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be indulgent with sb
She is very indulgent with her grandchildren.
她对孙辈非常纵容。
纵容的；溺爱的；宽容的
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纵容的；溺爱的；宽容的
Characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone; lenient or tolerant.
She is very indulgent with her grandchildren.
她对孙辈非常纵容。
放纵的；纵容的；宽容的；迁就的。
Disposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing.
倾向于顺从他人意愿的
characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone
宽容或仁慈的
tolerant or lenient
有好感的
being favorably inclined
Her indulgent parents allowed her to stay out past midnight.
她纵容的父母允许她在外待到午夜之后。
AI contextual example
The teacher was too indulgent with the students, rarely enforcing rules.
那位老师对学生过于宽容，很少执行规定。
AI contextual example
An indulgent smile spread across his face as he watched his grandson play.
他看着孙子玩耍时，脸上露出了纵容的微笑。
AI contextual example
indulgent grandparents
溺爱孙辈的祖父母。
WordNet
She is very indulgent with her grandchildren.
她对孙辈非常纵容。
表示沉溺于某种行为或爱好。
He is indulgent in his love of chocolate.
他沉迷于对巧克力的喜爱。
表示对某人或某事宽容、不苛责。
The teacher was indulgent of the students' mistakes.
老师对学生们的错误很宽容。
Not this
Parents should not indulgent their children too much.
Use this
Parents should not indulge their children too much.
Indulgent 是形容词，不能直接带宾语。应改用动词 indulge。
Not this
She is indulgent to her dog.
Use this
She is indulgent with her dog.
表示‘对……宽容’时，indulgent 常接介词 with 或 towards，而不是 to。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
纵容孩子的父母
Her indulgent parents let her stay up as late as she wanted.
她纵容的父母让她想多晚睡就多晚睡。
宽容的微笑
He gave an indulgent smile at the children's silly jokes.
听到孩子们愚蠢的笑话，他宽容地笑了笑。
纵容的态度；宽容的态度
The school's indulgent attitude toward late homework made students less responsible.
学校对迟交作业的纵容态度让学生们变得不那么有责任心。
对某人宽容；迁就某人
She is indulgent toward her grandchildren.
她对孙辈们很宽容。
放纵的生活方式
After years of an indulgent lifestyle, he decided to adopt a healthier routine.
在多年放纵的生活方式之后，他决定采用更健康的作息。
过分纵容的，溺爱到极点的
Her grandfather was indulgent to a fault, letting her stay up as late as she wanted.
她的祖父过分纵容，让她想多晚睡就多晚睡。
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联想：对方再 dull（迟钝）也一味顺着，就是 indulgent（纵容的）。
语域：neutral 常见场景：parenting、personal relationships、formal writing 该词通常属于中性偏正式用语，多用于描述父母或长辈对孩子的纵容、对他人的迁就，常见于书面表达；日常口语中也会出现，但正式语境中更常见。
常与介词in或towards连用，表示在某方面放纵或对某人宽容。
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