orgy

orgy — noun

1. a gathering in which several people act with little control, often involving sex

1.名詞C1
釋義

a gathering in which several people act with little control, often involving sex, heavy drinking, or illegal drugs

例句

Police broke up an orgy in a rented beach house.

police break up an orgy

By dawn, the party had turned into an orgy upstairs.

party turn into an orgy

同義詞
  • sex party

    a plainer term that focuses on the sexual side more directly

  • debauch

    more formal or literary, often with a stronger moral judgment

  • revelry

    stresses noisy drinking and celebration, not necessarily sex

  • binge

    usually focuses on consuming too much of something rather than on a group gathering

反義詞
  • restraint

    suggests controlled behaviour rather than extreme indulgence

文法句型

take part in an orgy

an orgy involving sex and drugs

break up an orgy

用法筆記

Usually countable. Often appears in crime reports, gossip, or historical writing, and it may be modified by words like sexual or drunken. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense names a real gathering, not a figurative burst of activity.

常見錯誤

❌The office had an orgy to celebrate the new contract.
✅The office had a party to celebrate the new contract.
💡Orgy is a very strong word for extreme, uncontrolled behaviour, often sexual, not an ordinary celebration.

2. a short period of doing something far too much, usually in a harmful or uncontro

2.名詞C2
釋義

a short period of doing something far too much, usually in a harmful or uncontrolled way

例句

The town went on a building orgy after the new highway opened.

noun before orgy: building orgy

After winning the lottery, Ben had a shopping orgy downtown.

shopping orgy

同義詞
  • spree

    an everyday word for doing a lot of something in a short time, often shopping or spending

  • binge

    often focuses on too much eating, drinking, or watching rather than any activity

  • frenzy

    stresses excitement and loss of calm more than repeated overdoing

  • splurge

    usually means spending a lot of money, so it is narrower

反義詞
  • moderation

    suggests keeping an activity within reasonable limits

  • restraint

    stresses self-control instead of excess

文法句型

a spending orgy

a building orgy

an orgy of blame

用法筆記

Usually appears in the pattern an orgy of + noun or with a noun before orgy, such as spending orgy. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is figurative and does not describe a literal party or sexual event.

常見錯誤

❌There was an orgy of rain all week.
✅There was a lot of rain all week.
💡This figurative sense is mainly used for human actions such as spending, blaming, or building, not for weather.