| 单词 | merry |
| 释义 | merry (meri ) Word forms: merrier , merriest 1. adjective If you describe someone's character or behaviour as merry, you mean that they are happy and cheerful. [old-fashioned] He was much loved for his merry nature. From the house come the bursts of merry laughter. Merry black eyes glinted at them. Synonyms: cheerful, happy, upbeat [informal], carefree merrily adverb [ADVERB after verb] Chris threw back his head and laughed merrily. 2. graded adjective A merry sound or sight makes you feel cheerful. [old-fashioned] ...the merry sounds of a seven-piece brass band. She was humming a merry little tune. 3. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you get merry, you get slightly drunk. [British, informal] They went off to Glengarriff to get merry. 4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Some people use merry to emphasize something that they are saying, often when they want to express disapproval or humour. [emphasis] It hasn't stopped the British Navy proceeding on its merry way. In the merry world of American lawyers it is the simplest thing in the world to start an action. 5. See also merrily 6. Merry Christmas convention B1 Just before Christmas and on Christmas Day, people say ' Merry Christmas' to other people to express the hope that they will have a happy time. [formulae] Merry Christmas, everyone. I just wanted to wish you a merry Christmas. A merry Christmas to all our readers. 7. make merry phrase [VERB inflects] If people make merry, they enjoy themselves and have fun, for example by singing, dancing, and drinking together. [old-fashioned] Neighbours approached their boundaries from opposite sides and made merry together. Synonyms: have fun, celebrate, revel, have a good time 8. to lead someone a merry dance phrase [VERB inflects] If someone leads you a merry dance, they make you do things over a long period of time which cause you problems and do not benefit you in any way. [British, old-fashioned] 9. to play merry hell phrase To play hell with something means to have a bad effect on it or cause great confusion. In British English, you can also say that one person or thing plays merry hell with another. [informal] Lord Beaverbrook, to put it bluntly, played hell with the war policy of the R.A.F. Slugs play merry hell with emerging shoots. Quotations: A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance Bible: Proverbs Idioms: play merry hell with something [British] or play hell with something to have a bad effect on something or to cause great confusion Divorce and remarriage play hell with property and inheritance law. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers lead someone a merry dance [British] to deliberately make a lot of difficulties for someone who is trying to achieve something When I tried to find out who was in charge, they led me a merry dance, sending me from one department to another before I found the right person to talk to. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 欢乐的 Japanese: 陽気な |
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