, close-knit communities, and our faith in God, too many of us now tend to worship self-indulgence and consumption.
  在一个国家，努力工作、健康的家庭、和睦的团体和对上帝的信仰是一种自豪，而现在，我们当中很多人崇拜放纵和消费。
• He prayed to be saved from self-indulgence
  他祈祷自己能从自我放纵中摆脱出来。
• It is both fortunate and dangerous for an artist to live in a time when art has almost developed to a state of crazy self-enhancement and self-indulgence.
  当今的艺术近乎进入到一种疯狂的自我放大和自我放任的状态，这既是作为艺术家的幸运，也是一种危险。
• Celebrations can smack of complacency, laziness, extravagance and self-indulgence.
  庆祝可能带有自满、懒散、挥霍和自我放纵的意味。
• It erodes self-awareness and self-restraint, and fosters self-indulgence.
  它降低了自知之明，消磨了自制力，让人变得放纵。
• 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。
• There is a degree of self-indulgence associated with this placement, and this can result in a failure to attain potential success.
  此外，这配置也跟一定程度的自我放纵有关，而且这可以导致获得潜在成就的失败。
• 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。
• Critical of the self-indulgence of the super-rich, Buffett thinks of inheritances as "privately funded food stamps" that keep children of the rich from leading normal, independent lives.
  他对“超级富人”自我放纵的生活方式非常反感，他把遗产看作是“私人资助的饭票”，这让有钱人家的孩子们无法过上正常而独立的生活。
• That is neither self-indulgence nor a conjurer's trick; it is a clause you must obey in order to make a happy marriage.
  这不是任性也不是耍小把戏；而是为了让婚姻幸福你必须遵循的条款。