Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #11258
indulgences
嗜好；享受；乐事
indulgences is the plural of indulgence.
Something you allow yourself to enjoy, especially as a special treat.
- 1.
The act of indulging.
放纵的行为
- 2.
an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
无法抗拒一时冲动和欲望的满足
- 3.
Tolerance.
宽容；容忍
- 4.
a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
顺从他人意愿的倾向
- 5.
The act of catering to someone's every desire.
讨好某人、满足其一切欲望的行为
- 6.
the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
放纵或满足欲望的行为
- 7.
A wish or whim satisfied.
被满足的愿望或一时兴起
- 8.
Something in which someone indulges.
某人沉溺其中的事物
- 9.
An indulgent act; a favour granted; gratification.
纵容的行为；赐予的恩惠；满足
- 10.
A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution.
赦免,免除炼狱中的惩罚
自我放纵；沉溺；满足欲望；纵容；迁就；宽容；大赦；免罪；赦免；放纵的行为；无法抗拒一时冲动和欲望的满足
In use
His indulgence in rich food led to health problems.
She treated herself to a spa day as an indulgence for her birthday.
The boss showed indulgence towards the employee's occasional lateness.
too much indulgence spoils a child
indulgence in [noun/gerund]
His indulgence in rich food led to health problems.
他对油腻食物的沉溺导致了健康问题。
an indulgence
可数，指一种特定的嗜好或放纵行为。
Having a piece of chocolate is my only indulgence.
吃一块巧克力是我唯一的放纵。
with indulgence
Connections
Collocations
- guilty indulgence
- 令人愧疚的享受；罪恶感的纵情
- Eating an entire pint of ice cream is my guilty indulgence.吃掉一整品脱冰淇淋是我心有愧疚的纵情享受。
- sweet indulgence
- 甜蜜的享受；甜点犒赏
- This warm apple pie with vanilla ice cream is a sweet indulgence.这份热苹果派配香草冰淇淋是一道甜蜜的享受。
- occasional indulgence
- 偶尔的放纵；难得的享受
- A gourmet coffee on weekends is an occasional indulgence for her.周末一杯精品咖啡对她来说是一种偶尔的放纵。
- pure indulgence
- 纯粹的享受；十足的自我放纵
- After a stressful week, a hot bubble bath is pure indulgence.紧张的一周过后，泡个热水泡泡浴是纯粹的享受。
- indulgence in
- 对…的沉溺；沉湎于
- Her indulgence in online shopping worried her family.她沉溺于网购让家人很担心。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
indulgence 是 indulge（放纵）加上名词后缀 -nce；想象自己沉溺于甜点、满足欲望，就是一次 indulgence。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday conversation、lifestyle blog posts、personal journal 这里分析的是“乐事、嗜好”这一义项（指某人沉溺其中的事物）。此用法通常语气中性，日常谈话和生活类文章中都比较自然；多用于描述自己喜欢的小享受，而不带有强烈的正式或随意色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
本组没有真正的同韵词。indulge 和 indulgent 只是共享 indulg- 的开头拼写与发音，结尾不同；diligence、negligence、emergence、convergence 虽都以 -gence 拼写结尾，但重读音节元音不同，均不与 indulgence 押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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