indulge in self-delusion

Eventually, they put the fire out. Inviting the fire-brigade to put out a non-existent fire is a crude form of deception which no self-respecting student would ever indulge in.

请火警来扑灭一场不存在的火灾，这是一种低级的骗局，有自尊心的大学生决不沉湎于此。

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There are among us, however, another kind of people who, armed with a glib tongue, indulge in incessant self-glorification and, like the above-mentioned cackler, hold on to the coop without laying any egg.

但也有一种人，嘴尖舌长，能说会道，自我吹嘘，滔滔不绝，像那只爱唱的母鸡一样，占着个鸡窝不下蛋。

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Children lack adequate self-control and self-discipline and they are likely to indulge themselves in net surfing.

小孩子缺乏恰当的 自控 和 自律 能力,他们很容易沉迷于网上冲浪.

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Under the control of the box-office audience rating, literary works indulge in self-admiration .

在票房和收视率的控制下, 文艺作品 孤芳自赏,市场发行捉襟见肘.

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