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indulged

/in-duhlj/US // ɪnˈdʌldʒ //UK // (ɪnˈdʌldʒ) //

放纵的,放任自流,放纵,沉溺于

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v.无主动词 verb
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    in·dulged, in·dulg·ing.

    • : to yield to an inclination or desire; allow oneself to follow one's will: Dessert came, but I didn't indulge. They indulged in unbelievable shopping sprees.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    in·dulged, in·dulg·ing.

    • : to yield to, satisfy, or gratify: to indulge one's appetite for sweets.
    • : to yield to the wishes or whims of; be lenient or permissive with: to indulge a child.
    • : to allow to follow one's will: to indulge oneself in reckless spending.
    • : Commerce. to grant an extension of time, for payment or performance, to or on.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbtreat oneself or another to
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Examples

  • Peter often indulged in a half-joking zombie apocalypse mentality.

  • Amy Taylor, the audaciously charismatic singer of the fantastic Australian garage punk band Amyl and the Sniffers, indulges her long-stated affection for hip-hop on the former.

  • The unwillingness to level with people conveys disrespect for their intellect as if they were children who must be humored or indulged.

  • Finding comfort together in this pandemic winterWhile on bed rest, I indulged my guilty pleasures.

  • Along with each region sporting a new experience to indulge in, Belize's stunning wildlife leaves nothing to be desired.

  • And like David Paterson, another indulged child of another New York political powerhouse, Basil Paterson.

  • The young, professional players indulged the pudgy kingpin as he kicked his ball around in the dirt.

  • The picaresque escapades and legendary extravagances of the brothers are indulged with a collective wink.

  • Yet, aside from the Porsche and a developing taste for cocaine, he indulged in few luxuries.

  • Thankfully, not all governments indulged this brand of human rights isolationism when Mandela was jailed on Robben Island.

  • Going back, Liszt indulged in a little graceful badinage apropos of the concerto.

  • For many years, so far as opportunity and means allowed, I indulged myself in this best of all exercises.

  • It is curious that dancing is not mentioned, but dancing in the olden days in Ireland was not, I believe, much indulged in.

  • Miss Winter looked at Etheldred reprovingly, and she shrank into herself, drew apart, and indulged in a reverie.

  • Even the paradoxes he indulged in, which sometimes irritated and sometimes amused us, bore the stamp of genius and thought.