debauchery

[US]/dɪ'bɔːtʃ(ə)rɪ/
[UK]/dɪ'bɔtʃəri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 道德败坏,淫荡放荡,淫逸
Word Forms

Example Sentences

a life of debauchery

放荡的生活

a night of debauchery

一夜放荡

Real-world Examples

Then she fell back exhausted, for these transports of vague love wearied her more than great debauchery.

但紧接着她又从天上摔了下来,香消魂断,因为这种朦朦胧胧的爱情冲动使她精疲力竭,比起肉体的荒淫无度来,还有过之而无不及。

Source: Madame Bovary (Part Two)

Non-college-goers who come to join in the debauchery commit more serious crimes- feuds become perilous when partiers bring pistols.

没有上过大学的人来参加这种花天酒地的活动会犯下更严重的罪行——当参与者带着手枪时,争端就变得危险了。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Did I teach the one his vices, and the other his debauchery?

我教一个他的恶习,另一个他的放荡吗?

Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Heat induces languor and stillness—but also debauchery and frenzy.

热会导致倦怠和静止——但也会导致放荡和狂热。

Source: The Economist Culture

World domination by day, debauchery by night.

白天统治世界 晚上灯红酒绿。

Source: Gossip Girl Season 5

I led the life of so many other so-called respectable people, --that is, in debauchery.

我过着许多其他所谓受人尊敬的人的生活——也就是说, 过着放荡的生活。

Source: Kreutzer Sonata

I tried dissipation—never debauchery: that I hated, and hate.

我试过放荡——从不放荡:我讨厌,讨厌。

Source: Jane Eyre (Original Version)

This combined with a reputation for debauchery led to him being seen as a 'second  Nero'.

这与放荡的名声相结合,导致他被视为“第二个尼禄”。

Source: Character Profile

All the loathesomeness with which the vilest debauchery can invest sensual love presented itself to her imagination.

最卑鄙的放荡者所能投入感官爱的所有厌恶都呈现在她的想象中。

Source: The Red and the Black (Part One)

The majority of people in contemporary society give themselves up to this debauchery without the slightest remorse.

当代社会的大多数人都毫无悔意地沉溺于这种放荡不羁之中。

Source: Kreutzer Sonata

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