释义 |
cheerycheer‧y /ˈtʃɪəri $ ˈtʃɪri/ adjective - "How wonderful," he said, but his cheery tone sounded a bit forced.
- A cheery fire burned in the fireplace.
- The woman behind the counter greeted us with a cheery hello.
- Her responses to the usual chorus of cheery greetings were half-hearted; all she could focus on was Vitor d'Arcos.
- I bounce a few more cheery sentences off her, but she has withdrawn into her shell.
- She wrote back in an unusually cheery vein in-tended to demonstrate, I suppose, that she was mending her ways.
- The casual wink from you, the cheery salute from your buddy, the you-rascal-you smiles of recognition from your workmates.
- The darkness gave way to cheery mood lighting.
- The jam around Samuel's mouth was like a big cheery grin, but his eyes remained sullen.
- The text is helpful, and the maps are bright and cheery.
feeling happy► happy someone who is happy seems relaxed and cheerful, and feels that their life is good, especially because they are in a situation, job, or relationship that they enjoy: · For the first five years of their marriage they were very happy.· She seems a lot happier now that she's got a new job.to do something: · I was very happy to be back home.happy doing something: · We were quite happy living in Africa. ► cheerful behaving in a way that shows you are happy, for example by smiling, laughing, or being very friendly: · Amelia seemed a little more cheerful today than last week.· She greeted us with a cheerful smile.· "Fine, thanks,'' he replied in a cheerful manner. ► be in a good mood to be happy at this particular time and therefore friendly to other people: · Why are you in such a good mood this morning?· I was in quite a good mood till you asked me that. ► content satisfied with what you have, so that you are happy enough and do not want anything else: · All he needs is a good book to read and he is quite content.content with: · Carla seems pretty much content with her life.content to do something: · We were perfectly content to go on walking until it got dark. ► cheery happy - use this when someone's behaviour and the way they talk seems happy: · The woman behind the counter greeted us with a cheery hello.· "How wonderful," he said, but his cheery tone sounded a bit forced. ► cheery smile She gave me a cheery smile. ► cheery wave He left them with a cheery wave. NOUN► smile· Ace stood silently as the Doctor doffed his hat, and gave Mortimer a cheery smile.· She always had a cherry-red face, with cheery smile and was a great favourite with the youngsters of the area. ► wave· Professor Cousins gave Chick a cheery wave.· The arm, uplifted in a cheery wave, is bony, frail, almost opalescent. happy or making you feel happy: She gave me a cheery smile. He left them with a cheery wave.—cheerily adverb |