[no obj.]drink plentiful amounts of alcohol and enjoy oneself with others in a noisy, lively way 狂饮作乐 they danced and caroused until the drink ran out. 他们跳舞,狂饮直至酒坛干罄。 [as noun carousing]a night of carousing. 一个狂饮作乐之夜。
noun
a noisy, lively drinking party 闹饮,闹宴 corporate carouses. 公司狂饮闹宴。
派生 carousal noun carouser noun 语源
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'