carouse
verb /kəˈraʊz/
/kəˈraʊz/
[intransitive] (literary)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they carouse | /kəˈraʊz/ /kəˈraʊz/ |
| he / she / it carouses | /kəˈraʊzɪz/ /kəˈraʊzɪz/ |
| past simple caroused | /kəˈraʊzd/ /kəˈraʊzd/ |
| past participle caroused | /kəˈraʊzd/ /kəˈraʊzd/ |
| -ing form carousing | /kəˈraʊzɪŋ/ /kəˈraʊzɪŋ/ |
- to spend time drinking alcohol, laughing and enjoying yourself in a noisy way with other people
痛饮狂欢；狂饮作乐 - His paintings depict lively scenes of peasants carousing in crowded taverns.
他的画描绘了农民在拥挤的酒馆里狂欢作乐的生动场景。
词源mid 16th cent.: originally as an adverb meaning ‘right out, completely’ in the phrase drink carouse, from German gar aus trinken; hence ‘drink heavily, have a drinking bout’. - His paintings depict lively scenes of peasants carousing in crowded taverns.