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debauchment

/dih-bawch/US // dɪˈbɔtʃ //UK // (dɪˈbɔːtʃ) //

放荡不羁,放浪形骸,放荡不羁的人,放荡

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to corrupt by sensuality, intemperance, etc.; seduce.
    • : to corrupt or pervert; sully: His honesty was debauched by the prospect of easy money.
    • : Archaic. to lead away, as from allegiance or duty.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to indulge in debauchery.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a period of wanton or sensual self-indulgence.
    • : an uninhibited spree or party; orgy: a wild debauch.

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Examples

  • The French House is an iconic Soho watering hole, scene of many an artistic, theatrical or literary debauch.

  • This marked a new stage in the family's financial progress; and as usual it was signalized by a grand debauch in bill-paying.

  • The debauch of the previous night laid the foundation of disease, from which Charles never recovered.

  • There, as he had expected, the men were waiting in ominous silence, their eyes red with debauch and hate.

  • We sat in the smoking-room, and having divided the plug we had a grand debauch.

  • This debauch of capital and credit has sent a poison circulating through the veins of the Nation.