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

• This could be made available by the pope through indulgences, by which the soul was "let-off" a certain period in purgatory.
  教皇可以通过免罪罚来支取，这样灵魂在炼狱里获救了一段时间。
• Preventing such indulgences is cited by many schools as a reason for banning computers in freshmen dorms.
  许多大学之所以禁止大一新生在宿舍中使用电脑，就是为了防止网瘾。
• 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。
• 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。
• You've earned a few indulgences.
  这些小享受是你用努力赚来的。
• 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。
• The car is one of my few indulgences.
  汽车是我为数不多的几个嗜好之一。
• 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。
• Instead, just forgive yourself for any indulgences, and get back on your healthy eating plan.
  不要这样，原谅你这一次的放纵，然后继续你的健康饮食计划。
• On the other hand, the treasure of indulgences is naturally most acceptable, for it makes the last to be first.
  在另一方面，自然是最珍惜的宽容接纳，因为它可以使得上一次。