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indulge in sth
表示享受或沉溺于某事物，常用于不太健康或奢侈的活动中。
She indulges in a hot bath every evening.
她每晚都纵情于泡热水澡。
放纵；沉溺；纵情享受
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
放纵；沉溺；纵情享受
to allow yourself to have or do something enjoyable, especially something that you desire or are tempted to do
She indulges in a hot bath every evening.
她每晚都纵情于泡热水澡。
常与 in 连用：indulge in sth.
To yield to a temptation or desire.
放任
give free rein to
满足(某人的)愿望或一时兴致。
To satisfy the wishes or whims of.
屈从于；给予满足
yield (to); give satisfaction to
indulge
Base
原形
indulges
3rd person
第三人称单数
indulging
-ing
现在分词
indulged
Past
过去式
indulged
Past participle
过去分词
She indulges in chocolate every weekend.
她每个周末都放纵自己吃巧克力。
He indulged his curiosity by reading many books.
他通过阅读许多书来满足自己的好奇心。
They have indulged in too much screen time lately.
他们最近沉迷于过多的屏幕时间。
规则动词，注意过去式和过去分词加-ed。
After a long week of dieting, she decided to indulge in a slice of chocolate cake.
经过一周的节食，她决定放纵一下，吃一片巧克力蛋糕。
AI contextual example
He always indulges his grandchildren with expensive gifts.
他总是用昂贵的礼物来迁就他的孙辈。
AI contextual example
They spent the whole weekend indulging their passion for gaming.
他们整个周末都沉浸在游戏的热情中。
AI contextual example
The writer indulged in metaphorical language
这位作家沉溺于比喻性语言。
WordNet
表示享受或沉溺于某事物，常用于不太健康或奢侈的活动中。
She indulges in a hot bath every evening.
她每晚都纵情于泡热水澡。
强调让自己享受某事，常带有“放纵”的意味。
He indulged himself with a slice of chocolate cake.
他纵容自己吃了一块巧克力蛋糕。
指满足某人的愿望或纵容某人。
The parents indulged their children with expensive gifts.
父母用昂贵的礼物来迁就他们的孩子。
Not this
He likes to indulge on junk food.
Use this
He likes to indulge in junk food.
动词 indulge 表示“沉溺于”时，后接介词 in 而不是 on。由于中文“纵情于”可能被直译为介词搭配错误，需改为 in 才符合英语习惯。
Not this
She indulged chocolate every day.
Use this
She indulged in chocolate every day.
indulge 作“放纵（自己）享受”解时是不及物动词，不能直接跟宾语。必须加介词 in 才能接事物，否则句子不完整。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
沉溺于；尽情享受
She indulged in a long soak in the bathtub.
她尽情享受了一次长时间的泡澡。
放纵自己；让自己享受
He indulged himself with a box of chocolates.
他放纵自己吃了一盒巧克力。
满足欲望
They indulged their desire for adventure by traveling.
他们通过旅行满足了冒险的欲望。
满足爱好
She indulged her passion for painting.
她满足了自己对绘画的热爱。
满足一时兴起
He indulged his whim and bought a new car.
他一时兴起，买了辆新车。
满足好奇心
We indulged our curiosity and explored the old house.
我们满足了自己的好奇心，探索了老房子。
沉溺于；尽情享受
She likes to indulge in a hot bath after a long day.
她喜欢在漫长的一天后泡个热水澡尽情享受。
放纵自己
He indulged himself with a piece of chocolate cake.
他放纵自己吃了一块巧克力蛋糕。
纵容一时的兴致
On vacation, she indulged every whim.
度假时，她纵容自己随心所欲。
迁就我，弗雷多。
In The Godfather Part II, Michael Corleone says this to his brother Fredo to test his loyalty.
在《教父2》中，迈克尔·柯里昂对弟弟弗雷多说这句话以试探他的忠诚。
迁就我，哈利。
In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Dumbledore asks Harry to trust him and follow, leading to a pivotal scene.
在《哈利·波特与混血王子》中，邓布利多要求哈利信任并跟随他，引出了关键情节。
Use indulge naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象“indulge”像“in大嚼”，在尽情大吃大喝，享受放纵。
通常用于描述个人享受或放纵行为，可中性或略带负面，常见于日常对话、饮食或娱乐场景。
常与介词 in 连用，表示沉溺于某事物。
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