delight
/dɪˈlaɪt/
n. / v.
一句话记住
高兴;愉快;乐事;使高兴;使愉快
释义与例句
n.
高兴;愉快;乐事
a feeling of great pleasure, or something that gives great pleasure
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The children laughed with delight when the puppies appeared.
小狗出现时,孩子们高兴得笑了起来。
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The garden is a delight in early summer.
这座花园在初夏时节令人赏心悦目。
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To everyone's delight, the missing cat returned home.
令大家高兴的是,走失的猫回家了。
v.
使高兴;使愉快
to give someone great pleasure or satisfaction
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The street performers delighted the crowd with their acrobatics.
街头艺人的杂技表演让观众十分开心。
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The good news delighted the entire family.
这个好消息让全家人都非常高兴。
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She delighted her readers with a surprising final chapter.
她以出人意料的最后一章给读者带来了惊喜。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
人“感到高兴”用 be delighted;事物“令人愉快”用 delightful;名词常用 to one's delight。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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delighted 高兴的;愉快的delighted 形容人感到高兴,常用 be delighted to do 或 be delighted with。
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delightful 令人愉快的;宜人的delightful 形容事物令人愉快,如 a delightful evening,不用于描述人自己的心情。
同义词
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pleasure 愉快;乐事delight 表示强烈而明显的喜悦,语气比 pleasure 更浓;pleasure 泛指愉快、满足或乐事,正式社交用语中也很常见。It was a pleasure to work with such a supportive team. 与如此相互支持的团队共事是一件乐事。
常见搭配
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to one's delight 令某人高兴的是To her delight, the proposal was accepted without changes. 令她高兴的是,提案无须修改就通过了。
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take delight in 以……为乐He takes great delight in teaching beginners to sail. 他非常喜欢教初学者航海。
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delight in doing something 乐于做某事She delights in solving difficult puzzles. 她以破解难题为乐。