单词 | revel |
释义 | Related topics: Leisurerev·el /ˈrevəl/ verb (revelled, revelling British English, reveled, reveling American English) [intransitive] 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 verb 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 [countable usually plural]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusrevel• 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.Origin revel (1300-1400) Old French reveler “to rebel, revel”, from Latin rebellare; → REBEL1rev·el verbChineseSyllable dancing, to drinking etc, time spend eating, especially Corpus |
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