regale

🇬🇧 UK/ri'geil/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To entertain or delight someone with stories or jokes; to provide lavish food and drink

款待,盛情招待;用故事或笑话取悦

n.

A lavish feast or meal; a choice item of food or drink

盛宴,佳肴

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
regaleother
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Common Collocations

  • 1.regale with stories用故事取悦
  • 2.regale with food and drink以美食佳酿款待
  • 3.[regale an audience]娱乐观众
  • 4.regale guests款待宾客

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Grandpa regaled us with hilarious stories from his days in the navy.

  • 2.

    The host regaled her guests with an extravagant five-course dinner.

  • 3.

    He loved to regale his colleagues with tales of his travels abroad.

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