英语词汇“revel”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINrevel

Origin:

1300-1400 Old French reveler ‘to rebel, revel’, from Latin rebellare; ➔ REBEL1

VERB TABLE

revel

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	revel
	he, she, it	revels
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	revelled
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have revelled
	he, she, it	has revelled
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had revelled
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will revel
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have revelled

Continuous Form
Present	I	am revelling
	he, she, it	is revelling
	you, we, they	are revelling
Past	I, he, she, it	was revelling
	you, we, they	were revelling
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been revelling
	he, she, it	has been revelling
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been revelling
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be revelling
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been revelling

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

He was captivated by the aura and mystique, he revelled in the attention and acclaim.
I revelled in the routine normality of wash-days and window-cleaning days and only accepted week-end club dates.
If familiarity makes you happy, you will revel in the stock characters, stock situations, stock dialogue and stock direction.
James Black is a measured, pragmatic Lepidus, who lets down his hair rather memorably at the Romans' revel.
They revel in the talent of others.

Longman Language Activatorto enjoy something, especially something bad or wrong► revel in

to enjoy something that most people would not like: · Her job is very stressful, but she seems to revel in it.revel in doing something: · Tom seems to revel in disagreeing with everything I say.

► get a kick out of

to enjoy doing something, especially something that is difficult, dangerous, or unkind: · I love speaking to a large audience. I get a real kick out of it.get a kick out of doing something: · Maggie seems to get a big kick out of flirting with other people's husbands.

► relish

to very much enjoy doing something that is difficult or hurts other people: · Setting up your own business is never easy, but Frank relished the challenge.relish doing something: · The interviewer seemed to relish asking her personal questions.relish the chance/opportunity to do something: · I stayed with an Israeli family, and relished the chance to soak up their culture at ground-level.relish the thought/prospect/idea of doing something (=relish the idea of doing something in the future): · She clearly relished the prospect of breaking the news to them.· I really didn't relish the idea of being alone for two weeks.

► gloat

to get pleasure from someone else's failure or bad luck, especially when you have been more successful or luckier than them: · "I told you that idea wouldn't work.'' "Well, there's no need to gloat.''gloat about/at/over: · Jane used to gloat over other people's misfortunes.· "What are you gloating about?" he said in an irritated voice.

► wallow in

to enjoy being sad, feeling sorry for yourself etc, especially in order to make people notice you and pay attention to you: wallow in grief/guilt/pity etc: · Since his girlfriend left him, he's been wallowing in self-pity.· Wallowing in angst at the unfairness of it all will only make the problem worse.

► take pleasure in

to enjoy doing something bad to other people: · Charlie's always bullying the smaller kids. He seems to take pleasure in it.take pleasure in doing something: · He appears to take pleasure in hurting her feelings.

► delight in

to enjoy doing something that makes other people feel a little uncomfortable or embarrassed: · Most people delight in a bit of scandal, especially when it involves public figures.delight in doing something: · She's the kind of woman who delights in pointing out other people's mistakes.

to enjoy getting a lot of praise, attention etc► bask in

to enjoy a situation where people are saying how good or successful you are: · The group were clearly basking in the crowd's adoration and applause.bask in the glory/glow (of something): · It was a tremendous victory for the team, and they sat back and basked in the glory.· For several months I'd been basking in the glow of graduation, but now it was time to get a job.

► revel in

to enjoy a situation where you get a lot of attention or praise: · Barrymore clearly revels in the joy of entertaining an audience.· During his visit, the President seemed to revel in the limelight.

► lap up

to enjoy getting a lot of attention or praise: lap up something: · We all lapped up the five-star treatment on the ship.lap something up: · Fred was in the middle of a group of girls, and was obviously lapping it up.

WORD SETS► Leisure

airbed, nounalbum, nounamusement arcade, nounamusement park, nounaquarium, nounarcade, nounauditorium, nounbachelor party, nounball, nounballoon, nounballroom, nounballroom dancing, nounbank holiday, nounbanquet, nounbanqueting hall, nounbarhop, verbbash, nounbask, verbbean feast, nounbeauty contest, nounbeer mat, nounblock party, nounboathouse, nounbon vivant, nounbooking, nounbooze-up, nounbop, nounbouncer, nounbrasserie, nounbumper car, nounbus, verbcafé, nouncaff, nouncanteen, nouncard, nouncarnival, nouncarousel, nouncarry-out, nouncarvery, nouncassette player, nouncassette recorder, nounceilidh, nounchannel surfing, nouncheckroom, nouncircus, nouncloakroom, nounclosing time, nounclubbing, nouncoconut shy, nouncoffee house, nouncoffee shop, nouncommunity centre, nouncomp, nounconcession stand, nouncounty fair, nouncracker, noundating agency, nounday camp, noundesignated driver, noundinner dance, noundinner party, noundisco, noundiscotheque, noundive, noundiversion, noundivert, verbdo, noundoor prize, noundrinks party, nouneat, verbfad, nounfandango, nounfanzine, nounflower arranging, nounfootpath, nounfree house, noungame, nounget-together, nounhappy hour, nounholdall, nounhouse party, nounice skate, nounice-skate, verbjukebox, nounjumble, nounjumble sale, nounknitting needle, nounleisure centre, nounlending library, nounlounge, nounlounge bar, nounmacramé, nounmask, nounmasked ball, nounmasquerade, nounmaster of ceremonies, nounmatador, nounmaypole, nounMC, nounmen's room, nounmerrymaking, nounmixer, nounnightclub, nounnightlife, nounnight spot, nounoffice party, nounopening time, nounopen mike, nounorgy, nounouting, nounpageant, nounpageantry, nounPancake Day, nounparty, nounparty, verbparty favor, nounparty piece, nounpeepshow, nounpep rally, nounperm, verbpetting zoo, nounPG, nounpinball, nounpitch, nounpizzeria, nounpony-trekking, nounpostprandial, adjectivepress, nounpub, nounpub-crawl, nounpublican, nounpublic bar, nounquality time, nounquiz, nounR & R, nounradio-cassette player, nounraffle, nounraffle, verbrave, nounrecreation, nounrecreation room, nounrelaxation, nounrendezvous, nounrest room, nounrevel, verbreveller, nounrevelry, nounrifle range, nounroadhouse, nounroast, nounrodeo, nounRollerblade, nounroller skate, nounround, nounsaloon, nounsauna, nounset, adjectiveshooting gallery, nounshower, nounsideshow, nounsiesta, nounsingalong, nounsingsong, nounskinny-dipping, nounsnack bar, nounsnug, nounsocial, nounsoda fountain, nounsoiree, nounsolarium, nounspectator, nounspree, nounsteakhouse, nounstrip club, nounstrip joint, nounstripper, nounstrip show, nounstriptease, nounsummer camp, nounsummer holidays, nounsummer vacation, nounsunbed, nounsunlamp, nountable d'hôte, nountavern, nounteahouse, nountearoom, nountea shop, nountheme party, nounthree-star, adjectivetop table, nountrophy, nounTurkish bath, nounvacation, nounvideo arcade, nounwander, nounwassail, verbweekend, verbweekender, nounwindow-shopping, nounwomen's room, nounworkbasket, nounzoo, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► in

· Moments that you want to revel in again and again.· It's the kind of thing I really revel in!· They had co-operated on several criminal cases; the scoops that had brought her the professional acclaim she revelled in.