indulge學測 L5KK [ˌɪˈndʌldʒ]/ˌɪˈndʌldʒ/
放縱自己享受·沉溺於;放縱地享受·(過分)寵溺;嬌縱
學測作文加分詞,表達放縱與寵溺
Every Friday night, Amy indulges herself with a big bowl of noodles at the night market.

每週五晚上,Amy 都會去夜市吃一大碗麵,放縱地犒賞自己。

indulge 一字兩用:你可以放縱自己吃冰淇淋,也可以放縱孩子予取予求。

一個畫面:多切一塊蛋糕

自己多吃一塊忍不住多切一塊蛋糕犒賞自己
放縱過量明知該節制,卻放任自己吃到超過
轉送寵溺把同樣的縱容給了別人,尤其是孩子

義項

犒賞自己C1verb放縱自己享受
After a long week of work, he decided to indulge himself with a foot massage.
辛苦工作一週後,他決定犒賞自己做個足部按摩。
indulge yourselfindulge in a treat
放縱過量C1verb沉溺於;放縱地享受
She decided to indulge in a tub of ice cream even though she was on a strict diet.
儘管在嚴格節食,她還是決定放縱自己吃掉一整桶冰淇淋。
indulge in ice creamindulge in shopping
寵溺孩子C1verb(過分)寵溺;嬌縱
She always indulges her children with too many toys and sweets, which is not good for their health.
她總是用太多玩具和糖果寵溺孩子,這對他們的健康並不好。
indulge a childindulge one's children

片語

indulge in沉浸享受 →沉浸並享受某事
indulge yourself犒賞自己 →讓自己好好享受
indulge a child寵壞孩子 →順著孩子所有要求
indulge in shopping血拚放縱 →縱情大肆購物

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She always ___ her children with too many toys. (indulge / indulgent)

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indulge

indulge 是動詞,indulgent 是形容詞;此句需要動詞。

『She always indulges her children with too many toys and sweets.』這句裡的 indulge 最接近哪個意思?(A) 滿足自己的慾望 (B) 過分寵溺 (C) 沉溺過量

看答案

(B)

此句主詞縱容的是孩子而非自己,對應『過分寵溺』義項。

字族

indulgent 放縱的;縱容的(形容詞)・indulgence 放縱;耽溺(名詞)

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