debauchery

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

Translation

n. 道德敗壞,淫蕩放蕩,淫逸
Word Forms

Example Sentences

a life of debauchery

放蕩的生活

a night of debauchery

一夜放蕩

Real-world Examples

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

但緊接着她又從天上摔了下來,香消魂斷,因爲這種朦朦朧朧的愛情衝動使她精疲力竭,比起肉體的荒淫無度來,還有過之而無不及。

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.

沒有上過大學的人來參加這種花天酒地的活動會犯下更嚴重的罪行——當參與者帶着手槍時,爭端就變得危險了。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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

我教一個他的惡習,另一個他的放蕩嗎?

Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray

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

熱會導致倦怠和靜止——但也會導致放蕩和狂熱。

Source: The Economist Culture

World domination by day, debauchery by night.

白天統治世界 晚上燈紅酒綠。

Source: Gossip Girl Season 5

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

我過着許多其他所謂受人尊敬的人的生活——也就是說, 過着放蕩的生活。

Source: Kreutzer Sonata

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

我試過放蕩——從不放蕩:我討厭,討厭。

Source: Jane Eyre (Original Version)

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

這與放蕩的名聲相結合,導致他被視爲“第二個尼祿”。

Source: Character Profile

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

最卑鄙的放蕩者所能投入感官愛的所有厭惡都呈現在她的想象中。

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.

當代社會的大多數人都毫無悔意地沉溺於這種放蕩不羈之中。

Source: Kreutzer Sonata

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