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indulgent adj.纵容的；任性的；宽容的；溺爱的 (1) 他们对子女很纵容。(2) 他性格放纵。(3) 格林先生对他人的缺点总是宽大为怀。(4) 他对学生很宽容。(5) 他们溺爱孩子们。 Indulgent is a word that, here in Puritanical North America, is hard to know how to take. Is it okay to “indulge yourself” as so many spa advertisements suggest? Or is indulgent always associated with excess? You can indulge fantasies of figuring out the answer, or you can give in to an indulgent shrug and move on to another word.

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英 [ɪn'dʌldʒənt] 美 [ɪn'dʌldʒənt] (1) They are indulgent parents.(2) His character is indulgent.(3) Mr. Green is indulgent of others' shortcomings.(4) He is indulgent towards his pupils.(5) They are indulgent with their children. Someone who is self-indulgent gives themselves a lot of treats. Parents who are indulgent cave to every desire their child expresses. Indulgent means lenient, or overly generous. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]纵容的；宽厚的；溺爱的 If you are indulgent, you treat a person with special kindness, often in a way that is not good for them. His indulgent mother was willing to let him do anything he wanted.他母亲很溺爱他，任由他想干什么就干什么。indulgentlyNed smiled at him indulgently.内德宽容地对他笑了笑。

英语单词	indulgent
英美音标	英 [ɪn'dʌldʒənt] 美 [ɪn'dʌldʒənt]
中文释义	adj.纵容的；任性的；宽容的；溺爱的
英语例句	(1) They are indulgent parents. (2) His character is indulgent. (3) Mr. Green is indulgent of others' shortcomings. (4) He is indulgent towards his pupils. (5) They are indulgent with their children.
中文例句	(1) 他们对子女很纵容。 (2) 他性格放纵。 (3) 格林先生对他人的缺点总是宽大为怀。 (4) 他对学生很宽容。 (5) 他们溺爱孩子们。
vocabulary简明	Someone who is self-indulgent gives themselves a lot of treats. Parents who are indulgent cave to every desire their child expresses. Indulgent means lenient, or overly generous.
vocabulary扩展	Indulgent is a word that, here in Puritanical North America, is hard to know how to take. Is it okay to “indulge yourself” as so many spa advertisements suggest? Or is indulgent always associated with excess? You can indulge fantasies of figuring out the answer, or you can give in to an indulgent shrug and move on to another word.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]纵容的；宽厚的；溺爱的 If you are indulgent, you treat a person with special kindness, often in a way that is not good for them. His indulgent mother was willing to let him do anything he wanted. 他母亲很溺爱他，任由他想干什么就干什么。 indulgently Ned smiled at him indulgently. 内德宽容地对他笑了笑。

Indulgent Indulge 英 ɪn'dʌldʒənt] 美 ɪn'dʌldʒənt Adj.纵容的；任性的；宽容的；溺爱的 Parents Character