| 单词 | gluttony |
| 释义 | gluttony noun[U] disapprovinguk/ˈɡlʌt.ən.i/us/ˈɡlʌt̬.ən.i/asituationin whichpeopleeatanddrinkmore than they need to: 好吃贪杯；暴饮暴食TheytreatChristmasas just anotherexcusefor gluttony.他们只把圣诞节当作暴饮暴食的又一个借口。 Greedy
Examplesofgluttonygluttony Yet critiques ofgluttonyhave not translated into outright demonization. From theCambridge English Corpus His worst flaws are selfishness, vanity,gluttony, and cowardice - flaws that many other individuals in this novel share in varying degrees. From theCambridge English Corpus And guard against lechery and very zealously against adultery, and protect yourself well againstgluttony. From theCambridge English Corpus The answer gives three causes for such an emission:gluttony, an excess of natural humours or infirmity, and a disturbance of thoughts. From theCambridge English Corpus In some cases, biographers admit an aversion to the topic, and thus hisgluttonyand obesity are denied, excused or ignored. From theCambridge English Corpus Rage, annoyance, bad moods,gluttony, overindulgence, immodesty, greed, hedonism, or insatiability are all instances of failed temperance. From theCambridge English Corpus Altered eating habits, withgluttonyand a preference for sweet foods, are common. From theCambridge English Corpus I prefer the evolutionary appetite to the day'sgluttony. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am also guilty of the extraordinarygluttonywhich affects us all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They help a little if one cannot control one'sgluttony, and if a man is depressed they sometimes un-depress him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 You could not prosecute a man for envy, anger, avarice, pride,gluttonyor any of the others. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They want such a large share of the national cake that their friends will get financial indigestion from theirgluttony. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us talk about today'sgluttony. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He said that he represented the great abstractions: the posterity that has no vote, the past that has never had one and "for the evolutionary appetite against the day'sgluttony". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He is the living embodiment of several of the seven deadly sins: pride, envy, avarice, sloth and, most especially, greed andgluttony. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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