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revelry

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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rev·el·ry /ˈrevəlri/ noun [uncountable] (also revelries [plural])  DLwild noisy dancing, eating, drinking etc, usually to celebrate something 狂欢,欢宴作乐〔通常为庆祝某事〕 celebration
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revelryWhen the Sheriff and his men approached the brothers at Winchelsea, they found them in a state of drunken revelry.Behind them Joe Alsop continued in revelry.And what a sight of revelry!Faint sounds of revelry issued into the night.However, their devotions were often disturbed by the sounds of revelry and dancing as the villagers gathered around the nearby maypole.Rachel daintily arched one eyebrow as if I had mentioned inviting her servants to some feast or revelry.People came from miles around to join in the revelry.In the midst of this revelry, Charles Darwin strides in.Though naturally quiet, she enjoyed being surrounded by the youthful revelry so prevalent in London in those years.
rev·el·ry nounChineseSyllable
wild Corpus celebrate etc, drinking usually eating, noisy to dancing,


revelry
revelry /ˈrevəlri/ noun [uncountable] (also revelries [plural])
wild noisy dancing, eating, drinking etc, usually to celebrate something ⇨ celebration


rev·el·ryBrE /ˈrevlri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrevlri/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (also rev·el·ries [plural] ) noisy fun, usually involving a lot of eating and drinking 狂欢作乐 SYN festivity, merrymaking We could hear sounds of revelry from next door. 我们能够听到隔壁纵饮狂欢的声音。🔊🔊New Year revelries新年狂欢