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单词 indulgent
释义
indulgent
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈdʌl.dʒənt/us
/ɪnˈdʌl.dʒənt/
allowingsomeone to have or do what theywant,especiallywhen this is not good for them:
迁就的；纵容的；宽容的
indulgentrelatives待人宽厚的亲戚
an indulgentsmile宽容的微笑
He had been astrictfatherbut was indulgentto/towardshisgrandchildren.他曾是个严厉的父亲，但对孙子孙女却很娇惯。
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indulgently
(Definition ofindulgentfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofindulgent

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It would have felt ratherindulgent, in the end, to do it that way.
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At the same time, hisindulgenttone does not betray a strongly negative reaction to their self-identification.
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Furthermore, the guilds frequently criticized the authorities on the grounds that their policy towards illicit artisan work and their practice of control was tooindulgent.
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The life he designed for his workmen was not anindulgentone.
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The count isindulgent, as it computes, by definition, the minimal number of missing and wrong links.
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While current neurolinguistic discussion is oftenindulgentand without discipline, this handbook offers evidence that there is, nonetheless, important, ongoing scientific activity in the field.
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His audience on this occasion, however, was not so credulous orindulgent.
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