self-indulgence

英 [ˌself ɪnˈdʌldʒəns]

美 [ˌself ɪnˈdʌldʒəns]

n.  自我放纵;自我纵容

复数：self-indulgences　

法律

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 自我放纵;自我纵容
  Self-indulgenceis the act of allowing yourself to have or do the things that you enjoy very much.
  1. He prayed to be saved from self-indulgence...
     他祈祷自己能从自我放纵中摆脱出来。
  2. Going to the movies in the afternoon is one of my big self-indulgences.
     下午去看电影是我尽情放纵自己的一种方式。

英英释义

noun

• excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence
  1. the intemperance of their language
  Synonym:intemperanceintemperateness
• an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
  Synonym:indulgence

双语例句

• Characterized by excessive softness or self-indulgence.
  以过度的柔靡或者自我放纵为特点。
• Given to self-indulgence. lifecycle CO2 emissions
  生活放荡的自我放纵的生命周期CO2排放
• It erodes self-awareness and self-restraint, and fosters self-indulgence.
  它降低了自知之明，消磨了自制力，让人变得放纵。
• Temptations to self-indulgence should be resisted.
  对于放纵自己的种种诱惑皆应抵制。
• He prayed to be saved from self-indulgence
  他祈祷自己能从自我放纵中摆脱出来。
• Don't get sensational over headlines and just get your head stuck in the same spot for comfort and self-indulgence.
  不要看到耸人听闻的新闻标题，就沉溺其中，寻求安慰，自我陶醉。
• He writes that his first book, The Alchemy of Finance, was dismissed by many critics as the self-indulgence of a successful speculator.
  他的第一本书《金融炼金术》被许多评论家斥责为一个成功的投机商的自我放纵。
• In a nation that was proud of hard work, strong families, close-knit communities, and our faith in God, too many of us now tend to worship self-indulgence and consumption.
  在一个国家，努力工作、健康的家庭、和睦的团体和对上帝的信仰是一种自豪，而现在，我们当中很多人崇拜放纵和消费。
• He was an angry, embittered, rich man, with no philosophy of life beyond self-indulgence.
  他是一个怒气冲冲、心怀怨恨的有钱人，除了自我放纵外没有任何生活信念。
• The absence in much modern society of religious faith, patriotism or any serious set of philosophical beliefs leaves a vacuum that is often filled by sheer self-indulgence, escapism and nihilism and frequently fuelled by drink and drugs.
  现代社会大多缺乏宗教信仰、爱国主义精神或其他严肃的哲学信念，由此留下的真空通常会由彻底的自我放纵、逃避现实和虚无主义来填满，而且经常是在酒精和毒品的驱动下。