wassail

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was·sail /ˈwɒseɪl $ ˈwɑː-/ verb [intransitive] old useDLCELEBRATE to enjoy yourself eating and drinking at Christmas 〔圣诞节时〕吃喝取乐→ See Verb tableOrigin wassail (1100-1200) Old Norse ves heill! “be well!”

was·sail verbChineseSyllable

eating Christmas Corpus drinking enjoy to yourself at and

wassail
was‧sail /ˈwɒseɪl $ ˈwɑː-/

verb [intransitive]

Date: 1100-1200
Language: Old Norse
Origin: ves heill! 'be well!'

old use to enjoy yourself eating and drinking at Christmas

was·sail

BrE

/ˈwɒseɪl/

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NAmE

/ˈwɑːseɪl/

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verb

present simple - I / you / we / they

wassail

BrE

/ˈwɒseɪl/

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NAmE

/ˈwɑːseɪl/

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present simple - he / she / it

wassails

BrE

/ˈwɒseɪlz/

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NAmE

/ˈwɑːseɪlz/

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past simple

wassailed

BrE

/ˈwɒseɪld/

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NAmE

/ˈwɑːseɪld/

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past participle

wassailed

BrE

/ˈwɒseɪld/

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NAmE

/ˈwɑːseɪld/

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-ing form

wassailing

BrE

/ˈwɒseɪlɪŋ/

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NAmE

/ˈwɑːseɪlɪŋ/

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old use

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[intransitive]

to enjoy yourself by drinking alcohol with others 饮酒狂欢；纵酒欢闹

[intransitive]

to go from house to house at Christmas time singing carols （挨户唱歌）报圣诞佳音

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was·sail·er

BrE

/ˈwɒseɪlə(r)/

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NAmE

/ˈwɑːseɪlər/

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noun