indulge

C1 CET-6 Oxf 5000 大学 FREQ #10787 ★★☆☆☆

vt. 纵情于, 使高兴, 放任, 迁就 vi. 沉溺

发音

US /ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒ/

词形变化

indulged indulges 三单 indulges indulgest indulgeth indulging indulging 现在分词 indulged 过去式 indulged 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

沉溺；满足；放任

动词

满足；纵容；使高兴；使沉迷于…

释义与例句

v. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    To yield to a temptation or desire.

    屈服

    不及物

    He looked at the chocolate but didn't indulge.

    I indulged in drinking on the weekend.

  2. 2.

    To satisfy the wishes or whims of.

    放纵

    放任

    姑息

    宽纵

    迁就

    及物

    Grandma indulges the kids with sweets.

    I love to indulge myself with beautiful clothes.

    August 30, 1706, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, at the funeral of Mr. Tho. Bennet Hope in another life implies that we indulge ourselves in the gratifications of this very sparingly.

  3. 3.

    To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain.

    放纵

    to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations

  4. 4.

    To grant an extension to the deadline of a payment.

    宽限

  5. 5.

    To grant as by favour; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.

    恩准

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

baby spoil pamper cocker coddle pander gratify cosset featherbed luxuriate

上位词 10

move use eat act handle treat provide supply consume exhaust

下位词 7

humor humour spree wallow surfeit sow one's oats sow one's wild oats

词源

From Latin indulgeō (“to indulge”).

来源：wiktionary