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indulgence
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past
indulgenced
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indulgencing
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- indulgence
[ɪn'd^lʤəns]
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noun
[u]
(leniency) 纵容
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2.
noun
[c]
(pleasure) 嗜好
Collins English-English Dictionary
- indulgence
[ɪn'd^lʤəns]
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n
Declaration of Indulgence a royal grant during the reigns of Charles II and James II of England giving Nonconformists and Roman Catholics a measure of religious freedom
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2.
n
the act of indulging or state of being indulgent
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3.
n
a pleasure, habit, etc, indulged in; extravagance
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fur coats are an indulgence
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4.
n
liberal or tolerant treatment
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5.
n
something granted as a favour or privilege
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6.
n
[RC Church]
a remission of the temporal punishment for sin after its guilt has been forgiven
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7.
n
[commerce]
an extension of time granted as a favour for payment of a debt or as fulfilment of some other obligation
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8.
vt.
[tr]
[RC Church]
to designate as providing indulgence
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indulgenced prayers
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Examples
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Self-indulgence was his only philosophy.
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自我放纵是他唯一的信仰。
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I cannot think it a hardship that more indulgence is allowed to men than to women.
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我不认为对男人比对女人更多一些宽容有多困难。
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fur coats are an indulgence
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plenary indulgence
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严是爱，松是害。
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Strictness helps, indulgence spoils.
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