joy

英 [dʒɔɪ]

美 [dʒɔɪ]

n. 高兴; 愉快; 喜悦; 令人高兴的人(或事); 乐事; 乐趣; 成功; 满意; 满足

复数：joys　现在分词：joying　过去式：joyed　第三人称单数：joys　过去分词：joyed　

中考高考 CET4 考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2881 / COCA.2816

同义词辨析

pleasure delight enjoyment joy rapture【导航词义：愉快，快乐】

pleasuren. 愉快，快乐

〔辨析〕

普通用词，指某种事物带来的愉悦感或满足感。

〔例证〕

The children used to get a lot of pleasure out of the hide-and-seek game.
孩子们曾从捉迷藏游戏中得到过很多快乐。
Jin Yong's works have given great pleasure to fans of kung fu novels.
金庸的作品给武侠小说迷们带来了极大的乐趣。

delightn. 快乐，高兴

〔辨析〕

指某事物或某人带来的欣喜、愉悦之感，语气强于 pleasure。

〔例证〕

That child ran towards his parents with a cry of delight.
那孩子欢呼着跑向父母。
To her delight, her boyfriend came back right before Christmas.
让她高兴的是，她男朋友刚好在圣诞节之前回来了。

enjoymentn. 愉快，乐趣

〔辨析〕

指客观事物给人带来的乐趣，语气较轻。

〔例证〕

Singing has brought her enormous enjoyment.
唱歌给她带来了极大的快乐。
Don't let them spoil our enjoyment.
不要让他们破坏我们的兴致。

joyn. 愉快，喜悦

〔辨析〕

指比较强烈的欢乐情绪，语气弱于 rapture 而强于 pleasure。

〔例证〕

To her surprise and joy, she received an invitation to that party.
她收到了赴宴的邀请，这让她又惊又喜。
On hearing the news, they jumped for joy.
得知这一消息之后，他们高兴得跳了起来。

rapturen. 〈文〉狂喜

〔辨析〕

语气最强，指欢天喜地、欣喜若狂。

〔例证〕

The kids gazed up at her in rapture.
孩子们抬起头，欣喜若狂地看着她。
They will be in raptures over England's victory.
他们会对英格兰的胜利感到欣喜若狂。

习惯用语

full of the joys of spring

快活极了；非常愉快；活泼愉快
very cheerful

sb's pride and joy

某人引以为荣的人（或事物）
a person or thing that causes sb to feel great pleasure or satisfaction

牛津词典

noun

高兴；愉快；喜悦
a feeling of great happiness
1. the sheer joy of being with her again
  与她重逢的无比喜悦之情
2. to dance for/with joy
  高兴得跳起舞来
3. I didn't expect them to jump for joy at the news (= to be very pleased) .
  没想到他们听到这消息高兴得跳了起来。
4. To his great joy, she accepted.
  使他感到非常高兴的是她接受了。
令人高兴的人（或事）；乐事；乐趣
a person or thing that causes you to feel very happy
1. the joys of fatherhood
  做父亲的乐趣
2. The game was a joy to watch.
  这比赛看起来真开心。
成功；满意；满足
success or satisfaction
1. We complained about our rooms but got no joy from the manager.
  我们抱怨房间不好，经理却不理会。
2. ‘Any joy at the shops?’ ‘No, they didn't have what I wanted.’
  “逛商店有收获吗？”“没有，哪里都没有我想要的。”

柯林斯词典

N-UNCOUNT 欢欣；愉快；喜悦
Joyis a feeling of great happiness.
1. Salter shouted with joy.
  索尔特欣喜地叫喊着。
2. ...tears of joy.
  喜悦的泪水
N-COUNT 令人高兴的事（或人）；乐事；乐趣
Ajoyis something or someone that makes you feel happy or gives you great pleasure.
1. One can never learn all there is to know about cooking, and that is one of the joys of being a chef...
  钻研烹饪之道是永无止境的，这也是当厨师的乐趣之一。
2. It was a joy to see her looking so well.
  看到她气色这么好真叫人高兴。
N-UNCOUNT 成功；好运
If you get nojoy, you do not have success or luck in achieving what you are trying to do.
1. They expect no joy from the vote itself...
  他们对投票本身不抱任何希望。
2. If you don't get any joy, get in touch with your local councillor.
  如果你没得到任何结果，请和本地议员联系。
PHRASE 欢欣鼓舞；欣喜若狂
If you say that someoneis jumping for joy, you mean that they are very pleased or happy about something.
1. He jumped for joy on being told the news.
  得知这个消息，他高兴得手舞足蹈。
one'spride and joy→ see:pride

英英释义

noun

something or someone that provides a source of happiness
1. a joy to behold
2. the pleasure of his company
3. the new car is a delight
Synonym:delightpleasure
the emotion of great happiness
Synonym:joyousnessjoyfulness

verb

make glad or happy
Synonym:gladden
feel happiness or joy
Synonym:rejoice

双语例句

It was a joy to see her looking so well.
看到她气色这么好真叫人高兴。
The flowers give him great joy of life.
这些花儿给他以很大生趣。
The bike soon became his pride and joy.
这辆自行车很快就成了他的骄傲。
Joy welled up in his heart.
欢乐拥上他的心头。
I was delirious with joy.
我欣喜若狂。
What joy, what rapture, what glory to see him again!
再见到他是多么高兴、多么欢欣、多么美妙的事啊！
He jumped for joy on being told the news.
得知这个消息，他高兴得手舞足蹈。
His heart sang for joy.
他高兴得心儿在唱歌。
They all shouted for [ with] joy when they heard it.
他们听到这事都高兴得叫了起来。
If you don't get any joy, get in touch with your local councillor.
如果你没得到任何结果，请和本地议员联系。