| 单词 | orgy |
| 释义 | orgy (once / 2196 pages) n If you have an orgy of presents or snacks or even new ideas, you have so many it's almost obscene. In this figurative use, orgy means an event where there is just too much of a good thing! The word orgy comes from the Greek orgia meaning "secret rites" which referred to the secret rites of Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and love-making. An orgy is a gathering of a number of people that involves sex and drinking. You can use the word orgy to refer to any intense, excessive activity. Before school starts in the fall, most kids get to go on an orgy of shopping for clothes and school supplies. WORD FAMILYorgy: orgiastic, orgies+/orgiastic: orgiastically USAGE EXAMPLESI missed all of its orgy scenes — I was always one room away. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Life, according to Mitchell and “Shortbus,” should be one big orgy. Salon(Dec 31, 2016) Meanwhile, there are holidays to celebrate with raves, orgies and unconditional support. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) 1n a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity Syn|Hyper bacchanal, bacchanalia, debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, riot, saturnalia revel, revelry unrestrained merrymaking 2n any act of immoderate indulgence an orgy of shopping Syn|Hyper binge, splurge humoring, indulgence, indulging, pampering the act of indulging or gratifying a desire 3n secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity Hyper religious rite, rite an established ceremony prescribed by a religion |
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