carouse

/kəˈraʊz/ (bre, ipa) · /kəˈraʊz/ (ame, ipa) · /kə-ˈrau̇z/ (ame, mw)

carouse — 動詞

  • carousepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • carouseshe / she / it
  • carousedpast simple
  • carousing-ing form

1. to drink alcohol with others, being loud and having fun in a way that may get ou

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

暢飲狂歡

與一群人飲酒喧鬧、盡情享樂

to drink alcohol with others, being loud and having fun in a way that may get out of control

例句

Amara and her cousins caroused until dawn after the wedding feast.

Amara 和她的表兄弟們在婚宴後狂歡暢飲直到天亮。

carouse + until [time] for showing duration

The sailors caroused in the port taverns, singing old sea songs.

水手們在港口酒館暢飲狂歡,唱著老水手歌。

carouse + in [place] showing where the revelry happens

同義詞
  • revel

    more formal; can refer to any noisy celebration, not necessarily involving alcohol

  • party

    more general and common; does not always imply wild or excessive drinking

用法筆記

Subject is typically a group or plural (friends, sailors, students); rarely used for a single person drinking alone.

常見錯誤

He caroused alone with a beer after work.
He had a beer alone after work.
💡'carouse' suggests noisy drinking with a group, not quiet solo drinking.

carouse — 名詞