orgy

英 [ˈɔːdʒi]

美 [ˈɔːrdʒi]

n.  奢靡的聚会; 狂欢会; 放纵; 放荡

复数：orgies　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14476 / COCA.15880

牛津词典

noun

• 奢靡的聚会；狂欢会
  a party at which there is a lot of eating, drinking and sexual activity
  1. a drunken orgy
     纵酒狂欢会
• 放纵；放荡
  an extreme amount of a particular activity
  1. The rebels went on an orgy of killing.
     叛乱者肆意杀人。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （尤指纵欲的）狂欢聚会
  Anorgyis a party in which people behave in a very uncontrolled way, especially one involving sexual activity.
  1. 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。
  2. ...a drunken orgy.
     纵酒狂欢会
• N-COUNT 放纵；无节制
  You can refer to an activity as anorgyof that activity to emphasize that it is done to an excessive extent.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
  Synonym:debauchdebaucherysaturnaliariotbacchanalbacchanaliadrunken revelry
• secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity
• any act of immoderate indulgence
  1. an orgy of shopping
  2. an emotional binge
  3. a splurge of spending
  Synonym:bingesplurge

双语例句

• Whereas for those who have not been fired, the not-so-festive season this year is an orgy of fear and drudgery.
  反之，对那些未被解雇的人来说，2008年这个不那么快乐的节日会是一场由恐惧与苦役组成的狂欢。
• Once I looked beyond the sea of cell phones though, I began to see Europe for what it isa marvelous adventure into history and a visual and artistic orgy.
  一旦穿越了手机的海洋，我就开始探究欧洲的本来面目&这既是对历史的一次奇特冒险，又是一次视觉和审美的狂欢。
• An orgy of phantasmagoric rococo, chandeliers, tapestries and chinoiserie, it boasts opulent private rooms for serious oligarchic entertaining ( although the prices are surprisingly moderate, if you avoid the lobster and the shark-fin soup).
  幽灵般洛可可式纵情狂欢，枝型吊灯，挂毯和中国风格，自夸有丰富的私人卧室款待严肃的寡头政治（价格惊人的普通，只要你不点龙虾和鲨鱼翅汤）。
• This orgy for lawyers is partly a result of the explosion of the market for smart-phones.
  这场对于律师而言的盛宴，部分归结于智能电话市场的爆发。
• She indulged in an orgy of spending. I love this place while the place loves us generously.
  她爱好大把大把地花钱。我爱恋着这里，这里也以博大的爱爱着我们。
• 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。
• An orgy of riots broke out across Greece after a policeman shot a teenager dead in Athens.
  自一名警察在雅典射杀了一名青少年以来，希腊各地爆发了骚乱。
• Christmas, for many people, involves an orgy of spending, which is good for the economy.
  对许多人来说，圣诞节就意味着纵情狂欢地去购物，这对于经济大有好处。
• Emperor Nero attended the bacchanalian orgy.
  尼禄皇（罗马暴君）参加了狂饮的祭酒神仪式。
• The most expensive orgy in history was over, as F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote of the 1929 Wall Street crash.
  美国作家F•司各特•菲茨杰拉德（F.SCOTTFITZGERALD）针对1929年的华尔街崩盘写道，历史上最昂贵的狂欢结束了。