| 单词 | carouse |
| 释义 | carouse (once / 3230 pages) vn Carouse means to drink a lot of alcohol and behave in a loud, exuberant way. The neighbors will not appreciate it if you and your friends carouse in the backyard until dawn. Carouse comes from the German gar aus trinken meaning “all out," “drain the cup” or “drink up.” The English adopted the word in the 16th century, and it came to mean “sitting around drinking until closing time.” A noisy drinking party is sometimes called a carouse. WORD FAMILYcarouse: carousal, caroused, carouser, carouses, carousing+/carousal: carousals/carouser: carousers USAGE EXAMPLESHe was also clever: That morning, with his three commanding white officers carousing ashore, Smalls began executing his plan. New York Times(Nov 15, 2016) After a night of carousing and cheering, the fans will be more than ready for Bisping, who now lives in Orange County, California. Seattle Times(Oct 07, 2016) Three other swimmers who were with Lochte during a night of carousing and vandalism at a Rio gas station received four month suspensions. Wall Street Journal(Sep 08, 2016) 1v engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking They were out carousing last night Syn|Hyper riot, roister jollify, make happy, make merry, make whoopie, racket, revel, wassail, whoop it up celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities 2n revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party Syn|Hyper bender, booze-up, carousal, toot revel, revelry unrestrained merrymaking |
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