n. 作乐, 狂欢

vi. 狂欢作乐, 陶醉, 着迷

vt. 耗费

Revel \Rev"el\, n. (Arch.)
See {Reveal}. [R.]


Revel \Rev"el\, n. [OF. revel rebellion, disorder, feast, sport.
See {Revel}, v. i.]
A feast with loose and noisy jollity; riotous festivity or
merrymaking; a carousal.

This day in mirth and revel to dispend. --Chaucer.

Some men ruin . . . their bodies by incessant revels.
--Rambler.

{Master of the revels}, {Revel master}. Same as {Lord of
misrule}, under {Lord}.


Revel \Rev"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Reveled}or {Revelled}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Reveling} or {Revelling}.] [OF. reveler to
revolt, rebel, make merry, fr. L. rebellare. See {Rebel}.]
1. To feast in a riotous manner; to carouse; to act the
bacchanalian; to make merry. --Shak.

2. To move playfully; to indulge without restraint. ``Where
joy most revels.'' --Shak.


Revel \Re*vel"\, v. t. [L. revellere; re- + vellere to pluck,
pull.]
To draw back; to retract. [Obs.] --Harvey.

Reveal \Re*veal"\, n.
1. A revealing; a disclosure. [Obs.]

2. (Arch.) The side of an opening for a window, doorway, or
the like, between the door frame or window frame and the
outer surface of the wall; or, where the opening is not
filled with a door, etc., the whole thickness of the wall;
the jamb. [Written also {revel}.]