2PHRASE (以…)爲樂;喜歡;愛好 If someone takes delight or takes a delight in something, they get a lot of pleasure from it. (以…)爲樂;喜歡;愛好
Haig took obvious delight in proving his critics wrong.
黑格顯然以證明他的批評者是錯誤的爲樂。
I enjoy seeing your parents take such a delight in the boys.
看到你父母如此喜歡這些男孩子,我很高興。
3N-COUNT [oft NOUN to-infinitive]令人高興的人(或物);樂事;樂趣 You can refer to someone or something that gives you great pleasure or enjoyment as a delight . 令人高興的人(或物);樂事;樂趣 [approval]
Isn't she a delight?.
她真討人喜歡,不是嗎?
The aircraft was a delight to fly.
駕駛這架飛機是一件樂事。
Sampling the local cuisine is one of the delights of a holiday abroad.
品嘗當地菜肴是去國外度假的一大享受。
4VERB 使高興;使愉快;使快樂 If something delights you, it gives you a lot of pleasure. 使高興;使愉快;使快樂
She has created a style of music that has delighted audiences all over the world. [VERB noun]
她創造出了一種能令全世界的聽衆都感到快樂的音樂風格。
The report has delighted environmentalists. [VERB noun]
1feeling of great pleasure欣喜ADJECTIVE | VERB + DELIGHT | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤great極大的快樂▸➤absolute, utter絕對/十足的快樂▸➤pure, sheer純粹的快樂▸➤mischievous, perverse搞惡作劇的/怪癖的快樂▸➤childish, childlike天真的/孩子般的快樂▸➤girlish (especially BrE) 少女般的喜悅▸➤evident, obvious明顯的快樂;顯然的喜悅▸➤aesthetic, sensory, sensual, spiritual, visual審美愉悅;感官愉悅;精神愉悅;視覺愉悅◇Flowering trees provide shade as well as visual delight.開花樹木在提供樹蔭的同時還給人帶來視覺上的愉悅。VERB + DELIGHT➤express表達喜悅▸➤find, take找到快樂;以⋯為樂◇She took evident delight in frightening the children with horror stories.很明顯她以講恐怖故事嚇唬孩子為樂。➤bring, give sb給某人歡樂▸➤laugh with, scream with, squeal with快樂地大笑/叫喊/尖叫◇Alice squealed with sheer delight when she saw the monkeys.艾麗斯看到猴子時高興得尖叫起來。PREPOSITION➤in delight, with delight快樂地◇We danced around with childish delight.我們像孩子一樣高興地滿屋子跳舞。➤of delight快樂的⋯◇She gave a whoop of delight and dived into the water.她高興地大叫一聲,紮進了水裏。➤to your delight令某人快樂的是◇To my great delight, they offered me the job.他們給了我這個工作,令我非常高興。➤delight at因⋯的快樂◇He expressed his delight at seeing us all again.他表達了再一次見到我們所有人的喜悅之情。➤delight in⋯中的樂趣◇I find a perverse delight in listening to traffic.我從聽車流噪聲中找到一種怪異的樂趣。PHRASES➤a cry, gasp, squeal, etc. of delight快樂的叫喊/喘息/尖叫等▸➤much to sb's delight使某人十分高興的是◇Much to the delight of the crowd, the band came back and did three encores.使觀眾大為欣喜的是,樂隊返回台上又演奏了 3 首。delight
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2sth that gives great pleasure樂事ADJECTIVE | VERB + DELIGHT | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤real真正的樂事▸➤constant始終不變的樂趣◇The baby was a constant delight and source of amazement.這個嬰兒不斷給人帶來喜悅和驚奇。➤unexpected意想不到的樂事▸➤culinary, gastronomic烹飪的/美食的樂趣➤earthly人間的樂事◇He became deeply religious and turned away from earthly delights.他開始潛心信教,拋開一切塵世之樂。VERB + DELIGHT➤explore, sample發掘/嘗試樂事▸➤enjoy, savour/savor享受/品味樂趣◇Savour the culinary delights of Morocco.體味一下摩洛哥烹飪的樂趣。PREPOSITION➤delight to對⋯而言的樂趣◇The old lady's reminiscences were a continual delight to Constance.這位老太太對往事的回憶總是為康斯坦絲帶來快樂。
delight noun ⇨joy (squeal with delight)⇨pleasure (culinary delights)delight
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➡ See also the entries for interestverb and please另見interest動詞詞條和please條delight ♦︎ charm ♦︎ captivate ♦︎ entrance ♦︎ enthral ♦︎ enchant ♦︎ bewitchThese are all words that can be used when sb/sth gives you great pleasure or makes you want it/them very much.這些詞均表示使人愉悅或着迷。SYNONYM SCALE 詞義標尺下圖顯示這些詞所表達使人快樂的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be delighted / charmed / captivated / enthralled / enchanted / bewitched by sb / sth■delight [transitive, intransitive] to give sb great pleasure使高興;使愉快;帶來歡樂◆This news will delight his fans all over the world.這個消息將使全世界崇拜他的人都感到高興。◆ (written) She had a limitless capacity to astonish and delight.她總能帶給人驚奇和歡樂。 see also delight ⇨ joy, delight ⇨ pleasure■charm [transitive, intransitive] to please or attract sb in a way that makes them like you or be willing to do what you want吸引;迷住◆He charmed his mother into letting him have his own way.他哄得媽媽讓他爲所欲爲。◆Her words had lost their power to charm.她的話再也沒有吸引力了。 see also charm ⇨ charmnoun, charming ⇨ nice2■captivate [transitive, often passive] (especiallywritten) to get and keep sb's close attention by being extremely interesting or attractive迷住;使着迷◆The children were captivated by her stories.孩子們被她的故事迷住了。◆Men were captivated by her charm.男人都被她的妩媚迷住了。■entrance ɪnˈtraːns; NAmEɪnˈtræns [transitive, usually passive] (written) to get and keep sb's close attention by making them feel great pleasure or admiration使狂喜;使入迷◆He listened to her, entranced.他聽她說話聽得出了神。◆I was entranced by the bird's beauty.我被那只鳥的美麗迷住了。■enthral (BrE) (NAmEenthrall) ɪnˈθrɔːl (-ll-) [transitive, often passive] (especiallywritten) to get and keep sb's close attention by being extremely interesting or attractive迷住;使着迷◆This book will enthral readers of all ages.這本書對所有年齡的讀者都具有吸引力。◆The child watched, enthralled by the bright moving images.這孩子看着那些明亮的移動影像,着迷了。NOTE辨析 Captivate, entrance or enthral?You can be captivated by another person-their looks, charm or what they say or do. You can be entranced by a person or by sth that appeals to your senses, such as music, art or beauty. You can be enthralled by sth that you see or sth that appeals to your imagination, such as a story. * be captivated表示被别人的外表、魅力或言行迷住;be entranced表示被帶來感官愉悅的人或事物迷住,如音樂、藝術或美態;be enthralled則表示被所見之物,或能夠激發想象力的事物迷住,如故事。■enchant ɪnˈtʃɑːnt; NAmEɪnˈtʃænt [transitive] (especiallywritten) to attract sb strongly and make them feel great pleasure or interest使着迷;使陶醉◆The happy family scene had enchanted him.一家其樂融融的場面使他陶醉。■bewitchbɪˈwɪtʃ [transitive, often passive, intransitive] (written) to attract or impress sb so much that they cannot think in a sensible way迷住;迷惑◆He was completely bewitched by her beauty.他被她的美貌徹底迷住了。