| 词汇 | indulgence |
| 释义 | indulgence noun uk /ɪnˈdʌl.dʒəns/ us /ɪnˈdʌl.dʒəns/ [ C or U ] an occasion when you allow yourself to have something enjoyable, especially something that is not good for you, or something enjoyable that you allow yourself like this: Chocolate is my only indulgence.巧克力是我唯一的嗜好。 All the pleasures and indulgences of the weekend are over, and I must get down to some serious hard work.周末的快乐时光和享受都结束了，我得认真处理一些棘手的工作。 indulgence inHe was well-known for his indulgence in drink and gambling. See also overindulgence self-indulgence [ U ] an occasion when you allow or do not mind someone's failure or bad behaviour: 允许;迁就;纵容 My inability to do needlework was treated with surprising indulgence by my teacher.我不会做针线活儿，而老师竟然迁就了我，这真令我吃惊。 [ C ] religion specialized in the Roman Catholic church, something that can reduce or get rid of punishment for sin (= the act of breaking a religious moral law): The Catholic Church has not declared organ donation an indulgence. His main complaint was that priests were making money by selling indulgences. Pleasure and happiness abandon afterglow beatitude bed bed of rosesidiom delirium exaltation exultancy exultation feast felicity for funphrase fulfilment goody joyfulness joyousness jubilation like a dog with two tailsidiom mirth savour You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Treating someone well Christianity: The Roman Catholic Church indulgence | American Dictionaryindulgence noun[ C/U ] us/ɪnˈdʌl·dʒəns/ the attitude of allowing yourself or someone else to have something enjoyable, or the act of having something enjoyable: [ U ]Heavy indulgence in fatty foods should be avoided. [ C ]I do not much like self-quotation, but I shall ask your indulgence. Examples of indulgenceindulgence Curiously, no one mentions indulgences. I want eventually to see a pension that provides not only for necessities but for indulgences as well. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Not for him were cheap indulgences in rhetoric for its own end. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their betters could do what they pleased, but it was not for the working classes to have such indulgences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We reject, however, the many direct and indirect indulgences in the report of private companies. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English They count the cost, very often, of their indulgences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People are less encouraged to have regard, for their immediate neighbours, and they have more technical means of inflicting their indulgences on others. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 None of these indulgences, we are now told, are to be interfered with. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are not compelled day after day to suffer the indulgences of other cruel and rather selfish people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Reckon up your deficiencies and petty indulgences as an accountant would your losses, and put them right and keep them right. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The average wage is one which does not permit of great indulgences or a large measure of savings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we are being rather harsh, the key issue here is that those indulgences cannot continue indefinitely. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The unfortunate fact remains that it is from the practice of such indulgences as this that the courts derive most of their work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are what are known as first-class misdemeanants, and indulgences are given to many persons who fall into the class of political offenders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What is the use of telling that to a poor boy, who never got a shilling for any of those occasional little indulgences to which he is perfectly entitled? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of indulgence These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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