indulge

单词音标

indulge音标[in\'dʌldʒ]

汉语翻译

vt. 纵情于, 使高兴, 放任, 迁就

vi. 沉溺

相关词组:

indulge in self-glorification

indulge in the wildest fantasy

词型变化

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

词意辨析

spoil, indulge

这两个动词均含“纵容，娇养”之意。

spoil: 指纵容而造成对性情的扭曲。

indulge: 指迁就或放任别人应该节制的欲望要求或感情。

英语解释

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

例句

She indulges his every whim.

她对他的怪念头有求必应。

He indulged his children too much.

他太纵容他的孩子们了。

He no longer indulged himself in smoking.

他不再过度吸烟了。

It pleased me to indulge her wishes.

放手满足她的欲望，使我感到高兴。

详细解释

in.dulge

v.（动词）

in.dulged,in.dulg.ing,in.dulg.es

v.tr.（及物动词）

To yield to the desires and whims of, especially to an excessive degree; humor.

迁就，纵容：尤指过分地受欲望和幻想的支配；迁就

To yield to; gratify:

满足：顺从于愿望；满足：

例句：

indulge a craving for chocolate.

满足对巧克力的渴望

To allow (oneself) unrestrained gratification:

沉溺于：让（自己）无限制地满足：

例句：

indulged herself with idle daydreams.See Synonyms at pamper

让自己沉溺于徒劳的白日梦中参见 pamper

To grant an ecclesiastical indulgence or dispensation to.

特赦：给予宗教的豁免或特赦

v.intr.（不及物动词）

To indulge oneself.

纵容：纵容自己

To engage or take part, especially freely or avidly:

肆意从事：参与，尤指尽情地或自由自在地参加或参与：

例句：

indulged in outrageous behavior; indulged in all the latest fads.

肆意地作出粗暴的行为；纵情享受*新时尚

来源：

Latin indulgôre

拉丁语 indulgôre

【引伸】

indulg.er

n.（名词）