| 单词 | happy |
| 释义 | happy (hæpi ) Word forms: happier , happiest 1. adjective A1 Someone who is happy has feelings of pleasure, usually because something nice has happened or because they feel satisfied with their life. Marina was a confident, happy child. I'm just happy to be back running. Her face relaxed into a happy smile. Synonyms: pleased, delighted, content, contented happily adverb [usually ADVERB with verb] B1 He had chatted happily with guests in the sunshine. Synonyms: aptly, appropriately, successfully, gracefully Synonyms: joyfully, cheerfully, gleefully, blithely happiness uncountable noun B1 I think mostly she was looking for happiness. Synonyms: pleasure, delight, joy, cheer 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A1 A happy time, place, or relationship is full of happy feelings and pleasant experiences, or has an atmosphere in which people feel happy. Except for her illnesses, she had had a particularly happy childhood. It had always been a happy place. We have a very happy marriage. Synonyms: contented, blessed, blest, joyful 3. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVE that, ADJECTIVE to-infinitive] A2 If you are happy about a situation or arrangement, you are satisfied with it, for example because you think that something is being done in the right way. If you are not happy about a repair, go back and complain. [+ about/with] He's happy that I deal with it myself. 4. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE, usually ADJECTIVE to-infinitive] A2 If you say you are happy to do something, you mean that you are very willing to do it. I'll be happy to answer any questions if there are any. That's a risk I'm happy to take. Synonyms: willing, ready, glad, contented happily adverb [ADVERB with verb] B2 If I've caused any offence over something I have written, I will happily apologise. Synonyms: aptly, appropriately, successfully, gracefully Synonyms: joyfully, cheerfully, gleefully, blithely Synonyms: willingly, freely, gladly, enthusiastically 5. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A1 Happy is used in greetings and other conventional expressions to say that you hope someone will enjoy a special occasion. Happy Birthday! Happy Easter! 6. many happy returns convention When it is someone's birthday, people sometimes say 'Many happy returns' to them as a way of greeting them. [formulae] 7. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A happy coincidence is one that results in something pleasant or helpful happening. By happy coincidence, Robert met Richard and Julia and discovered they were experiencing similar problems. Quotations: Happy the man, and happy he alone He who can call today his own; He who, secure within, can say, Tomorrow, do thy worst, for I have lived todayImitation of Horace The happy man is not he who seems thus to others, but who seems thus to himselfMoral Sayings Call no man happy till he dies, he is at best but fortunate Happy men are grave. They carry their happiness cautiously, as they would a glass filled to the brim which the slightest movement could cause to spill over, or breakLes Diaboliques No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectly moral till all are moral; no one can be perfectly happy till all are happySocial Statics We are never happy: we can only remember that we were so once Idioms: happy as a pig in muck [British, informal] very happy From day one I adored it. I was as happy as a pig in muck. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers happy as Larry [British, informal] very happy I gave her a police badge to wear on her sleeve and she's as happy as Larry. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers happy as a lark very happy Look at me – eighty-two years old and happy as a lark! Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers happy as a clam [mainly US] very happy Join the other kids. Do that, and before you know it you'll be happy as a clam. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers not a happy bunny [British] annoyed or unhappy about something. You use this expression to be humorous or ironic. Arthur stared into the cup, worriedly. He was not a happy bunny. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: happy holiday On park, the outdoor pool and adventure play make for a happy holiday. The Sun For full-time residents dependent on pensions, annuities or investment from home, this has not been a happy holiday season. Times, Sunday Times We approach with happy holiday faces, signalling how up for a good time we are, what super-fun travelling companions we will be. Times, Sunday Times The losers will be sad for a while and go on a happy holiday with family or friends before returning to normal. Times, Sunday Times Happy holiday, readers of the world. Times, Sunday Times But it's not the happy homecoming he expected - his wife has fallen for a man out there and wants to go back! The Sun A happy homecoming this was not. The Sun It was not a happy homecoming. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's gonna be strange going back, but maybe we need to be able to associate it with a happy memory. Times, Sunday Times They will be such a happy memory for them to share later in life. The Sun We lost the penalty shootout so it's not a happy memory. The Sun My last kick in professional football isn't a happy memory either. The Sun With that happy memory, her pure milkywhite skin turns momentarily a little pinker, her startling grey-green eyes perhaps a little mistier. Times, Sunday Times That was a happy reunion and a good time. Christianity Today But they're not hoping for a happy reunion - these dudes want to steal the railroad's safe. The Sun A microchip led to a happy reunion with her family. The Sun Is it always a happy reunion? Times, Sunday Times But their happy reunion soon crumbles. The Sun A set of good felt-tip pens, a stack of 260g paper and a happy tune. Times, Sunday Times Or possibly waltzing out, hands in pockets, whistling a happy tune and counting their bonuses. Times, Sunday Times She can be witty at times, but in general she's not an author who leaves you whistling a happy tune. The Times Literary Supplement These allusive pieces aren't always easy, but they are ideal for times when three chords and a happy tune just won't do. Times, Sunday Times Having stood to join the inevitable ovation, you'll head out into the night whistling a very happy tune. Times, Sunday Times She actually has a life - and she's incredibly happy for about five minutes! The Sun But he will admit he's incredibly happy with his lot in life. The Sun It was, he says, 'an incredibly happy childhood, incredibly happy'. Times, Sunday Times But despite us moving 23 times, we were still an incredibly happy family. Times, Sunday Times I have incredibly happy memories of my childhood. Times, Sunday Times It's perfectly happy in dry, dark, rooty soil and requires no attention except to cut out the old stems every two years. Times, Sunday Times But they are perfectly happy to stop others. Times, Sunday Times I was perfectly happy fishing by myself in places like that, with a piece of string and some cheese scavenged from the breakfast bar. Times, Sunday Times The trust conceded it was 'not always perfect' but said the 'vast majority' of its 8,000 tenants were 'perfectly happy with it as their landlord'. Times, Sunday Times I'm perfectly happy to play in whatever system he has for that game. The Sun Those who thought they were reasonably happy could be encouraged to be happier. Times, Sunday Times Most zero-hours workers seem reasonably happy with their lot. Times, Sunday Times That's a reasonably happy ending to an ugly story. Times, Sunday Times This win-win situation allows innovation to proceed with everyone reasonably happy. Christianity Today We didn't have enough people reasonably happy with a draft. Times, Sunday Times His affection for the city had deepened during a supremely happy stay there some years earlier, but the atmosphere on his return proved decidedly hostile. Times, Sunday Times Their 23-year marriage was supremely happy but it was forged in misery. Times, Sunday Times Both camps will be supremely happy with this latest offering. Times, Sunday Times She's by herself, and she's so supremely happy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As you can imagine, some investors are not terribly happy and there are the inevitable legal actions looming. Times, Sunday Times The hospital's accident and emergency unit has been earmarked for closure and the locals are not terribly happy about it. The Sun Oh darling, you really are the most incredible wonderful person in all this wide world and you make me so terribly happy. Times, Sunday Times She didn't seem terribly happy about that fact. The Sun Are they really all so terribly happy all the time? Times, Sunday Times In academic studies, gratitude, she says, consistently comes top of the list of what makes humans truly happy. Times,Sunday Times By bearing in mind that truly happy people do not film themselves on holiday because they are having too much fun. Times, Sunday Times You have shown me how to live and you have shown me how to be truly happy. Times, Sunday Times The new moon reveals what will make you truly happy - it's surprising! The Sun How can these characters ever be truly happy when nothing but external validation drives them on? Times, Sunday Times I was so happy, so, so unbelievably happy, but then that turned to anger. Times, Sunday Times I'm loving it and getting a year's contract made me unbelievably happy. The Sun So we are unbelievably happy that we are here, where we are now. The Sun He was unbelievably happy about getting the job. The Sun I'm unbelievably happy with it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 快乐的 Japanese: 幸福な |
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