Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense indulges, present participle indulging, past tense, past participle indulged
1VERB (使自己)沉迷;放纵(自己) If you indulge in something or if you indulge yourself, you allow yourself to have or do something that you know you will enjoy. (使自己)沉迷;放纵(自己) [Also VERB]
Only rarely will she indulge in a glass of wine. [VERB + in]
她只是偶尔才喝杯红酒,让自己享受一下。
He returned to Britain so that he could indulge his passion for football. [VERB noun]
他重返英国,为的是可以尽情释放自己对足球的激情。
You can indulge yourself without spending a fortune. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
你不必花大把钱就可以好好犒劳一下自己。
2VERB 纵容;迁就;娇惯 If you indulge someone, you let them have or do what they want, even if this is not good for them. 纵容;迁就;娇惯
He did not agree with indulging children. [VERB noun]
ADVERB | VERB + INDULGE | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤occasionally偶爾放縱➤freely縱情沉湎VERB + INDULGE➤be able to, be free to, can能夠沉湎;恣意沉溺;可以沉迷PREPOSITION➤in沉溺於⋯◇She was free to indulge in a little romantic daydreaming.她肆意沉迷於風花雪月的白日夢中。➤with盡情享受⋯◇For a special treat, indulge yourself with one of these luxury desserts.作為特別的款待,你可以在各種美味甜品中任選一種盡情享用。