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单词 delighted
释义
delighted
(dɪltɪd )
1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE, oft ADJECTIVE to-infinitive] B1+
If you are delighted, you are extremely pleased and excited about something.
I know Frank will be delighted to see you.
He said that he was delighted with the public response. [+ with]
Synonyms: pleased, happy, charmed, thrilled  
delightedly adverb [ADVERB with verb]
'There!' Jackson exclaimed delightedly.
2. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE, oft ADJECTIVE to-infinitive]
If someone invites or asks you to do something, you can say that you would be delighted to do it, as a way of showing that you are very willing to do it. [feelings]
'You must come to Tinsley's graduation party.'—'I'd be delighted.'
Collocations:
delighted audience
The joke had been repeated by more than one member of a delighted audience.
The Times Literary Supplement
The entire incident was filmed and shown during the next episode of the series to delighted audience response.
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The show delighted audiences between 1968 and 1977, pulling in 18m viewers at its peak.
Times, Sunday Times
They'll tell you what a genius you are, how much they love your story and how they can see it playing to delighted audiences worldwide.
Times, Sunday Times
However, the play also appears to be a superficial work of fancy and nonsense verse, and it delighted audiences with tongue twisters and parody.
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delighted fans
As she bounds into the room, she high-fives delighted fans who cheer, clap and wolfwhistle.
The Sun
Unfortunately, although the news has delighted fans, their comeback has been tinged with sadness.
The Sun
After his win, the 6ft 5in star delighted fans by donning his national flag like a cape and launching into the crowd to accept hugs and high fives.
The Sun
Cliff's best-selling collections have delighted fans for 35 years.
The Sun
The home favourite had a one-second cushion from the downhill and delighted fans when she safely negotiated the slalom.
Times, Sunday Times
genuinely delighted
I am genuinely delighted for the economies of these islands that enough people still want to visit them.
Times, Sunday Times
We share a group of friends genuinely delighted that we found one another.
Times,Sunday Times
Genuinely delighted, it nevertheless hit me that our paths through life would be increasingly different as she embraced motherhood.
Times, Sunday Times
Wherever on the island you choose to stay, you'll find empty beaches and warm welcomes from people who are genuinely delighted to meet tourists.
Times,Sunday Times
All his relatives seem genuinely delighted to see him when he pitches up at their door.
Times, Sunday Times
obviously delighted
We're obviously delighted for him, for both of them.
The Sun
Yes, he was obviously delighted at seeing his 20million investment live up to his promise that a goal was just around the corner.
The Sun
Obviously delighted with the breakthrough, that at last people know exactly how [the disaster] came about.
Times, Sunday Times
I'm obviously delighted and very proud.
The Sun
Translations:
Chinese: 高兴的
Japanese: 大喜びの
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