Delight
[dɪ'laɪt]
解释:
(noun.) a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; 'his delight to see her was obvious to all'.
(verb.) take delight in; 'he delights in his granddaughter'.
手打:斯坦--From WordNet
解释:
(v. t.) A high degree of gratification of mind; a high- wrought state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme satisfaction; joy.
(v. t.) That which gives great pleasure or delight.
(v. t.) Licentious pleasure; lust.
(v. t.) To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly; as, a beautiful landscape delights the eye; harmony delights the ear.
(v. i.) To have or take great delight or pleasure; to be greatly pleased or rejoiced; -- followed by an infinitive, or by in.
录入:凯思琳
同义词及近义词：
n. Joy, gladness, delectation, rapture, transport, ravishment, ecstasy, great pleasure.
v. a. Enrapture, transport, enchant, charm, bless, please highly, gratify much.
v. n. Take delight, have great pleasure.
编辑:珀尔
同义词及反义词：
SYN:Enjoyment, pleasure, happiness, transport, ecstasy, joy, gratification,gladness, rapture, bliss
ANT:Pain, suffering, sorrow, trouble, misery, displeasure, dissatisfaction,disappointment, discomfort, dejection, depression, distress, melancholy,discontent
整理:斯特拉
解释:
v.t. to please highly.—v.i. to have or take great pleasure: to be greatly pleased.—n. a high degree of pleasure: extreme satisfaction: that which gives great pleasure.—p.adj. Delight′ed greatly pleased: (Shak.) delightful.—adjs. Delight′ful Delight′some full of delight.—adv. Delight′fully.—n. Delight′fulness.—adj. Delight′less affording no delight.
手打:莎伦
娱乐性解释：
To dream of experiencing delight over any event, signifies a favorable turn in affairs. For lovers to be delighted with the conduct of their sweethearts, denotes pleasant greetings. To feel delight when looking on beautiful landscapes, prognosticates to the dreamer very great success and congenial associations.
整理:维维安
例句:
- Gudrun gave a little cry of excitement, as if pierced with delight. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- She knows I'm a going to tell,' here his delight broke out again, 'and has made off. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- Because you delight in sacrifice. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- Shall I, in cool blood, set loose upon the earth a d?mon, whose delight is in death and wretchedness. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
- I cannot but think of dear Sir Thomas's delight. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
- Sir Percival's delight and surprise appeared to be beyond all expression. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- If any thing could increase her delight, it was perceiving that the baby would soon have outgrown its first set of caps. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
- Our first plan had been to quit our wintry native latitude, and seek for our diminished numbers the luxuries and delights of a southern climate. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- I know that such a girl as Harriet is exactly what every man delights inwhat at once bewitches his senses and satisfies his judgment. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
- She doesn't bounce, but moves quietly, and takes care of a certain little person in a motherly way which delights me. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- Nor should our citizens be given to excess of laughter--'Such violent delights' are followed by a violent re-action. 柏拉图. 理想国.
- One would be startled to see him with a bright tie, a loud checked suit, or a fancy waistcoat, and yet there is a curious sense of fastidiousness about the plain things he delights in. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- Captain Marryatt writes: I do not know a spot on the globe which so much astonishes and delights upon first arrival as Madeira. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- In progress of time, I also became a father, and our little darlings, our playthings and delights, called forth a thousand new and delicious feelings. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- He was, in fact, the most agreeable young man the sisters had ever known, and they were equally delighted with him. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
- Look at him, the old man would say, nudging his neighbour with a delighted purple face, did you ever see such a chap? 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- Cato and Varro, Virgil and Columella, Pliny and Palladius delighted to instruct the farmer and praise his occupation. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- Ah, my dear Watson, said he, striding into the room, I am very delighted to see you! 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
- And Amy tried on the blue ring with a delighted face and a firm resolve to earn it. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- He was highly delighted, and the exchange was made, much, I believe, to the annoyance of Mr. Elliston, though I knew not why it grieved him. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
- The honest Irish maid-servant, delighted with the change, asked leave to kiss the face that had grown all of a sudden so rosy. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- The philosopher, delighting in speculation, was also eminently a man of action. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
- Himself ravished with the contemplation of the idea of good, and delighting in solid geometry (Rep. 柏拉图. 理想国.
- Her father looked round at the company, delighting in their admiration. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
手打:罗谢尔