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indulge
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- Conjugation :
past
indulged
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ing
indulging
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Derivatives :
n
indulger
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- indulge
[ɪn'd^lʤ]
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1.
vt.
[+desire]
[ passion]
纵情享受
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2.
vt.
[+person]
[ child]
纵容
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3.
vi.
[+luxury]
[ hobby]
[ vice]
to indulge (in) 沉溺（于）
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to indulge o.s.
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纵情享受
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- indulge
[ɪnˈdʌlʤ]
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1.
vt.
使得到充分自由，使自由驰骋
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The writer indulged in metaphorical language.
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这位作家迷恋于隐喻性的语言。
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2.
vt.
使满足，迁就
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3.
vi.
沉迷，纵情享受
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She indulges in ice cream.
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她沉溺于冰激凌。
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4.
vt.
放纵，娇纵，溺爱
Collins English-English Dictionary
- indulge
[ɪn'd^lʤ]
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1.
vb
[when intr, often foll by in]
to yield to or gratify (a whim or desire for)
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to indulge a desire for new clothes
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to indulge in new clothes
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2.
vt.
[tr]
to yield to the wishes of; pamper
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to indulge a child
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3.
vt.
[tr]
to allow oneself the pleasure of something
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at Christmas he liked to indulge himself
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4.
vt.
[tr]
[commerce]
to allow (a debtor) an extension of time for payment of (a bill, etc)
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5.
vi.
[intr]
[Spoken]
to take alcoholic drink, esp to excess
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6.
vi.
[Etymology]
C17: from Latin indulgere to concede, from -dulgere, probably related to Greek dolikhos long, Gothic tulgus firm
Examples
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to indulge o.s.
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纵情享受
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To answer this we must indulge in some plausible speculation.
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为了回答这个，我们必须沉溺于一些似是而非的猜测之中。
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to indulge in new clothes
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at Christmas he liked to indulge himself
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耽乐
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indulge in pleasure
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他爷爷奶奶惯着他，他要什么就给什么。
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His grandparents indulge him by giving him anything he asks for.
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海阔天空地谈一通，不解决任何实际问题。
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indulge in far-ranging rambling discourse without solving any practical problems
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