Delight
[dɪ'laɪt]
解釋/意思:
(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
解釋/意思:
(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.
錄入:凯思琳
同義詞及近義詞：
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.
編輯:珀尔
同義詞及反義詞：
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
解釋/意思:
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
娱乐性解釋/意思：
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/造句/用法:
- Gudrun gave a little cry of excitement, as if pierced with delight. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- She knows I'm a going to tell,' here his delight broke out again, 'and has made off. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Because you delight in sacrifice. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- Shall I, in cool blood, set loose upon the earth a d?mon, whose delight is in death and wretchedness. 瑪麗·雪萊. 弗蘭肯斯坦.
- I cannot but think of dear Sir Thomas's delight. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- Sir Percival's delight and surprise appeared to be beyond all expression. 威爾基·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. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- 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. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- I know that such a girl as Harriet is exactly what every man delights inwhat at once bewitches his senses and satisfies his judgment. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- 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·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Nor should our citizens be given to excess of laughter--'Such violent delights' are followed by a violent re-action. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- 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. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- Captain Marryatt writes: I do not know a spot on the globe which so much astonishes and delights upon first arrival as Madeira. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- 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. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- He was, in fact, the most agreeable young man the sisters had ever known, and they were equally delighted with him. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- 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·薩克雷. 名利場.
- 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. 世紀發明.
- Ah, my dear Watson, said he, striding into the room, I am very delighted to see you! 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- And Amy tried on the blue ring with a delighted face and a firm resolve to earn it. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- 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. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- 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·薩克雷. 名利場.
- The philosopher, delighting in speculation, was also eminently a man of action. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- Himself ravished with the contemplation of the idea of good, and delighting in solid geometry (Rep. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- Her father looked round at the company, delighting in their admiration. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
手打:罗谢尔