gluttony

英 [ˈɡlʌt.ən.i]      美 [ˈɡlʌt̬.ən.i]
  • n. 暴食,暴饮暴食;贪食,贪吃
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记忆“gluttony”这个单词,可以将它与“glut”(大量)以及“-tony”(发音类似于“toony”,意味着丰盛、美好)结合。想象一个人在吃大量的美食,享受得好像“toony”一样,这就是“gluttony”(纵食、贪婪)的含义。

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gluttony (n.)
"extravagant indulgence of appetite," c. 1200, glutunie, from Old French glotonie "debauchery, gluttony," from gloton "glutton" (see glutton). Gluttonry recorded from late 12c.
1. Gluttony is a deadly sin.
暴饮暴食是七宗罪之一。
2. A bellyful of gluttony will never study willingly.
饱食终日,无所用心.
3. Gluttony kill more than the sword.
暴食杀人胜刀剑.
4. They look like figures representing gluttony in a medieval morality play.
它们看上去象中世纪道德剧中代表暴饮的形象.
5. In consequence the book is infused with a kind of gluttony, for food and wine.
因此这部书里就充满了对酒食的贪馋.