单词 | to indulge in |
释义 | > as lemmasto indulge in 7. to indulge in (elliptical for to indulge oneself in, 1b): To give free course to one's inclination for; to gratify one's desire or appetite for; to take one's pleasure freely in (an action, course of conduct, etc., or a material luxury). †In first quot., to dwell with pleasure on. Also with indirect passive. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > be pleased with [verb (transitive)] > dwell with pleasure on to indulge in1706 reverie1961 1706 R. Estcourt Fair Example v. i. 58 While my transported Soul indulges on the Thought. 1763 F. Brooke Hist. Lady Julia Mandeville II. 189 The tears we shed are charming, we even indulge in them. a1784 Johnson (Webster 1828) Most men are more willing to indulge in easy vices, than to practice laborious virtues. 1836 A. Combe Physiol. Digestion ii. i. 197 Bodily exercise and exposure to the open air are more indulged in. 1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xliv. 478 Any little amusement in which he could indulge. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda I. ii. xiv. 268 Some of the gentlemen strolled a little and indulged in a cigar. 1883 C. J. Wills In Land of Lion & Sun 96 Card-playing..is only indulged in by the less reputable of the community. < as lemmas |
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