| 词汇 | indulged |
| 释义 | indulged past simple and past participle ofindulge indulge verb uk /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/ us /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/ C2[ I or T ] to allow yourself or another person to have something enjoyable, especially more than is good for you: （使）沉溺于;（尤指）放纵 The soccer fans indulged their patriotism, waving flags and singing songs.足球迷们摇着旗唱着歌，纵情抒发他们的爱国热情。 I love champagne but I don't often indulge myself.我爱喝香槟，但一般都有节制。 indulge inWe took a deliberate decision to indulge in a little nostalgia.我们特意决定好好追忆一下往事。 [ T ] to give someone anything they want and not to mind if they behave badly: 纵容 My aunt indulges the children dreadfully.我婶婶太纵容孩子们了。 Synonyms coddle(PROTECT) cosset mollycoddleinformal mainly disapproving pamper spoil Treating someone well allowance be spoilt for choiceidiom coddle cosset do as you would be done byidiom do someone proudidiom make mollycoddle mother non-exploitative nurture overindulge proud respect see someone rightidiom smother spoil spoil someone rottenidiom spoiled treat Examples of indulgedindulged In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The indulged reader can quickly scan past these tugs at the middle-class conscience should she wish to. In her view, the state indulged in a fantasy about a gendered colonial society, rather than combating economic problems by rational means (pp. 137-8). These carnivals are tame affairs that ultimately do not so much upset bourgeois order as provide a framework by which fantasies can be indulged and then 'put right'. Moreover, with little free time but a longing to escape from the stresses of their daily lives, they often indulged in activities harmful to their health. In relation to all these topics and many more this volume provides a clear, abstract account of the most sophisticated debates indulged in by early modern thinkers. These lands were too poor and fragmented to support large state systems and the pastoral inhabitants of the area indulged in relatively localized plundering expeditions into the plains. The moral universe in which such evil is unhindered and unpunished, in which wickedness not only prospers but is indulged with impunity, may seem radically out of joint. Cigarette smoking, a habit indulged in universally by both males and females throughout the country, has long been associated with chronic bronchitis. He has indulged once again his interest in parading all kinds of rumour and innuendo. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For a while it was but a painless form of snobbery—for those who indulged in it, if not for those who were its targets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have indulged in every sort of extravagance; they have been no guardians of the public purse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I doubt whether the gloomy prognostications which have been indulged in will be realised. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The report states that ministers have indulged in unconstitutional behaviour, political discrimination and administrative malpractices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of the generalities in which he indulged about technological changes in our times are matters with which no one could disagree. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But he also indulged in a little controversy by saying that head hunters were a ghastly evil born of desperation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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