单词 | revel |
释义 | revelWord family nounrevellerrevellingrevelryverbrevel Leisurerev·el /ˈrevəl/ verb (revelled, revelling British EnglishBrE, reveled, reveling American EnglishAmE) [intransitiveI] old use 1.DLto spend time dancing, eating, drinking etc, especially at a party 狂欢,纵酒,作乐 2 revel in something phrasal verbphr v old use ENJOY/LIKE DOING somethingto enjoy something very much 陶醉于,沉湎于 He revelled in his new-found fame. 新近成名令他飘飘然。 —revel noun [countableC usually plural] Examples from the Corpus revel• James Black is a measured, pragmatic Lepidus, who lets down his hair rather memorably at the Romans' revel.• He was captivated by the aura and mystique, he revelled in the attention and acclaim.• I revelled in the routine normality of wash-days and window-cleaning days and only accepted week-end club dates.• If familiarity makes you happy, you will revel in the stock characters, stock situations, stock dialogue and stock direction.• They revel in the talent of others. (1300-1400) Old French reveler “to rebel, revel”, from Latin rebellare; → REBEL1 |
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