orgy

[英] [ˈɔ:dʒi:] [美] [ˈɔrdʒi] 生词本

n.

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

  • 英英释义

  • 词典例句

1. N-COUNT (尤指纵欲的)狂欢聚会 An orgy is a party in which people behave in a very uncontrolled way, especially one involving sexual activity. 
  • It was reminiscent of a scene from a Roman orgy.

    这一幕让人想起古罗马荒淫的狂欢宴会。

  • ...a drunken orgy.

    纵酒狂欢会

2. N-COUNT 放纵;无节制 You can refer to an activity as an orgy of that activity to emphasize that it is done to an excessive extent. 
  • One eyewitness said the rioters were engaged in an orgy of destruction...

    一位目击者称暴徒肆无忌惮地到处进行破坏。

  • He blew £533,000 in an 18-month orgy of spending.

    他在18个月的奢靡生活中挥霍了533,000英镑。

Noun

1. any act of immoderate indulgence;

  • "an orgy of shopping"
  • "an emotional binge"
  • "a splurge of spending"

2. secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity

3. a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

1. I indulged in an orgy of housework.
我整天埋在干不完的家务活儿里。

来自《简明英汉词典》