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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。
款待；以丰盛食物或饮料款待
regaling — present participle of regale
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款待；以丰盛食物或饮料款待
provide with choice or abundant food or drink
She regaled the guests with a lavish banquet.
她用丰盛的宴席款待客人。
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.
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.
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.
regale
Base
原形
regales
3rd person
第三人称单数
regaling
-ing
现在分词
regaled
Past
过去式
regaled
Past participle
过去分词
She regales her guests with stories.
她以故事款待宾客。
He regaled us with a delicious feast.
他用美味盛宴款待了我们。
They have regaled the team with fine wine.
他们以美酒款待了团队。
规则动词；常用搭配为 regale someone with something。
My grandmother regaled us with homemade cookies and fresh lemonade.
我奶奶用自制的饼干和新鲜柠檬水款待我们。
They regaled their guests with a lavish feast.
他们用丰盛的宴席款待客人。
She was regaling the children with fruit and cake.
她正用水果和蛋糕款待孩子们。
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。
被动语态常与 with 连用，表示“受到…的款待”。
The visitors were regaled with local delicacies.
来访者受到当地美食的款待。
regale 可直接带人作宾语，意为款待某人。
He regaled his friends the whole night.
他整晚款待朋友们。
Not this
She regaled us a delicious meal.
Use this
She regaled us with a delicious meal.
regale 的固定搭配是 regale someone with something：被款待的人是宾语，食物或饮料要用 with 引出，不能像 give 一样接双宾语。
Not this
She regaled us to a delicious meal.
Use this
She regaled us with a delicious meal.
这里不能用 to 引出被款待的人，regale 不像 treat someone to something 那样搭配；接受者应作直接宾语，食物或酒水放在 with 后面。
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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。
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。
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。
用（故事等）使某人大为开心；以（美食等）款待某人
On the night flight, she regaled us with stories about her childhood.
在夜航班机上，她给我们讲了许多童年趣事，让我们听得津津有味。
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联想 gala（盛会）：regale 就是给（re-）客人一场 gala 盛宴，款待。
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。
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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