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单词 revel
释义 rev·el
I. \ˈrevəl\ intransitive verb
(reveled or revelled ; reveled or revelled ; reveling or revelling \-v(ə)liŋ\ ; revels)
Etymology: Middle English revelen, from Middle French reveler to rebel, make noise, be merry, from Latin rebellare to rebel, make war again — more at rebel
1. : to be festive in a riotous or noisy manner : indulge or take part in a revel
 < they reveled the night away >
2. : to take great or intense delight or satisfaction — used with in
 < reveling in pride >
 < reveled in her unhappiness — Agnes Repplier >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, rebellion, disorder, feast, from reveler to rebel, be merry
1. : merrymaking, revelry, carousing, conviviality
 < he fishes, drinks, and wastes the lamps of night in revel — Shakespeare >
2.
 a. : a merry or noisy celebration (as of a feast or wedding)
 b. revels plural : the entertainment (as dances, games, pageants, and masques) provided at a revel
3. dialect England : a parish festival
4. revels plural : revels office — used with the
III. transitive verb
Etymology: Latin revellere — more at revulsion
obsolete : to draw back : withdraw
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