indulge

[in'dʌldʒ]

vt.迁就, 纵情于, 放任
vi.放纵自己于 ...

vt.

1. 沉迷于; 满足(欲望等)

2. 使高兴; 让……享受一下[(+with)]

The thrifty farmer seldom, if ever, indulged himself with good food.

那个节俭的农民难得吃好菜好饭让自己享受一下。

3. 纵容; 迁就

His mother indulged him in pocket money.

他母亲放纵他, 给他许多零花钱。

vi.

1. 沉迷; 放纵自己[(+in)]

The prince indulged in luxury.

那位王子奢靡无度。

2. 使自己高兴一下; 让自己享受一下[(+in)]

Once in a while he indulged in a bottle of good wine.

他偶尔也享受一下, 喝上一瓶好酒。

3. 【口】抽烟; 喝酒; 暴饮暴食

词形变化

名词: indulger | 动词过去式: indulged | 动词过去分词: indulged | 动词现在分词: indulging | 动词第三人称单数: indulges |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.使高兴; 使满意

humor  favor  oblige  please  gratify  satisfy  pamper  coddle  spoil  cater to  

同义参见:

cater  baby  

反义参见:

abstain  

英英释义

动词 indulge:

give free rein to

yield (to); give satisfaction to

同义词：gratify, pander

enjoy to excess

同义词：luxuriate

treat with excessive indulgence

同义词：pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil

补充

indulgeindulge英:[inˈdʌldʒ] 美:[ɪnˈdʌldʒ]vt.1.放纵, 容许It is sometimes necessary to indulge a sick child.迁就一个生病的小孩有时是必要的。2.满足He would indulge her every dream.他会尽量满足她的每一个奇思妙想。vi.1.让自己尽情享受某物I wouldn't say he's a drinker but he indulged at the party last night.我不能说他是个酒鬼, 可是昨晚的晚会上, 他却不加节制地狂饮。

例句

1. He did not agree with indulging children.他不赞成纵容娇惯孩子。 2. It pleased me to indulge her.我很高兴宠着她。 3. He returned to Britain so that he could indulge his passion for football.他重返英国, 为的是可以尽情释放自己对足球的激情。 4. Blogs allow individuals to indulge grandiose fantasies of who they are.博客使个人可以恣意对自己的身份角色进行夸大的幻想。 5. I was just indulging my curiosity.我只是在满足自己的好奇心。 6. James indulged all her whims.詹姆斯迁就她所有异想天开的念头。 7. The winners will indulge themselves at a luxury hotel.获胜者将在一家豪华酒店尽情享受一番。 8. You can indulge yourself without spending a fortune.你不用花很多钱就可以好好犒劳一下自己。 9. Traditionally, Christmas parties are a time to indulge.传统上, 圣诞聚会是尽情享受的时候。 10. The hotel spa is the perfect place to indulge.该酒店的健康美容中心是让人尽情享受的理想场所。 11. Guests can indulge in a private barbecue on the deck.客人们可以在露天平台上享用私家烤肉野餐。 12. Here she was also able to indulge in another of her favourite pastimes, dancing.在这里她还可以尽情享受另一项自己最喜爱的娱乐活动——跳舞。 13. He rarely gets time to indulge in leisure activities.他很少有时间享受休闲活动。 14. I think for a brief while I indulged in a very mild form of stalking.我觉得有那么一小段时间我稍稍有点沉迷于跟踪别人。 15. Members of the cabinet indulged in favouritism.内阁成员们一味偏袒。 16. The veil is worn to remind you not to indulge in lust.佩戴面纱是为了提醒你不要沉湎于肉欲。 17. No, thanks. I never indulge.不, 谢谢。我从不喝酒。 18. I thought you didn't indulge.我原以为你不喝酒。 19. Only rarely will she indulge in a glass of wine.她只是偶尔喝一杯葡萄酒。 20. to indulge oneself in smoking纵情吸烟 21. to indulge oneself with wine过分贪杯 22. to indulge a child纵容孩子 23. He indulges his son with plenty of pocket money.他纵容他的儿子，给他许多零用钱。 24. to indulge the company with a song唱歌为大家助兴 25. to indulge in dreams陷于空想中 26. to indulge in luxury奢侈无度 27. to indulge in a holiday享受一次度假 28. we indulged in a cream tea.我们享用奶油茶点。 29. I don't indulge in idle gossip.我不参加无聊的闲扯。 30. I only indulge on special occasions.我只有在特别的场合才纵情饮酒。 31. she was able to indulge a growing passion for literature.她可以醉心于自己与日俱增的文学爱好。 32. spent time indulging myself with secret feasts.我花时间让自己享受秘密盛宴。 33. I'm going to indulge myself and go shopping for some new clothes.我打算放纵一下自己，出去买几件新衣服。 34. Maria never indulges in gossip.玛丽亚从不纵情于说长道短。 35. You shouldn't indulge that child. It will make him very selfish.这个孩子宠不得，惯坏了准使他变得十分自私。 36. At the weekends he indulges his passion for fishing.他酷爱钓鱼，每到周末总要放任一下。 37. It's my birthday. I'm going to indulge myself and eat whatever I want to eat.今天是我的生日。我要尽情享受，想吃什么就吃什么。 38. He indulged himself in the pleasure of a day spent entirely at the beach.他尽情享受一整天待在海滩的惬意舒适。 39. It's my birthday. I'm going to indulge.今天是我的生日。我要尽情享受一下。 40. "For our anniversary, we indulged in an expensive dinner."为庆祝结婚周年，我们纵情享用了一顿昂贵的晩餐。 41. He knows that his aunt is always willing to indulge [=spoil] him.他知道伯母总是会愿意迁就他的。 42. They always indulged their grandchildren's whims. [=they always allowed their grandchildren to do whatever they wanted to do]他们总是听任孙辈随心所欲。 43. Please indulge me while I review the topics we covered yesterday.请允许我回顾一下昨天我们讲过的内容。 44. The museum is an excellent place to let children indulge their curiosity about dinosaurs.博物馆是一个极好的地方，可以满足孩子们对于恐龙的好奇心。 45. She bought a house with a big yard so that she could indulge her passion for gardening.她买了一幢带大院子的房屋，以便满足自己摆弄花草的爱好。 46. Both candidates have promised not to indulge in [=take part in] further personal attacks for the remainder of the campaign.两位候选人都已承诺，在接下来的竞选活动中不再进行人身攻击。