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carouse

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ca·rouse /kəˈraʊz/ verb [intransitive]  literaryDRINK to drink a lot, be noisy, and have fun 痛饮,狂饮欢闹carousal noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
carouseHe says he will have time enough to relax and carouse when he's had a smash hit with his first novel.
Origin carouse (1500-1600) French carousser, from carous completely (in boire carous to drink up), from German garaus
ca·rouse verbChineseSyllable
lot, a be Corpus to and noisy, have drink


carouse
carouse /kəˈraʊz/ verb [intransitive]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: French
 Origin: carousser, from carous 'completely' (in boire carous 'to drink up'), from German garaus
literary to drink a lot, be noisy, and have fun
—carousal noun [uncountable and countable]


ca·rouseBrE /kəˈraʊz/ 🔊NAmE /kəˈraʊz/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they carouse BrE /kəˈraʊz/ 🔊 NAmE /kəˈraʊz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it carouses BrE /kəˈraʊzɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /kəˈraʊzɪz/ 🔊past simple caroused BrE /kəˈraʊzd/ 🔊 NAmE /kəˈraʊzd/ 🔊past participle caroused BrE /kəˈraʊzd/ 🔊 NAmE /kəˈraʊzd/ 🔊 -ing form carousing BrE /kəˈraʊzɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /kəˈraʊzɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] (literary) to spend time drinking alcohol, laughing and enjoying yourself in a noisy way with other people 痛饮狂欢;狂饮作乐