Word · Frequency #11538
revel
/ˈrevl/
noun
狂欢；欢宴
An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.
- 1.
An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.
寻欢作乐；庆祝活动。
- 2.
A kind of dance.
一种舞蹈。
- 3.
A wake for the dead.
守灵。
一种舞蹈；守灵；守夜；寻欢作乐；庆祝活动。；一种舞蹈。；守灵。
In use
The carnival was a wild revel that lasted all night.
They spent the weekend in a constant revel with music and dancing.
The revels of the festival drew crowds from nearby towns.
Connections
Collocations
- hold revels
- 举行狂欢活动
- They held their revels in the old castle.他们在古城堡里举行狂欢活动。
- drunken revels
- 醉酒狂欢
- The drunken revels did not end until dawn.醉酒狂欢直到黎明才结束。
- midnight revels
- 午夜狂欢
- Midnight revels were common in that era.午夜狂欢在那个时代很常见。
- noisy revel
- 喧闹的欢宴
- A noisy revel broke out in the tavern.酒馆里爆发了一场喧闹的欢宴。
- masked revel
- 化装舞会
- She was the star of the masked revel.她是那场化装舞会的明星。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：revel 里藏着 'rev'（发动机轰鸣声），想象引擎轰鸣、人们纵情狂欢的场面。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary prose、festive narratives revel 作名词表示“狂欢；欢宴”时，通常用于文学或较正式的叙述，多出现在描写节日、庆祝活动的语篇；日常口语中较少见。另两个义项（一种舞蹈、守灵）更显陈旧，需结合上下文判断。
Grammar Note
作名词时，常为不可数，但也可有复数形式revels表示多次狂欢。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 revel (/ˈrɛvəl/) 押韵的词有 level、devil、bevel，重读元音均为 /ɛ/。novel、shovel、gavel 虽以 -vel 结尾，但读音不同，请勿混淆。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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