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单词 cheery
释义
cheerycheer‧y /ˈtʃɪəri $ ˈtʃɪri/ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • "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.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • 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  • I bounce a few more cheery sentences off her, but she has withdrawn into her shell.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.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorfeeling 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 She gave me a cheery smile.
 He left them with a cheery wave.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· 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.
· 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
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