1 [I,T] indulge (yourself) (in sth) to allow yourself to have or do sth for pleasure 让自己享受（某事物带来的乐趣）；沉迷；沉溺；纵容: I'm going to indulge myself and go shopping for some new clothes. 我打算放纵一下自己，出去买几件新衣服。Maria never indulges in gossip. 玛丽亚从不纵情于说长道短。

2 [T] to give sb/sth what he/she/it wants or needs 纵容: You shouldn't indulge that child. It will make him very selfish. 这个孩子宠不得，惯坏了准使他变得十分自私。At the weekends he indulges his passion for fishing. 他酷爱钓鱼，每到周末总要放任一下。