cheerful
英 ['tʃɪəfʊl; -f(ə)l]
美['tʃɪrfl]
- adj. 快乐的；愉快的；高兴的
词态变化
副词: cheerfully;名词: cheerfulness;
英英释意
- 1. being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits;
- "her cheerful nature"
- "a cheerful greeting"
- "a cheerful room"
- "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"
- 2. pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic
英文词源
- cheerful (adj.)
- c. 1400, "full of cheer," from cheer (n.) + -ful. Meaning "elevating the spirits" is from mid-15c. Related: Cheerfully; cheerfulness.
同义词辨析
happy, glad, cheerful, joyful, merry, delightful, gay, pleasant, nice, jolly, agreeable
这些形容词均含"愉快的，高兴的"之意。
happy： 侧重感到满足、幸福或高兴。
glad： 最普通用词，语气较弱，表示礼貌的惯用语。指乐于做某事或因某事而感到满足，常表愉快的心情。
cheerful： 多指因内心的愉快而表现出兴高采烈，是强调而自然的感情流露。
joyful： 语气较强，强调心情或感情上的欣喜。
merry： 指精神情绪的暂时高涨，表示欢乐、愉快的心境或情景，侧重充满欢笑声和乐趣。
delightful： 指能带来强烈的快乐，激起愉快的情感，用于非常愉快的场合。
gay： 侧重无忧无虑、精神昂扬、充满生命的快乐。
pleasant： 侧重给人以"赏心悦目"或"愉快的，宜人的"感受。
nice： 语气较温和，泛指任何愉快或满意的感觉。
jolly： 通俗用词，多指充满快乐与喜悦的神情。
agreeable： 指与感受者的愿望、情趣或受好等和谐一致而带来的心情上的快意。
考试真题
- In the author's eyes, motorheads are cheerful and smart.
2016年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 题设
- This tractive four takes you to some of San Francis's most cheerful holiday scenes.
2017年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读A 原文
实用场景例句
- You're not your usual cheerful self today.
- 你今天不像往常那么快快乐乐的。
牛津词典
- a cheerful, hard-working employee
- 快快乐乐勤奋工作的雇员
牛津词典
- a cheerful smile/voice
- 欢快的微笑 / 说话声
牛津词典
- a bright, cheerful restaurant
- 明亮宜人的餐馆
牛津词典
- walls painted in cheerful (= light and bright) colours
- 用亮丽色彩涂饰一新的墙壁
牛津词典
- a chatty, cheerful letter
- 一封令人愉快的拉家常的信
牛津词典
- to laugh/nod/whistle cheerfully
- 欢快地笑 / 点头 / 吹口哨
牛津词典
- I could cheerfully have killed him when he said that (= I would have liked to) .
- 他说那话时我真想把他宰了。
牛津词典
- She cheerfully admitted that she had no experience at all (= she wasn't afraid to do so) .
- 她坦然承认她毫无经验。
牛津词典
- They are both very cheerful in spite of their colds...
- 他们俩虽然感冒了，可都兴高采烈的。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Jack sounded quite cheerful about the idea.
- 杰克好像对这个想法很高兴。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The nursery is bright and cheerful, with plenty of toys.
- 托儿所明亮宜人，还有许多玩具。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- There is little evidence to support many of Mr Will's cheerful assumptions.
- 没有多少证据能支持威尔先生的那些乐观设想。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The experiments show that Q has a better consistency with subjective assessment results than conventional PSNR.
- 实验证明,该指标与传统的PSNR指标相比,与主观评价结果具有较好的吻合性.
期刊摘选
- The letter ended on a cheerful note.
- 这封信以乐观的口气收尾.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- After her colleagues had talked with her several times , she became a bit more cheerful.
- 经同事反复劝解, 她的情绪才好了一些.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- I have this image of you as always being cheerful and optimistic.
- 你留给我的印象总是快活和乐观.
《简明英汉词典》
- A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance.
- 心情舒畅,焕发容光.
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- She has resilient character and will soon be cheerful again.
- 她有达观的性格,不久便会振作起来.
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- The prospect is cheerful.
- 前景乐观.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The captain's cheerful laugh dispelled our fears.
- 船长愉快的笑声消除了我们的恐惧.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.
- 事态呈现出可喜的前景.
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