1ADJ-GRADED 高兴的;快乐的 Someone who is happy has feelings of pleasure, usually because something nice has happened or because they feel satisfied with their life. 高兴的;快乐的
2ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n](时光、地点或关系)令人愉快的,幸福的 A happy time, place, or relationship is full of happy feelings and pleasant experiences, or has an atmosphere in which people feel happy. (时光、地点或关系)令人愉快的,幸福的
Except for her illnesses, she had had a particularly happy childhood.
3ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ, ADJ that, ADJ to-infinitive](对情况或安排)满意的,放心的 If you are happy about a situation or arrangement, you are satisfied with it, for example because you think that something is being done in the right way. (对情况或安排)满意的,放心的
If you are not happy about a repair, go back and complain. [+ about/with]
如果你对修理效果不满意,可以再找他们投诉。
He's happy that I deal with it myself.
我自己把事情解决了,对此他很满意。
When he got old he was really quite happy to let the department run itself.
上了年纪后,他真的很放心让这个部门自行运转。
4ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ, usually ADJ to-infinitive]乐意的;情愿的 If you say you are happy to do something, you mean that you are very willing to do it. 乐意的;情愿的
I'll be happy to answer any questions if there are any.
If I've caused any offence over something I have written, I will happily apologise.
如果我写的东西冒犯了别人,我愿意道歉。
5ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n](表示祝福)…快乐Happy is used in greetings and other conventional expressions to say that you hope someone will enjoy a special occasion. many happy returns→see: return(表示祝福)…快乐
Happy Birthday!.
生日快乐!
Happy Easter!
复活节快乐!
6ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n](巧合)幸运的,令人愉快的 A happy coincidence is one that results in something pleasant or helpful happening. (巧合)幸运的,令人愉快的
By happy coincidence, Robert met Richard and Julia and discovered they were experiencing similar problems.
幸运的是,罗伯特碰巧遇到了理查德和朱莉娅,发现原来他们也碰到了类似的问题。
Quotations
Happy the man, and happy he alone He who can call today his own; He who, secure within, can say, Tomorrow, do thy worst, for I have lived todayJohn DrydenImitation of Horace
The happy man is not he who seems thus to others, but who seems thus to himselfPublilius SyrusMoral Sayings
Call no man happy till he dies, he is at best but fortunateSolon
Happy men are grave. They carry their happiness cautiously, as they would a glass filled to the brim which the slightest movement could cause to spill over, or breakJules Barbey D'AurevillyLes Diaboliques
No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectly moral till all are moral; no one can be perfectly happy till all are happyHerbert SpencerSocial Statics
We are never happy: we can only remember that we were so onceAlexander Smith
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cheerful, content, delighted, glad, pleased, upbeat; (ant.) sad, unhappy 1
1feeling pleasure感到快樂VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound顯得高興;愉快;感覺幸福;看上去高興;好像開心;聽起來高興◇Outwardly the couple appeared happy.表面上看,這對夫妻顯得很幸福。◇Andrew felt happier than he had been for a long time.安德魯覺得好久沒這麼開心了。➤become變得愉快▸➤make sb使某人幸福◇Money won't make you happy.錢不能使人幸福。➤keep sb讓某人感到愉快◇He went home from time to time, to keep his mother happy.他時不時地回趟家,好讓母親高興。➤die死而無憾◇I can die happy knowing that I have achieved this.得知自己取得了這樣的成就,我死而無憾了。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極為/頗為/非常高興▸➤only too, particularly十分/格外快樂◇We'd be only too happy to accept your invitation.我們萬分高興地接受您的邀請。➤completely, perfectly快樂之至;十分高興◇Dad seemed perfectly happy with my explanation.爸爸對我的解釋似乎完全滿意。➤genuinely, truly確實高興◇For the first time in her life, she felt truly happy.她生平第一次真正地感到幸福。➤far from, not altogether, not at all, not entirely, not exactly, not particularly, not too, not totally並不開心;並不十分高興;一點兒也不幸福;不太高興◇Her boss was not entirely happy about the situation.她的老闆對情況不是十分滿意。➤relatively相當幸福▸➤just真是高興◇I'm just happy to be back home.回到家我真是很高興。➤amazingly, blissfully, deliriously, ecstatically, ridiculously, strangely, surprisingly出奇地高興;無比快樂;欣喜若狂;高興得離譜;高興得出奇▸➤clearly, obviously顯然幸福PREPOSITION➤about對⋯滿意◇I'm not too happy about her attitude.我對她的態度不太滿意。➤for為⋯而高興◇So you're getting married, I hear. I'm really happy for you!聽說你要結婚了,真為你高興 !➤with對⋯感到滿意◇I was quite happy with the way things went.我對事態的發展相當滿意。happy
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2giving pleasure令人快樂VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, seem令人愉快;好像令人愉快ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極為/頗為/非常令人愉快▸➤gloriously, particularly, wonderfully令人極其愉快/特別開心/樂不可支◇It had been a wonderfully happy time.那是一段特別令人開心的日子。➤quite頗令人開心
happy adj. ⇨happy (a happy face/marriage)⇨glad (I'm so happy for you.)⇨timely (a happy coincidence)happy
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➡ See also the entries for excited and glad另见excited条和glad条happy ♦︎ satisfied ♦︎ content ♦︎ contented ♦︎ joyful ♦︎ blissfulThese words all describe feeling, showing or giving pleasure or satisfaction.这些词均表示快乐的、满意的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达快乐的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆happy / satisfied / content / contented with sth◆a happy / satisfied / contented / blissful smile◆a happy / contented / joyful mood◆a happy / joyful occasion / celebration◆happy / blissful days / weeks / years◆to feel happy / satisfied / content / contented / joyful◆very / perfectly / quite happy / satisfied / content / contented■happyfeeling, showing or giving pleasure; pleased enough with sth or not worried about it(感到)高兴的;(带来)快乐的;满意的◆I looked around at all the happy faces.我环视四周一张张快乐的笑脸。◆a happy marriage / memory / childhood幸福的婚姻/记忆/童年◆Those were the happiest days of my life.那是我一生中最快乐的日子。◆The story has a happy ending.故事的结局很圆满。◆Happy birthday!生日快乐!◆If there's anything you're not happy about, come and ask.如果你有什么不满意的,尽管提出来。◆I said I'd go, just to keep him happy.我说我会去只是为了让他高兴。OPPsad,unhappy ⇨ unhappy1, unhappy ⇨ unhappy2 see also happiness ⇨ satisfaction▸happily
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◆children playing happily on the beach在海滩上嬉戏的孩子◆They had been happily married for ten years.他们婚后十年的生活一直很幸福。■satisfiedpleased because you have achieved sth or because sth has happened as you wanted it to; showing this satisfaction满意的;满足的;欣慰的◆She's never satisfied with what she's got.她从来不满足于已经拥有的东西。◆Keep all letters from satisfied customers.把所有满意顾客的来信都保存好。◆Sarah watched, a satisfied expression on her face.萨拉看着,脸上露出满意的神情。OPPdissatisfied ⇨ unhappy2 see also satisfaction ⇨ satisfaction, satisfy ⇨ please■content kənˈtent [not before noun] happy and satisfied with what you have满意;满足◆I'm perfectly content just to lie in the sun.只要能躺下晒太阳我就十分满足了。◆Not content with stealing my boyfriend(= not thinking that this was enough) she has turned all my friends against me.她抢走了我男朋友还不满足,又挑起我所有的朋友和我作对。 see also contentment ⇨ satisfaction■contentedhappy and comfortable with what you have; showing this满意的;满足的,惬意的◆a contented baby / workforce / cat满足的宝宝;满意的员工;惬意的猫咪◆I felt warm and cosy and contented.我感觉又暖和又舒服,很是惬意。◆He gave a long contented sigh.他满足地长舒了一口气。OPPdiscontented ⇨ unhappy2 see also contentment ⇨ satisfaction▸contentedly
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◆She smiled contentedly.她心满意足地笑了。NOTE辨析 Content or contented?Being contenteddepends more on having a comfortable life; being contentcan depend more on your attitude to your life: you can have to be content or learn to be content. * contented所指的满足多来自舒适生活;content所指的满足多来自生活态度,因此可用have to be content表示告慰自己,也可用learn to be content表示学会知足◆He had to be content with third place.他只好屈居第三。◆I really should try to be like her, she is so content.我真该学着像她那样知足。People or animals can be contented but only people can be content.形容人或动物满足都可以用contented,但是content只能形容人。■joyful (formal) very happy; making people very happy高兴的;快乐的;令人愉快的◆Easter is a time to be joyful.复活节是个快乐的节日。 see also joy ⇨ joy■blissfulmaking people very happy; showing this happiness快乐无比的;幸福的◆We spent three blissful weeks away from work.我们无忧无虑度了三个星期的假。ⓘ Blissful ignorance is when you don't know sth that you would much rather not know. * blissful ignorance指不知道一些事情反而比知道好◆We preferred to remain in blissful ignorance of what was going on.我们乐得对正发生的事一无所知。 see also bliss ⇨ joy▸blissfully
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◆blissfully happy极其幸福◆blissfully ignorant / unaware乐得无知/不知情NOTE辨析 Joyful or blissful?Joy is a livelier feeling; bliss is more peaceful. * joy是较热烈的感觉,bliss是较平和的感受。