1.[uncountableU]ENJOY/LIKE DOING somethingDO the habit of allowing yourself to do or have whatever you want, or allowing someone else to do or have whatever they want 沉溺;放纵;纵容 → self-indulgenceat self-indulgent
2[countableC]ENJOY/LIKE DOING something something that you do or have for pleasure, not because you need it 嗜好,爱好
An occasional glass of wine was his only indulgence.
1having whatever you want放縱ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤excessive過度放縱➤pure, sheer純粹的/徹底的放縱◇guilty of sheer indulgence為徹底放縱而內疚➤personal個人的放縱▸➤sexual縱慾PREPOSITION➤indulgence in沉溺於◇She allowed herself only a few moments' indulgence in self-pity.她只許自己自哀自憐了一小會兒。PHRASES➤a life of indulgence放縱的生活indulgence
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2sth you allow yourself享受ADJECTIVE | VERB + INDULGENCEADJECTIVE➤private私人愛好▸➤small小小的享受➤occasional偶爾的享受VERB + INDULGENCE➤allow yourself允許自己有⋯愛好◇As a relief from work she allowed herself a few small indulgences.為了在工作之餘放鬆一下,她允許自己有些小小的嗜好。indulgence
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3acceptance of change to the normal way of doing sth寬容VERB + INDULGENCE➤ask, beg, crave, request, seek請求遷就;乞求寬恕;懇求寬容;要求寬容;尋求寬容◇He begged the audience's indulgence to read some passages from his latest book.他拜請觀眾以海涵雅量從他新出的書中選讀幾段。➤grant准許特赦;給予寬恕◇He attacked the indulgence granted to religious dissenters.他抨擊對宗教異見者准予赦免。