indulge

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indulge /ɪnˈdʌlʤ/ verb

indulges; indulged; indulging

indulge

/ɪnˈdʌlʤ/

verb

indulges; indulged; indulging

Learner's definition of INDULGE

: to allow (yourself) to have or do something as a special pleasure使（自己）沉溺（于）；沉迷（于）

[+ object]

It's my birthday. I'm going to indulge myself and eat whatever I want to eat.今天是我的生日。我要尽情享受，想吃什么就吃什么。

— often + in

He indulged himself in the pleasure of a day spent entirely at the beach.他尽情享受一整天待在海滩的惬意舒适。

[no object]

— often + in

For our anniversary, we indulged in an expensive dinner.为庆祝结婚周年，我们纵情享用了一顿昂贵的晩餐。

[+ object]

a : to allow (someone) to have or do something even though it may not be proper, healthy, appropriate, etc.纵容；迁就；听任

He knows that his aunt is always willing to indulge [=spoil] him.他知道伯母总是会愿意迁就他的。
They always indulged their grandchildren's whims. [=they always allowed their grandchildren to do whatever they wanted to do]他们总是听任孙辈随心所欲。

b : to patiently allow (someone) to do or say something允许；容许

Please indulge me while I review the topics we covered yesterday.请允许我回顾一下昨天我们讲过的内容。

[+ object] : to do the things that you want to do because of (a feeling, interest, desire, etc.)满足（情感、兴趣、欲望等）

The museum is an excellent place to let children indulge their curiosity about dinosaurs.博物馆是一个极好的地方，可以满足孩子们对于恐龙的好奇心。
She bought a house with a big yard so that she could indulge her passion for gardening.她买了一幢带大院子的房屋，以便满足自己摆弄花草的爱好。

indulge in

[phrasal verb]

indulge in (something)

: to become involved in (something, especially something that is considered wrong or improper)参加，参与（尤指错误或不当的活动）

Both candidates have promised not to indulge in [=take part in] further personal attacks for the remainder of the campaign.两位候选人都已承诺，在接下来的竞选活动中不再进行人身攻击。