Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #5543
indulge
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
常与 in 连用：indulge in sth.
- 1.
To yield to a temptation or desire.
- 2.
give free rein to
放任
- 3.
To satisfy the wishes or whims of.
满足(某人的)愿望或一时兴致。
- 4.
yield (to); give satisfaction to
屈从于；给予满足
- 5.
To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain.
放任(习惯或诱惑)；不反对或不克制。
- 6.
enjoy to excess
过度享受
- 7.
To grant an extension to the deadline of a payment.
准许延期支付；延长付款期限。
- 8.
To grant as by favour; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.
因好意而给予；作为让步或应请求而授予。
迁就；纵容；满足；同意延期付款；宽限；赐予；给予；慷慨给予；放任；满足(某人的)愿望或一时兴致。
In use
After a long week of dieting, she decided to indulge in a slice of chocolate cake.
He always indulges his grandchildren with expensive gifts.
They spent the whole weekend indulging their passion for gaming.
The writer indulged in metaphorical language
She indulges in ice cream
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。
indulge oneself (with sth)
强调让自己享受某事，常带有“放纵”的意味。
Connections
Collocations
- indulge in
- 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。
- indulge oneself
- 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。
- indulge a desire
- 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。
- indulge a passion
- 满足爱好
- She indulged her passion for painting.她满足了自己对绘画的热爱。
- indulge a whim
- 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。
- indulge one's curiosity
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象“indulge”像“in大嚼”，在尽情大吃大喝，享受放纵。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
常与介词 in 连用，表示沉溺于某事物。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words 'bulge' and 'divulge' rhyme with 'indulge' because they share the stressed vowel /ʌ/ and ending /ldʒ/. Other words ending in 'ulge' (e.g., 'hulge') are rare or non-standard.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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