pleasure-seeking
noun[U]
uk/ˈpleʒ.əˌsiː.kɪŋ/us/ˈpleʒ.ɚˌsiː.kɪŋ/(alsopleasure seeking)
thepracticeof alwaystryingto do things that make youhappy,ratherthanworkingor doing otherusefulactivities:
追求享乐，寻欢作乐Much of histimewasspentinself-indulgentpleasure-seeking.他大部分时间都用在自我放纵和寻欢作乐上了。
Helivedthrough themanicpleasureseekingof the Twenties.他经历了狂热、追求享乐的1920年代。
- Lack ofcommitment, pleasure-seeking, andcynicismarerampant.
- Thecityis ahiveofhumanworkand pleasure-seeking.
- Up until now,pleasureseekinghas always beenpartapolaroppositetoseekingmeaning.
pleasure-seeking
adjective
uk/ˈpleʒ.əˌsiː.kɪŋ/us/ˈpleʒ.ɚˌsiː.kɪŋ/alwaystryingto do things that make youhappy,ratherthanworkingor doing otherusefulactivities:
追求享乐的，寻欢作乐的The pleasure-seekingyoungman wassoontoughenedbywar.这个追求享乐的年轻人很快就被战争磨练得坚强起来。
Thetestimonypaintedapictureof a hard-drinking, pleasure-seekingpresidentwhograntedspecialfavorsto hiscronies.证词描绘了一个酗酒、寻欢作乐、给予亲信特殊恩惠的总统形象。
- Thestoryrelatesthefateof a pleasure-seeking Britishactorwhosecareertakesasharpdownturnas hehitshis 40s.
- The Villa Jovisdatesfrom the firstcenturyAD when it wasbuiltfor the degenerately pleasure-seeking Emperor Tiberius.
- The pleasure-seeking Prince wassoonjoinedbyfriendsandcourtfollowersanxioustodiscoverthedelightsof "London by thesea".
- This pleasure-seeking, live-for-the-momentattitudetolifeis also summed up in the words "Eat,drinkand bemerry, fortomorrowwe maydie".
People who enjoy pleasure
- beach bum
- bon vivant
- clubber
- epicure
- fun
- gadabout
- good-time girl
- gourmand
- gourmet
- hedonist
- life
- party animal
- playboy
- raver
- reveller
- sweet tooth
- sybarite
- the life and soul of the partyidiom