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

• Temptations to self-indulgence should be resisted.
  对于放纵自己的种种诱惑皆应抵制。
• A period of unrestrained, immoderate self-indulgence.
  对自身习惯的不适中的放任。
• That is neither self-indulgence nor a conjurer's trick; it is a clause you must obey in order to make a happy marriage.
  这不是任性也不是耍小把戏；而是为了让婚姻幸福你必须遵循的条款。
• 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。
• 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。
• But aren't those feelings really sentimentality, emotional self-indulgence?
  但是那些感情难道不就是多愁善感和情绪化的自我放纵吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• None of us needs to suffer in order to practise self-indulgence.
  我们没有人为了实践自我放纵而需要受苦。
• Celebrations can smack of complacency, laziness, extravagance and self-indulgence.
  庆祝可能带有自满、懒散、挥霍和自我放纵的意味。