Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #5543
indulge
放纵；沉溺；纵情享受
核心释义
常与 in 连用：indulge in sth.
to allow yourself to have or do something enjoyable, especially something that you desire or are tempted to do
- 1.
To yield to a temptation or desire.
- 2.
放任
give free rein to
- 3.
满足(某人的)愿望或一时兴致。
To satisfy the wishes or whims of.
- 4.
屈从于；给予满足
yield (to); give satisfaction to
- 5.
放任(习惯或诱惑)；不反对或不克制。
To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain.
- 6.
过度享受
enjoy to excess
- 7.
准许延期支付；延长付款期限。
To grant an extension to the deadline of a payment.
- 8.
因好意而给予；作为让步或应请求而授予。
To grant as by favour; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.
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。
用法In use
After a long week of dieting, she decided to indulge in a slice of chocolate cake.
用法提示：indulge in 表示纵情享受（通常指不健康的事物）
He always indulges his grandchildren with expensive gifts.
用法提示：indulge somebody with 表示迁就或纵容某人
They spent the whole weekend indulging their passion for gaming.
用法提示：indulging 是现在分词形式，表示沉溺于某活动
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象“indulge”像“in大嚼”，在尽情大吃大喝，享受放纵。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与介词 in 连用，表示沉溺于某事物。
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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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