| 单词 | carousal |
| 释义 | carousal (once / 14038 pages) n The noun carousal describes a rowdy gathering that involves drinking too much alcohol. Carousal is said to be a popular pastime of some rock stars. Carousal stumbled into English by way of the French word carousser, meaning, "drink, quaff, swill," which in turn traces back to the German gar austrinken, meaning "to drink up entirely." As you might guess, the word carousal involves drinking — lots of it. A verb form, carouse, carries a related meaning — people carouse at a carousal. In other words, they drink a lot at the booze party. WORD FAMILYcarousal: carousals+/carouse: carousal, caroused, carouser, carouses, carousing/carouser: carousers USAGE EXAMPLESOr more appropriately, “a bout or spell of drinking to intoxication; binge; carousal.” Los Angeles Times(Jun 13, 2016) Also, avoid trying to use the classic, rotating carousal for any strategic advantage. Washington Times(Jan 31, 2015) A holdover from the bare-knuckle days, he'd squandered much of his fortune during years of drunken carousal. New York Times(Jun 21, 2012) n revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party Syn|Hyper bender, booze-up, carouse, toot revel, revelry unrestrained merrymaking |
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