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a [time period] of debauchery
time period 可换成 night、weekend、life 等，表示一段放纵的时间。
After the finals, they had a weekend of debauchery in the capital.
期末考试结束后，他们在首都度过了一个放纵的周末。
纵酒狂欢；荒淫
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纵酒狂欢；荒淫
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
After the finals, they had a weekend of debauchery in the capital.
期末考试结束后，他们在首都度过了一个放纵的周末。
过度沉溺于感官享乐；放荡不羁的纵欲行为,常涉及性、酒精或毒品。
An excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; scandalous and immoral activities; involving sex, alcohol, or drugs without inhibition.
涉及过度饮酒和淫乱的狂欢聚会
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
The weekend trip turned into a night of debauchery that nobody wanted to talk about the next morning.
周末旅行变成了一夜纵情狂欢，第二天早上没人愿意提起。
After years of debauchery, he decided to change his lifestyle completely.
在多年放荡生活之后，他决定彻底改变自己的生活方式。
The old palace was famous for the debaucheries of its former king.
这座古老的宫殿因前国王的荒淫无度而闻名。
time period 可换成 night、weekend、life 等，表示一段放纵的时间。
After the finals, they had a weekend of debauchery in the capital.
期末考试结束后，他们在首都度过了一个放纵的周末。
descend into 表示逐渐滑向某种负面状态，debauchery 在此为不可数名词。
Without a steady job, he slowly descended into debauchery.
没有稳定工作后，他渐渐陷入放荡堕落之中。
Not this
He lives a debauchery life.
Use this
He lives a life of debauchery.
“debauchery”是名词，不能作定语放在 life 前；表示“放荡的生活”常用 a life of debauchery，把名词放在 of 后作修饰语。
Not this
They did debauchery all night.
Use this
They engaged in debauchery all night.
“debauchery”是名词，表示“放纵/纵酒狂欢”，不能说 do debauchery；英语中表示“参与/沉溺于”这类行为用 engage in + 名词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一夜的放纵狂欢
The bachelor party turned into a night of debauchery.
那场单身派对变成了一夜放纵狂欢。
放荡堕落的生活
He wasted his youth on a life of debauchery.
他因放荡堕落的生活而虚度了青春。
陷入荒淫堕落
After losing his throne, the king descended into debauchery.
失去王位后，国王陷入了荒淫堕落。
荒淫堕落的场所
The old mansion was known as a den of debauchery.
那座旧宅第以荒淫堕落的场所而闻名。
纵酒狂欢的场面
Reporters described scenes of debauchery at the party.
记者们描述了派对上的纵酒狂欢场面。
放荡的一夜
The bachelor party turned into a night of debauchery.
单身派对变成了一夜放荡。
放荡的生活
He wasted his inheritance on a life of debauchery.
他把遗产挥霍在放荡的生活上。
沉溺于放荡
After losing his job, he sank into debauchery.
失业后，他沉溺于放荡堕落之中。
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把 debauchery 里的 bauch 联想成 bottle，想象一群人在酒瓶间纵欲狂欢、堕落放荡。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、historical accounts、literary or moral commentary debauchery 通常用于正式或书面语境，带有强烈的负面评价，指纵酒狂欢或道德败坏；日常口语中较少使用。
没有与 debauchery /dəˈbɔtʃɝi/ 完全押韵的常用词。treachery /ˈtretʃəri/、lechery /ˈletʃəri/、butchery /ˈbʊtʃəri/ 拼写结尾都是 -chery，但重音和元音都不同，只是形近音异。glory /ˈɡlɔːri/ 和 story /ˈstɔːri/ 与目标同含 /ɔː/ 和结尾 /i/，但目标词中间有 /tʃ/，因此也不押韵。
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