[no obj.]engage in lively and noisy festivities, especially those which involve drinking and dancing (尤指饮酒和跳舞)作乐,狂欢;痛饮狂欢 [as noun revelling]a night of drunken revelling. 痛饮狂欢的夜晚。 ■(revel in)get great pleasure from (a situation or experience) 陶醉于,尽情享受 Bill said he was secretly revelling in his new-found fame. 比尔说他正暗自陶醉于新获得的声誉里。
noun
(revels)lively and noisy festivities, especially those which involve drinking and dancing (尤指饮酒和跳舞)欢庆,狂欢
派生 reveller noun 语源
late Middle English: from Old French reveler 'rise up in rebellion', from Latin rebellare 'to rebel'