orgy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++or·gy /ˈɔːdʒi $ ˈɔːr-/ noun (plural orgies) [countable] 1 DLSYa wild party with a lot of eating, drinking, and sexual activity 〔纵欲的〕狂欢宴会，纵酒宴乐 the drunken orgies of their youth 他们年轻时的纵酒狂欢会2. SYSEX/HAVE SEX WITHsexual activity in a group 集体纵欲，群交3 an orgy of something TOO/TOO MUCHused to emphasize that people suddenly do a lot of a particular activity, especially far too much of it 放纵，无节制 an orgy of spending 大肆挥霍 an orgy of violence 滥用暴力 —orgiastic /ˌɔːdʒiˈæstɪk◂ $ ˌɔːr-/ adjective
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orgy• What do you think's going to happen? I'm not going to an orgy or anything.• a wild drunken orgyOrigin orgy (1500-1600) Old French orgie, from Latin orgia (plural), from Greekor·gy nounChineseSyllable
a lot of and drinking, with sexual a eating, wild Corpus party
orgy
or‧gy /ˈɔːdʒi $ ˈɔːr-/
noun (plural orgies) [countable]
the drunken orgies of their youth
2. sexual activity in a group
3. an orgy of something used to emphasize that people suddenly do a lot of a particular activity, especially far too much of it:
an orgy of spending
an orgy of violence
—orgiastic /ˌɔːdʒiˈæstɪk◂ $ ˌɔːr-/ adjective
or‧gy /ˈɔːdʒi $ ˈɔːr-/
noun (plural orgies) [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Language: Old French
Origin: orgie, from Latin orgia (plural), from Greek
1. a wild party with a lot of eating, drinking, and sexual activity:Language: Old French
Origin: orgie, from Latin orgia (plural), from Greek
2. sexual activity in a group
3. an orgy of something used to emphasize that people suddenly do a lot of a particular activity, especially far too much of it:
—orgiastic /ˌɔːdʒiˈæstɪk◂ $ ˌɔːr-/ adjective