indulge
- IPA[ɪnˈdʌldʒ]
英式
- allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of；become involved in (an activity, typically one that is undesirable or disapproved of)
verb: indulge, 3rd person present: indulges, gerund or present participle: indulging, past tense: indulged, past participle: indulged
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of we indulged in a cream tea 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ become involved in (an activity, typically one that is undesirable or disapproved of) I don't indulge in idle gossip
- ▪ informal allow oneself to enjoy a particular pleasure, especially that of alcohol I only indulge on special occasions
- ▪ satisfy or yield freely to (a desire or interest) she was able to indulge a growing passion for literature 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. allow (someone) to enjoy something desired a luxury service used to indulge the chief executive 同義詞
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- IPA[inˈdəlj]
美式
- allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of: we indulged in some hot fudge sundaes
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