Word · Frequency #19018
regale
款待；以丰盛食物或饮料款待
核心释义
provide with choice or abundant food or drink
- 1.
取悦或娱乐(某人),尤指用故事、趣闻或笑话。
To please or entertain (someone), especially with stories, tales or jokes.
- 2.
为(某人)提供款待；供应丰盛的食物和饮料。
To provide hospitality for (someone); to supply with abundant food and drink.
- 3.
以令人愉悦的事物娱乐；使满足；使恢复精神。
To entertain with something that delights; to gratify; to refresh.
取悦或娱乐(某人),尤指用故事、趣闻或笑话。；为(某人)提供款待；供应丰盛的食物和饮料。；以令人愉悦的事物娱乐；使满足；使恢复精神。；款待；使快乐
用法In use
My grandmother regaled us with homemade cookies and fresh lemonade.
用法提示：regaled 是 regale 的过去式，作及物动词，表示用食物或饮料款待。
They regaled their guests with a lavish feast.
用法提示：regaled 是 regale 的过去式，作及物动词，表示以丰盛食物款待。
She was regaling the children with fruit and cake.
用法提示：regaling 是 regale 的现在分词，作及物动词，表示用食物款待。
regale sb with sth
with 后接款待用的食物或饮料。
She regaled the guests with a lavish banquet.
她用丰盛的宴席款待客人。
be regaled with sth
被动语态常与 with 连用，表示“受到…的款待”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- regale someone with stories
- 讲有趣的故事逗某人开心
- She regaled the children with stories about her travels.她讲了自己旅行中的故事，逗得孩子们很开心。
- regale someone with a feast
- 以盛宴款待某人
- The host regaled his guests with a lavish feast.主人用一场丰盛的盛宴款待客人。
- regale oneself with something
- 尽情享用某物；让自己饱享某物
- After the hike, we regaled ourselves with fresh bread and hot soup.徒步结束后，我们尽情享用了新鲜面包和热汤。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- regale someone with something
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 gala（盛会）：regale 就是给（re-）客人一场 gala 盛宴，款待。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary prose、descriptions of lavish hospitality regale 多用于正式写作或文学叙述，表示以丰盛食物或饮料款待某人；日常口语中比较少见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with the stressed syllable of regale: they end in the sound /eɪl/. Note the spelling difference: regale, gale, sale, and pale use -ale, while mail, fail, and tail use -ail. Beware lookalikes: regular /ˈreɡjələr/, regal /ˈriːɡəl/, and regalia /rɪˈɡeɪliə/ look similar but do not rhyme with regale.
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