indulgences

英 [ɪnˈdʌldʒənsɪz]

美 [ɪnˈdʌldʒənsəz]

n.  沉溺; 放纵; 纵容; 嗜好; 爱好; 享受; 宽容; 包涵
indulgence的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 纵容;迁就
  Indulgencemeans treating someone with special kindness, often when it is not a good thing.
  1. The king's indulgence towards his sons angered the business community...
     国王对儿子们的纵容令商界恼火。
  2. For a moment he allowed himself the indulgence of examining his feelings for her...
     有那么一会儿他让自己沉下心来仔细分析一下对她的感情。
  3. The car is one of my few indulgences.
     汽车是我为数不多的几个嗜好之一。

双语例句

• All the pleasures and indulgences of the weekend are over, and I have to get down to some serious hard work.
  周末的娱乐和放纵结束了，我得认真着手一些艰苦的工作。
• A medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences.
  中世纪靠卖印有罗马教皇图象的纸来收集钱财的牧师、传教士。
• Analysts say that, like the oft-quoted "lipstick index," rising chocolate sales show that when Americans are cutting their spending elsewhere, they feel more entitled to small indulgences.
  分析人士称，就像常常提到的“口红效应”，巧克力销量的不断上升表明当人们削减其它开支时，会觉得更有理由小小地奢侈一下。
• It might be an idea to detox after the indulgences of Christmas
  圣诞节一番放纵之后排排毒或许是个不错的主意。
• Thus those indulgence preachers are in error who say that a man is absolved from every penalty and saved by papal indulgences.
  如此，那些豁免人罪罚的牧者说，一个人是因教皇的赦罪而从一切惩罚中被赦免并得拯救，这样说是错误的。
• Spend your wealth, if you please, in whatever indulgences you have a taste for.
  如果你乐意，把你的财富花在任何嗜好上都行。
• Christians are to be taught that they buying of indulgences is a matter of free choice, not commanded.
  基督徒都可以教他们购买奢侈品是自愿选择而不是指挥。
• People have to be held accountable for their indulgences or there is no justice.
  大家应该对自己的放纵负责任，否则就不公平！
• After the many indulgences over the holiday period, it can leave you feeling a little out of shape.
  在节假日“堕落”过一番后，你可能不幸地发现自己身材走形了。
• The car is one of my few indulgences.
  汽车是我为数不多的几个嗜好之一。