delight
英 [dɪ'laɪt]
美[dɪ'laɪt]
- n. 高兴
- vi. 高兴
- vt. 使高兴
- n. (Delight)人名；(英)迪莱特
词态变化
复数: delights;第三人称单数: delights;过去式: delighted;过去分词: delighted;现在分词: delighting;
助记提示
1. de(读音联想“弟”) + light(光线) => 弟弟看到光线很快乐。
中文词源
delight 愉快，愉悦
de-, 向下，强调。-lic, 抓住，诱惑，词源同lace, elicit, delicious. 即诱人的，使愉悦。
英英释意
- 1. a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction;
- "his delight to see her was obvious to all"
- 2. something or someone that provides pleasure; a source of happiness;
- "a joy to behold"
- "the pleasure of his company"
- "the new car is a delight"
英文词源
- delight (n.)
- c. 1200, delit, from Old French delit "pleasure, delight, sexual desire," from delitier "please greatly, charm," from Latin delectare "to allure, delight, charm, please," frequentative of delicere "entice" (see delicious). Spelled delite until 16c. when it changed under influence of light, flight, etc.
- delight (v.)
- c. 1200, deliten, from Old French delitier (see delight (n.)). Related: Delighted; delighting.
考试真题
- Instead of trying to get children to work hard, why not focus on getting them to take pleasure in meaningful, productive activity, like making things, working with others, exploring ideas, and solving problems? These focuses are not so different from the things in which they delight.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- He looked up at his father, his features overflowing with energy and delight.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- These focuses are not so different from the things in which they delight.
2015年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B
- I was delighted at the presence of such a student.
2016年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
- So imagine my delight when he emailed me saying he wanted to come to visit me.
2018年高考英语全国卷2 完形填空 原文
- The professor was delighted to find that two thirds of the project had already been finished by the students independently.
2015年高考英语湖北卷 句子填空 原文
- To my delight, I was chosen from hundreds of applicants to attend the opening ceremony.
2015年高考英语福建卷 单项填空 原文
- Even though the day-to-day experience of raising kids can be soul-crushingly hard, Senior writes that “the very things that in the moment dampen our moods can later be sources of intense gratification and delight.
出自-2011年考研阅读原文
- Losing a job is hurting: you don’t skip down to the jobcentre with a song in your heart, delighted at the prospect of doubling your income from the generous state.
出自-2014年考研阅读原文
实用场景例句
- a feeling of sheer/pure delight
- 十分高兴的心情
牛津词典
- The children squealed with delight when they saw the puppy.
- 孩子们看到小狗时高兴得大声尖叫。
牛津词典
- She won the game easily, to the delight of all her fans.
- 这场比赛她赢得很轻松，令所有的崇拜者大为高兴。
牛津词典
- He takes (great) delight in (= enjoys) proving others wrong.
- 他以证实别人出错为（一大）快事。
牛津词典
- This guitar is a delight to play.
- 这吉他弹起来很惬意。
牛津词典
- the delights of living in the country
- 生活在乡村的乐趣
牛津词典
- This news will delight his fans all over the world.
- 这消息将使全世界崇拜他的人都感到高兴。
牛津词典
- He delighted in sharing his love of birds with children.
- 他喜欢与孩子们分享他对鸟类的热爱。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Generations of adults and children have delighted in the story...
- 一代又一代的成年人和儿童都很喜欢这个故事。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Throughout the house, the views are a constant source of surprise and delight...
- 从房子各处看到的景色不断给人以惊奇和欣喜。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Andrew roared with delight when he heard Rachel's nickname for the baby...
- 安德鲁听到雷切尔给婴儿起的绰号时，不禁高兴得大笑起来。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Haig took obvious delight in proving his critics wrong...
- 黑格显然以证明他的批评者是错误的为乐。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I enjoy seeing your parents take such a delight in the boys.
- 看到你父母如此喜欢这些男孩子，我很高兴。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Isn't she a delight?...
- 她真讨人喜欢，不是吗？
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The aircraft was a delight to fly...
- 驾驶这架飞机是一件乐事。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She has created a style of music that has delighted audiences all over the world...
- 她创造出了一种能令全世界的听众都感到快乐的音乐风格。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The report has delighted environmentalists.
- 这份报告让环境保护主义者欢欣不已。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- One said he could not see anything except the blue of the sky.
- 其中一个说除了蓝色的天空,他不看到任何东西.
期刊摘选
- The child clapped his hands in delight.
- 那孩子高兴得拍起手来.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The opera was an aural as well as a visual delight.
- 这部歌剧对于听觉和视觉都是一种享受.
《简明英汉词典》
- It is a delight for her to watch her daughter dance in the show.
- 对她来说,观看女儿在节目中表演舞蹈是件乐事.
《简明英汉词典》
- He is crazy with delight.
- 他高兴得发狂.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Singing is her chief delight.
- 唱歌是她的主要爱好.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The children dance round him in delight.
- 孩子们开心地围着他跳舞.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- I fully agree to the arrangement and take delight in it [ take it with delight ].
- 我完全赞成并乐于接受这一安排.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He was thrown into transports of delight.
- 他感到一阵高兴.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- We danced around with childish delight.
- 我们像孩子一样欢快地围在一起跳舞.
《简明英汉词典》
- She grinned with delight.
- 她高兴地咧开嘴笑.
《简明英汉词典》