| 单词 | revel |
| 释义 | revel (once / 491 pages) vn Revel means to take great pleasure. If you revel in something, you're not just pleased or even excited; you're overwhelmed by joy. It used to mean riotous merry-making. Now it means to bask in the self-reflected glow of your own pleasure. You revel in your victory lap after winning the race. Your brother is constantly on your case for being clumsy, so when he knocks down a table filled with glassware, you revel in it. Think of it as a high level of pleasure. WORD FAMILYrevel: reveled, reveler, reveling, revelled, reveller, revelling, revelry, revels+/reveler: revelers/reveller: revellers/revelry: revelries USAGE EXAMPLESIt features pizzicato cello and a subtle growl of organ, along with lyrics that revel in comeuppance. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Isao Takahata’s animated drama revels in memories big and small with a subtle touch that’s rare in film, animated or otherwise. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) Chelew reveled in the Crescent City’s richly diverse music scene. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1v take delight in Syn|Hypo delight, enjoy have a ball, have a good time enjoy oneself greatly wallowdelight greatly in live it upenjoy oneself 2v celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities Syn|Hypo|Hyper jollify, make happy, make merry, make whoopie, racket, wassail, whoop it up carouse, riot, roister engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking celebrate, fete have a celebration 3n unrestrained merrymaking Syn|Hypo|Hyper revelry binge, bout, bust, tear an occasion for excessive eating or drinking bender, booze-up, carousal, carouse, tootrevelry in drinking; a merry drinking party bacchanal, bacchanalia, debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, orgy, riot, saturnaliaa wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity whoopeenoisy and boisterous revelry piss-upvulgar expression for a bout of heavy drinking conviviality, jollification, merrymaking a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity |
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