| 单词 | to take delight |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto take delight P2. to take delight: to take pleasure in something, or in doing something. Also with to-infinitive. Also with modifying adjective. ΚΠ 1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry Bk. Knight of Tower (1971) xliiii. 67 The delite that men take in the sauoure and etyng of them. 1573 G. Gascoigne Hundreth Sundrie Flowres 315 Mine eyes, take no delight to raunge, About the gleames, which on your face do growe. 1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets xxxvii. sig. C4v As a decrepit father takes delight, To see his actiue childe do deeds of youth. View more context for this quotation 1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 28 Gardening was what I always took delight in. 1820 J. Clare Poems Rural Life (ed. 3) 125 Who takes delight To shool her knitting out at night. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) III. 184 The branch of knowledge..in which he takes the greatest delight. 2019 W. Austral. (Perth) (Nexis) 31 July 13 The fascination with Lego starts with Duplo-style bricks and toddlers taking great delight in knocking down any tower mum or dad may build. < as lemmas |
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