carousing

carousing — verb

  • carousingpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • carousings3rd person singular
  • carousinging-ing form
  • carousingedpast simple

1. to drink a lot of alcohol with a group of people in a loud, cheerful, and often

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

to drink a lot of alcohol with a group of people in a loud, cheerful, and often wild way — typically at a party or late into the night

例句

Javier and his cousins spent the night carousing through the bars of Madrid.

carousing through [places]

The sailors caroused until dawn after three months at sea.

同義詞
  • revel

    more formal and literary; suggests festive enjoyment that may or may not involve alcohol

  • party

    more general; any social gathering with fun, not necessarily wild or involving heavy drinking

  • celebrate

    focuses on marking a special occasion; you can celebrate quietly without alcohol

反義詞
  • abstain

    to choose not to drink alcohol at all

文法句型

carouse + prepositional phrase

carouse + adverb

用法筆記

Always implies noisy, social behaviour in a group — not used for quiet or solitary drinking. The word often carries a hint of disapproval or wildness.

常見錯誤

❌He spent the evening carousing alone with a bottle of wine.
✅He spent the evening drinking alone with a bottle of wine.
💡Carousing requires a group and noisy behaviour; it cannot describe solitary drinking.

carousing — noun