n. festivity,merry-making歡慶,歡樂。
△H. VIII.1.4.71: “Crave leave to view these ladies and
entreat / An hour of revels with 'em.”請求獲準(zhǔn)見見那些貴婦人,并懇求與她們共同享受 一小時(shí)的歡樂。
△Wiv.4.4.60(59):“that hour of fairy revel,”在仙子們歡樂游戲的時(shí)候。
revel
vi.
1. feast,make merry,riot歡宴,作樂,鬧飲。
△Rom.3.4.26:“if we revel much.”如果我們大開歡宴。
△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;”海盜可以把他們搶來的贓品賤價(jià)賣掉,也可以收買朋友和送給娼妓,還像貴族老爺一樣盡情飲酒作樂,直到揮霍一空。
revel it: feast,make merry 參加宴會,盡情歡樂。
△ 3H.VI.3.3.224: “That Lewis of France is sendingover masquers / To revel it with him and his newbride.”就說法蘭西的路易正要派些戴假面具的客人去參加他和
他的新娘的婚宴。
revel into: win one's way into...by revelry,win byfeasting and merrymaking靠著吃喝玩樂進(jìn)入或贏得…
△H.V.1.2.253: “You cannot revel into dukedoms
there.”您不能靠著吃喝玩樂就在那里贏得幾個公國。
2. wanton.do at pleasure.indulge one's inclination orcaprice放肆,任意而行,任性胡來。
△Ham.3.2.210(198):“Where joy most revels,grief doth most lament;”歡喜得過分,會帶來痛哭流涕。
△3H.VI.1.4.71: “Was't youthat revelled in our parliament / And made a preach-ment of your high descent?”在我們的議會里任意胡鬧并且大吹你那高貴出身的,就是你嗎?
△3H.VI.2.2.150: “Hisfather (i.e.Henry V ) revelled in the heart ofFrance.”他的父親曾經(jīng)在法國的心臟地區(qū)橫沖直闖。
△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.”毫無疑問,那殺人的刀子本是遲鈍的,只有在你鐵石的心上磨得鋒利了,才能在我那兩個羊羔的五臟六腑里肆意刺戳。
revel[revl]
v.狂歡,洋洋得意,著迷n.狂歡,歡宴
◇revel in sth. doing sth.沉迷于某事物
‖revelry n. 狂歡