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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。
放纵；狂欢；无节制
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
放纵；狂欢；无节制
excessive or uncontrolled indulgence in something, especially in drink, food, or pleasure
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。
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。
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).
纵欲；无节制的放纵行为
any act of immoderate indulgence
一群人聚集进行群体性行为的聚会。
A gathering of people to engage in group sex.
古希腊或罗马神秘宗教仪式,包括歌舞、饮酒和性活动
secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity
After months of dieting, she went on an orgy of eating cake and ice cream.
在节食数月后，她放纵地大吃蛋糕和冰淇淋。
AI contextual example
The sale turned into an orgy of spending as shoppers grabbed everything.
促销变成了一场疯狂购物的狂欢，顾客们抢购一切。
AI contextual example
During the festival, there was an orgy of dancing and singing in the streets.
节日期间，街上一片纵情歌舞的景象。
AI contextual example
an orgy of shopping
一场购物狂欢。
WordNet
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。
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。
Not this
He described the party as orgy of drinking.
Use this
He described the party as an orgy of drinking.
orgy 是可数名词，单数前需要加冠词；用 an orgy of + 名词表示“一场放纵的……”才符合英语的搭配。
Not this
I went to a street orgy yesterday.
Use this
I went to a street carnival yesterday.
汉语“狂欢”容易误译为 orgy，但 orgy 指纵欲或无节制的放纵，不是节日庆典；表达街头庆祝活动应使用 carnival。
Not this
The movie is an orgy in violence.
Use this
The movie is an orgy of violence.
orgy 后面接介词 of 构成固定搭配 an orgy of sth，表示“大量的/无节制的某事物”；in 是受汉语“在……中”的影响，属于介词误用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
纵酒狂欢
The party turned into a drunken orgy.
聚会变成了一场纵酒狂欢。
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。
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。
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。
暴力肆虐；失控的暴力行为
The city descended into an orgy of violence after the match.
赛后，这座城市陷入了一阵暴力肆虐。
挥霍无度；大肆挥霍
The government's orgy of spending left the country with huge debts.
政府的大肆挥霍使国家债台高筑。
色彩盛宴；斑斓盛景
Her paintings are an orgy of color and movement.
她的画作是一场色彩与动感的盛宴。
Use orgy naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.