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overindulge

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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o·ver·in·dulge /ˌəʊvərɪnˈdʌldʒ $ ˌoʊ-/ verb  1 [intransitive]DFTOO/TOO MUCH to eat or drink too much 吃喝过度 It’s hard not to overindulge at Christmas. 圣诞节期间很难避免大吃大喝。2 [transitive]STRICT to let someone have everything they want, or always let them do what they want 娇惯,宠爱,放纵 spoil Penny was overindulged by her parents. 彭妮被她的父母宠坏了。overindulgence noun [uncountable]
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overindulgeIt's hard not to overindulge during the holidays.Sam's parents constantly overindulge him.
o·ver·in·dulge verbChineseSyllable
Corpus eat drink much or too to


overindulge
overindulge /ˌəʊvərɪnˈdʌldʒ $ ˌoʊ-/ verb
1. [intransitive] to eat or drink too much:
    It’s hard not to overindulge at Christmas.
2. [transitive] to let someone have everything they want, or always let them do what they want ⇨ spoil:
    Penny was overindulged by her parents.
—overindulgence noun [uncountable]


over·in·dulgeBrE /ˌəʊvərɪnˈdʌldʒ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌoʊvərɪnˈdʌldʒ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they overindulge BrE /ˌəʊvərɪnˈdʌldʒ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərɪnˈdʌldʒ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it overindulges BrE /ˌəʊvərɪnˈdʌldʒɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərɪnˈdʌldʒɪz/ 🔊past simple overindulged BrE /ˌəʊvərɪnˈdʌldʒd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərɪnˈdʌldʒd/ 🔊past participle overindulged BrE /ˌəʊvərɪnˈdʌldʒd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərɪnˈdʌldʒd/ 🔊 -ing form overindulging BrE /ˌəʊvərɪnˈdʌldʒɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərɪnˈdʌldʒɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] ~ (in sth) to have too much of sth nice, especially food or drink 过多地享用(尤指食物或饮料) [transitive] ~ sb to give sb more than is good for them 过分放任;过于纵容His mother overindulged him. 他母亲对他过于溺爱。🔊🔊