indulged
past simple and past participle ofindulge
| 单词 | indulged |
| 释义 | indulged past simple and past participle ofindulge indulge verb uk/ɪnˈdʌldʒ/us/ɪnˈdʌldʒ/C2[IorT] toallowyourself or anotherpersonto have somethingenjoyable,especiallymore than is good for you: Thesoccerfansindulgedtheirpatriotism,wavingflagsandsingingsongs. Ilovechampagnebut I don't often indulge myself. We took adeliberatedecisionto indulgeina littlenostalgia. [T] to give someone anything theywantand not tomindif theybehavebadly: Myauntindulges thechildrendreadfully. Synonyms coddle(PROTECT) cosset mollycoddleinformalmainlydisapproving pamper spoil Treating someone well
Examplesofindulgedindulged In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Theindulgedreader can quickly scan past these tugs at the middle-class conscience should she wish to. From theCambridge English Corpus In her view, the stateindulgedin a fantasy about a gendered colonial society, rather than combating economic problems by rational means (pp. 137-8). From theCambridge English Corpus These carnivals are tame affairs that ultimately do not so much upset bourgeois order as provide a framework by which fantasies can beindulgedand then 'put right'. From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, with little free time but a longing to escape from the stresses of their daily lives, they oftenindulgedin activities harmful to their health. From theCambridge English Corpus In relation to all these topics and many more this volume provides a clear, abstract account of the most sophisticated debatesindulgedin by early modern thinkers. From theCambridge English Corpus These lands were too poor and fragmented to support large state systems and the pastoral inhabitants of the areaindulgedin relatively localized plundering expeditions into the plains. From theCambridge English Corpus The moral universe in which such evil is unhindered and unpunished, in which wickedness not only prospers but isindulgedwith impunity, may seem radically out of joint. From theCambridge English Corpus Cigarette smoking, a habitindulgedin universally by both males and females throughout the country, has long been associated with chronic bronchitis. From theCambridge English Corpus He hasindulgedonce again his interest in parading all kinds of rumour and innuendo. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For a while it was but a painless form of snobbery—for those whoindulgedin it, if not for those who were its targets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They haveindulgedin every sort of extravagance; they have been no guardians of the public purse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I doubt whether the gloomy prognostications which have beenindulgedin will be realised. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The report states that ministers haveindulgedin unconstitutional behaviour, political discrimination and administrative malpractices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of the generalities in which heindulgedabout technological changes in our times are matters with which no one could disagree. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But he alsoindulgedin a little controversy by saying that head hunters were a ghastly evil born of desperation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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