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indulgence n.放任；纵容 If you allow yourself to eat more chocolate cake or watch more TV than is really good for you, those are your little indulgences. If you spend your life savings on a trip to Tahiti, that’s a huge indulgence. If someone says to you, "Grant me this indulgence," prepare for a long-winded story that tries to convince you of something. Long, long ago the Catholic Church sold something called "indulgences": pardons for sins. 1[N-VAR 可变名词]纵容；迁就 Indulgence means treating someone with special kindness, often when it is not a good thing. 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。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。The car is one of my few indulgences.汽车是我为数不多的几个嗜好之一。

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[in'dʌldʒ(ə)ns] An indulgence is doing something that you enjoy even if it has negative consequences. Buying yourself something that you don't need, be it a cookie, video game, or diamond necklace, is an indulgence. ★☆☆☆☆ 2013.2

英语单词	indulgence
英美音标	[in'dʌldʒ(ə)ns]
中文释义	n.放任；纵容
vocab简明	An indulgence is doing something that you enjoy even if it has negative consequences. Buying yourself something that you don't need, be it a cookie, video game, or diamond necklace, is an indulgence.
vocab扩展	If you allow yourself to eat more chocolate cake or watch more TV than is really good for you, those are your little indulgences. If you spend your life savings on a trip to Tahiti, that’s a huge indulgence. If someone says to you, "Grant me this indulgence," prepare for a long-winded story that tries to convince you of something. Long, long ago the Catholic Church sold something called "indulgences": pardons for sins.
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柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]纵容；迁就 Indulgence means treating someone with special kindness, often when it is not a good thing. 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。 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。 The car is one of my few indulgences. 汽车是我为数不多的几个嗜好之一。
来源	2013.2

Indulgence Good In'dʌldʒ(ə)Ns N.放任；纵容 Enjoy Negative Consequences Buying