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

• A long focus on enjoyment, romance, self-indulgence and children's affairs ends now.
  一段长时间投入在娱乐、浪漫爱情、自我放纵和子女琐事上的日子结束了。
• Reports of his tax policies suggest that Shah Jahan may have appropriated as much as 40 per cent of what we now call gross domestic product to support a lifestyle of exceptional ostentation and self-indulgence.
  有关沙贾汗（shahjahan）税收政策的报告似乎显示，他可能挪用了40%我们现在所称的“国内生产总值”，以支持自己穷奢极侈的生活方式。
• Marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay.
  以过度的自我纵容和道德沦丧为特点。
• There is a degree of self-indulgence associated with this placement, and this can result in a failure to attain potential success.
  此外，这配置也跟一定程度的自我放纵有关，而且这可以导致获得潜在成就的失败。
• Critical of the self-indulgence of the super-rich, Buffett thinks of inheritances as "privately funded food stamps" that keep children of the rich from leading normal, independent lives.
  他对“超级富人”自我放纵的生活方式非常反感，他把遗产看作是“私人资助的饭票”，这让有钱人家的孩子们无法过上正常而独立的生活。
• Temptations to self-indulgence should be resisted.
  对于放纵自己的种种诱惑皆应抵制。
• Given to self-indulgence. lifecycle CO2 emissions
  生活放荡的自我放纵的生命周期CO2排放
• 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。
• 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。