Regale
[rɪ'geɪl] or [rɪ'ɡel]
解釋/意思:
(verb.) provide with choice or abundant food or drink; 'Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating'; 'She treated her houseguests with good food every night'.
詹尼弗編輯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) A prerogative of royalty.
(v. t.) To enerta/n in a regal or sumptuous manner; to enrtertain with something that delights; to gratify; to refresh; as, to regale the taste, the eye, or the ear.
(v. i.) To feast; t/ fare sumtuously.
(v. t.) A sumptuous repast; a banquet.
黛博拉編輯
同義詞及近義詞:
v. a. Entertain, refresh, gratify.
n. Banquet or feast (for a royal personage).
手打:威利
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Feast, entertain, gratify, delight, refresh
ANT:Starve, stint, tantalize
校對:伦道夫
解釋/意思:
v.t. to entertain in a sumptuous manner: to refresh: to gratify.—v.i. to feast.—n. a regal or magnificent feast.—ns. Regale′ment the act of regaling: entertainment: refreshment; Regā′ler.
弗朗西斯整理
例句/造句/用法:
- Still, however, it was her private regale. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- Mr. Donne has kindly invited his brethren to regale with him. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Anthony Humm now moved that the assembly do regale itself with a song. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Mr. Weller regaled himself with moderation at the nearest tavern until it was nearly dusk, and then returned to the lane without the thoroughfare. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- At all hours of the day and night in walking the streets, the eye was regaled, on every block near the water front, by the sight of players at faro. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
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