Word · Frequency #14476
orgies
放纵；狂欢；无节制
orgies is the plural of orgy.
excessive or uncontrolled indulgence in something, especially in drink, food, or pleasure
- 1.
A secret rite or ceremony, typically involving riotous and dissolute behavior, including dancing, drunkenness and indiscriminate sexual activity, undertaken in honor of various pagan gods or goddesses (such as Attis, Bacchus, Ceres, Dionysus, Osiris, etc).
为纪念各种异教神祇而举行的秘密仪式,通常涉及狂舞、酗酒和滥交等放纵行为。
- 2.
any act of immoderate indulgence
纵欲；无节制的放纵行为
- 3.
A gathering of people to engage in group sex.
一群人聚集进行群体性行为的聚会。
- 4.
secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity
古希腊或罗马神秘宗教仪式,包括歌舞、饮酒和性活动
- 5.
An instance or period of excessive indulgence in a specified activity; spree.
在特定活动中过度放纵的实例或时期；狂欢。
- 6.
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
狂饮滥交的聚会
为纪念各种异教神祇而举行的秘密仪式,通常涉及狂舞、酗酒和滥交等放纵行为。；纵欲；无节制的放纵行为；一群人聚集进行群体性行为的聚会。；古希腊或罗马神秘宗教仪式,包括歌舞、饮酒和性活动；在特定活动中过度放纵的实例或时期；狂欢。
In use
After months of dieting, she went on an orgy of eating cake and ice cream.
The sale turned into an orgy of spending as shoppers grabbed everything.
During the festival, there was an orgy of dancing and singing in the streets.
an orgy of shopping
an orgy of sth
常与抽象名词搭配，如 violence、spending，表示无节制的大量行为。
The sale became an orgy of consumer spending.
这场促销变成了一场消费者购物的狂欢。
in an orgy of sth
介词 in 构成状语，常与 lose oneself、spend time 等动词搭配，表示沉浸于放纵状态。
He spent the whole night in an orgy of dancing.
他整夜沉浸在舞蹈的狂欢之中。
Connections
Collocations
- an orgy of violence
- 暴力狂欢；肆无忌惮的暴力
- The film was criticized for its orgy of violence.这部电影因其肆无忌惮的暴力场面而受到批评。
- a drunken orgy
- 纵酒狂欢
- The party turned into a drunken orgy.聚会变成了一场纵酒狂欢。
- an orgy of spending
- 疯狂挥霍
- The company's orgy of spending led to its bankruptcy.公司的疯狂挥霍导致了破产。
- an orgy of destruction
- 大肆破坏
- The storm unleashed an orgy of destruction on the coastal town.风暴对这座沿海小镇大肆破坏。
- an orgy of emotion
- 情感放纵；情绪宣泄
- The reunion was an orgy of emotion.这次重聚是一场情感放纵。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音联想：orgy 读音近似‘奥吉’，想象朋友奥吉在派对上狂欢放荡、毫无节制。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常口语、新闻报道、文学作品 orgy 的语域随搭配变化：指“狂欢聚会、纵酒”时多用于口语；指“an orgy of + 抽象名词”（如暴行、消费）时常见于书面语和新闻，语气较正式。请根据搭配判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common English word rhymes exactly with /ˈɔrdʒi/. Clergy and energy are close lookalikes: both end in -rgy and have /r/ before /dʒi/, but with different vowels (/ɜː/ and /ə/ vs /ɔ/). The other -gy words end in /dʒi/ but are stressed elsewhere, so none rhymes with orgy.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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