n. festivity,merry-making欢庆,欢乐。
△H. VIII.1.4.71: “Crave leave to view these ladies and
entreat / An hour of revels with 'em.”请求获准见见那些贵妇人,并恳求与她们共同享受 一小时的欢乐。
△Wiv.4.4.60(59):“that hour of fairy revel,”在仙子们欢乐游戏的时候。
revel
vi.
1. feast,make merry,riot欢宴,作乐,闹饮。
△Rom.3.4.26:“if we revel much.”如果我们大开欢宴。
△2H.VI.1.1.223 (222):“Pirates may make cheap pennyworthsof their pillage / And purchase friends and give tocourtesans. / Still revelling like lords till all be gone;”海盗可以把他们抢来的赃品贱价卖掉,也可以收买朋友和送给娼妓,还像贵族老爷一样尽情饮酒作乐,直到挥霍一空。
revel it: feast,make merry 参加宴会,尽情欢乐。
△ 3H.VI.3.3.224: “That Lewis of France is sendingover masquers / To revel it with him and his newbride.”就说法兰西的路易正要派些戴假面具的客人去参加他和
他的新娘的婚宴。
revel into: win one's way into...by revelry,win byfeasting and merrymaking靠着吃喝玩乐进入或赢得…
△H.V.1.2.253: “You cannot revel into dukedoms
there.”您不能靠着吃喝玩乐就在那里赢得几个公国。
2. wanton.do at pleasure.indulge one's inclination orcaprice放肆,任意而行,任性胡来。
△Ham.3.2.210(198):“Where joy most revels,grief doth most lament;”欢喜得过分,会带来痛哭流涕。
△3H.VI.1.4.71: “Was't youthat revelled in our parliament / And made a preach-ment of your high descent?”在我们的议会里任意胡闹并且大吹你那高贵出身的,就是你吗?
△3H.VI.2.2.150: “Hisfather (i.e.Henry V ) revelled in the heart ofFrance.”他的父亲曾经在法国的心脏地区横冲直闯。
△R.III.4.4.227:“No doubt the murderous knife was dull andblunt / Till it was whetted on thy stone-hard heart /To revel in the entrails of my lambs.”毫无疑问,那杀人的刀子本是迟钝的,只有在你铁石的心上磨得锋利了,才能在我那两个羊羔的五脏六腑里肆意刺戳。
revel[revl]
v.狂欢,洋洋得意,着迷n.狂欢,欢宴
◇revel in sth. doing sth.沉迷于某事物
‖revelry n. 狂欢