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单词 happy
释义
happyhap‧py /ˈhæpi/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective (comparative happier, superlative happiest) Word Origin
WORD ORIGINhappy
Origin:
1300-1400 hap ‘chance, luck’ (13-20 centuries), from Old Norse happ
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a happy baby
  • Doctors said they were happy with how the operation had gone.
  • Everyone thought their marriage was happy.
  • For the first five years of their marriage they were very happy.
  • Grandma is so happy that everyone will be there for Christmas.
  • He had a very happy childhood.
  • I'd gotten a lot done over the weekend and was happy about that.
  • I'm just happy to be home again.
  • I'm so happy for you - I know how much you wanted the job.
  • I could hear the happy sound of the street musicians.
  • I was very happy to be back home.
  • Is she happy about being pregnant?
  • Mike was a happy child and never gave us any trouble at all.
  • Most children's stories have happy endings.
  • Most fairy tales have a happy ending.
  • My years at college were the happiest time of my life.
  • Pinker stated that he was perfectly happy with the arrangement.
  • Sarah's main aim in life is simply to be happy.
  • She seems a lot happier now that she's got a new job.
  • The children's happy faces were reward enough.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • He gave little appearance of being unusually happy.
  • I wasn't very happy about that so I finished with him.
  • In fact, my childhood on Lewis can be described as a happy one.
  • Maggie suddenly shuddered, and twisted away, her happy expression replaced by one of painful memories.
  • The Grange has always been a happy house and still has a faint atmosphere of piety, fully intended by Mr Teulon.
  • With a politics of opinion, I am happy enough.
  • You know happiness is being able to assume you are happy.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
· Are you happy in your new job?· The film has a happy ending.· a happy childhood
looking happy: · a cheerful face/expression· The room looked bright and cheerful (=it made you feel good).· He seems a lot more cheerful today.
to feel happy and relaxed: · It was the day before the vacation and everyone was in a good mood.
written feeling happy with your life, job, situation etc: · He was contented with his job as a cycle mechanic.· She sat down with a contented expression on her face.
[not before noun] happy because something good has happened: · I’m pleased I passed my exam.· He was glad to see someone that he knew.
very happy
[not before noun] very happy because something good has happened: · The doctors say they are delighted with her progress.
[not before noun] very happy and excited about something: · He’s thrilled at the idea of going to Disneyworld.
[not before noun] very happy because you have heard some good news: · She was overjoyed when she found out that her son was safe.
(also be over the moon British English) [not before noun] informal to be very happy: · I was over the moon when I won the championship.
extremely happy: · The crowd were ecstatic, and cheered wildly.· ecstatic fans
a blissful time is one in which you feel extremely happy: · We stayed on the islands for two blissful weeks.· It sounded blissful – sea, sun, and good food.
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.
happy because something good has happened
feeling happy because something good has happened or is going to happen: · They returned from their vacation feeling happy and relaxed.· The children's happy faces were reward enough.happy about: · Is she happy about being pregnant?happy (that): · Grandma is so happy that everyone will be there for Christmas.happy to see/hear/learn/be etc: · I'm just happy to be home again.· They were happy to see Flynn looking so much better.happy for somebody (=happy because something nice has happened to someone else): · I'm so happy for you - I know how much you wanted the job.
happy and satisfied that something has happened, especially something that has happened to someone else or something good they have done: · "That was quite a performance," he said, looking pleased.pleased with: · We're all quite pleased with Amanda's progress.pleased about: · His parents were very pleased about his award.pleased to see/hear/learn/be etc: · You'll be pleased to hear that your application has been accepted.pleased (that): · Laurie was pleased that her daughter decided to go to college.
happy about a situation, especially because it has improved or because it is not as bad as it could have been: · We were all glad when it was time to go home.glad (that): · She was glad that the birthday party was a success.· "The meal was excellent." "I'm glad you liked it."glad to see/hear/learn etc: · Viv was glad to learn they'd reached home safely.
informal to feel happy and pleased that something has happened or that someone has done something for you, especially when it is amusing or unusual: be tickled about/with: · Kurt is tickled about all the attention he's been getting.be tickled (that): · We're tickled that the magazine has become so popular.be tickled pink/be tickled to death (=feel very happy): · I'm sure Dick will be tickled pink to see you.
to show in an unpleasant way that you are happy about your own success or someone else's failure or problems: · He has an unpleasant habit of gloating whenever he wins at tennis.· I hate to gloat, you guys, but I told you it wouldn't work.gloat over: · It was horrible to see her gloating over her brother's misfortune.
really enjoying the fact that something good has happened to you or that something bad has happened to someone else: · She seemed almost gleeful when I told her Hope had been fired.· The park was full of gleeful children playing on sleds.
very happy because something good has happened
· When she saw the new car, she was delighted.delighted about · His parents were absolutely delighted about the baby.delighted at · Andrea was delighted at the chance to go to the Bolshoi ballet.delighted to hear/see/learn/be etc · I was delighted to hear you were getting married.delighted (that) · We are delighted that the negotiations have been completed successfully.
very happy and excited about something that has happened: · You should go for a visit - my parents would be thrilled.thrilled with: · Louise is thrilled with the changes she has seen in her son's behavior.thrilled at/by: · She was thrilled at the possibility of being sent to Europe.thrilled (that): · My mother's thrilled that the new house is so close to the park.thrilled to do something: · She was thrilled to have her picture taken with Mel Gibson.thrilled to bits (=very thrilled): · We were thrilled to bits when our daughter appeared on TV.
to feel extremely happy and confident because you are very successful or because something very good has happened to you: · Since the baby came Anna's been on top of the world.· After Mark got the promotion, he was sitting on top of the world.
British informal to be very happy about something good that has happened, especially something that makes you proud of yourself: · "How does it feel to have scored the winning goal?" "Over the moon, Brian."· When she discovered she'd got the job she was over the moon.
written very happy about something, especially a piece of good news: · Naturally I was overjoyed when I was offered the part in the play.overjoyed to see/hear/learn/be etc: · My parents were overjoyed to see my brother again.
extremely happy and excited about something: · The kids were ecstatic when we brought home the new video game system.ecstatic about/over: · Coggan said his clients were ecstatic about the judge's ruling.
use this about a crowd of people who are very happy about something, for example because they have won something: · The jubilant fans lifted the players up on their shoulders.
written very happy and excited for a short time, especially because you have achieved something that is important to you: · When I told her the news I thought she'd be elated.elated by/at/with: · Jeremy felt elated by this sudden and unexpected success.· Elated with the election victory, the crowd waved banners and chanted.
a group of people that are joyful are extremely happy, especially because they are celebrating a happy event - used especially in literature: · The streets of the city were filled with joyful crowds celebrating the New Year.· After their election victory, party members seemed positively joyful.
looking extremely happy: · He was radiant with excitement when he came off the stage.· She announced, with a radiant smile, that she was going to have a baby.
happy most of the time
· Mike was a happy child and never gave us any trouble at all.· Sarah's main aim in life is simply to be happy.
usually behaving in a way that shows you are happy, by smiling, laughing, talking in a happy way, etc: · Thomas was cheerful and good-natured, and we soon became good friends.· She's kind of like a puppy - she's so cheerful and friendly.
happy and satisfied with your life: · He seems to be getting more contented as he gets older.· We spent ten contented years together.
to have a happy character and always behave in a happy way, even when there are problems: · Rosalind had a sunny disposition and a pleasant smile.· Marcia managed to keep a cheerful disposition despite her troubles at home.
British usually behaving in a cheerful, friendly way: · My uncle was a jolly man with a loud laugh.· Sue was always jolly and helpful.
to make someone feel happy
· He would do anything to make her happy.· Would winning a million dollars really make you happy?· It made him happy to see how much they enjoyed the presents.
to do something for someone who is sad in order to make them happy: cheer somebody up: · I tried to cheer him up by telling a joke.cheer up somebody: · As a clown he visits local hospitals to cheer up sick children.
informal to say or do something to someone that makes them suddenly feel very happy: · Sherry's phone call really made my day.· Go on, tell him you like his new suit. It'll make his day!
to do something to make someone happy, especially because they want you to do it: · I only got married to please my parents.· Sam is always doing little things to please her, but she hardly even notices.
to do something that makes someone happy for a short time: · If you think buying me flowers will put me in a good mood, you're wrong.· Shopping for new shoes usually puts her in a good mood.
if something raises or lifts someone's spirits , it makes them feel happier and more hopeful after they have been unhappy and not very hopeful: · The chance to get out of the house for a few hours had clearly raised her spirits.· He had been tired when he arrived, but the sight of the little children playing really lifted his spirits.
also cheering British making you feel happier, more hopeful, and more confident: · Kevin's school work is greatly improved, which is heartening.· It was about 8 o'clock when we heard the cheering news that Damien was out of danger.
to feel happy again after feeling sad
· Cheer up, Mandy - the insurance will cover most of the damage.· You'd better get dressed and cheer up. The guests are coming any minute.
to start to look happy again: · Mrs Verity brightened up at the news.· "Oh, I know the answer!" she said, brightening up.
to start to feel a little more happy: · She wasn't feeling too good yesterday but she perked up in the evening.· Jessica always perks up when Richard comes over.
to feel happier and more hopeful, especially because you have received some good news, or have seen or thought something encouraging: be heartened/be cheered by: · We are all heartened by the news that several families had already reached safety.be heartened/be cheered to see/hear/know/learn etc: · He was cheered to learn that his two attackers had been arrested.
to feel a little happier and more hopeful because something has happened to make a bad situation better: · Yes, the situation's pretty bad, but take heart - we'll find a way out of it.take heart from/in: · Company executives are taking heart from the success of recent sales.
a happy feeling
· Happiness is more important than money.· Pauline was willing to do anything for her children's happiness.find happiness (=become happy) · I doubt she'll find happiness with Gary.
the feeling you have when you are doing something you enjoy or when something very nice had happened to you: · Most craftsmen get a lot of pleasure out of making things.for pleasure: · Are you taking the trip for business or pleasure?give/bring pleasure: · His music has brought pleasure to people all over the world.take pleasure in (doing) something: · Cooper took obvious pleasure in announcing the merger.
especially written a feeling of great happiness, often because something good has happened: · It's hard to describe the joy we felt, seeing each other again after so many years.· The time we spent together in the Bahamas was pure joy.bring joy to somebody: · The toys will bring great joy to countless children.with joy: · People at the wedding laughed and danced with joy.jump/shout/yell etc for joy: · I was so excited about getting the job, I nearly jumped for joy.tears/shouts/cries etc of joy: · The sisters hugged and cried tears of joy.
great happiness and excitement, especially about something good that has happened: · Imagine our delight when we saw your article in the New Yorker.delight at/in: · Paul's delight at being asked to play the piano for us was clear.to somebody's delight: · To the audience's delight, she agreed to do another number.take delight in (doing) something: · Horton takes great delight in learning.with delight: · Robin laughed with delight as the birthday cake was carried in.
a quietly happy and satisfied feeling: · Joey sighed with contentment, snuggling down in his warm bed.
a feeling of very deep happiness and extreme pleasure: · A feeling of bliss came over him as he fell asleep.sheer/pure bliss: · Lying in the warm sun, listening to the sea was sheer bliss.wedded/marital bliss: · After what appeared to be nine years of wedded bliss, the couple has separated.
an extremely strong feeling of happiness and excitement that continues for a short time: · The whole country experienced a period of euphoria after winning the war.· The euphoria that new parents feel quickly changes to exhaustion.
written a strong feeling of happiness, excitement, and pride: · As he spoke you could hear the elation in his voice.· The troops sense of elation at the victory was not to last.
a happy time/situation/occasion
· He had a very happy childhood.· Everyone thought their marriage was happy.· My years at college were the happiest time of my life.
extremely happy and not worried by anything: · They were a young couple in the first blissful days of their marriage· She wandered deep into the forest, blissful in her freedom.blissful ignorance (=when you are happy because you do not know about something bad): · While her husband had affairs with other women, she lived in blissful ignorance.
a situation or period of time that is idyllic is one in which you are extremely happy and that you think could not be better: · It was an idyllic life for both of them, and they hated to leave the island.· Lou recalled his idyllic camping trips to Maine as a child.
a film, story, piece of music that makes you happy
· I could hear the happy sound of the street musicians.· Well that's not a very happy story, is it?happy ending (=the end of a story or film in which everyone is happy) · Most children's stories have happy endings.
a feel-good film, book, television programme etc makes you feel happy and cheerful because good things happen in it: · His latest film is a feel-good movie with a message.· There are still a few feel-good shows on TV, but most series have a harder edge.
a heartwarming story or event makes you feel happy, because the people in it do well in a difficult situation, and behave in a way that shows that people are good: · The movie tells a heartwarming story about a boy who saves his sister's life.· The response to our plea for more food and blankets has been heartwarming.
to have got rid of something or somebody
to have got rid of someone or something, so that they are not there to worry or annoy you: · At first I was glad to be rid of the extra work, but then I realized how much money I was losing.· The sooner we're rid of this government the better.· You shouldn't even think about buying a new car until you're rid of your current debts.
British informal to be very pleased you have got rid of something or someone: · I'll be glad to see the back of this project.· We will be glad to see the back of Williams, that's for sure.
the people in a wedding
the woman who is getting married: · Everyone turned around as the bride entered the church.· Teenage brides are twice as likely to end up being divorced as women who marry later.· He took his young bride to live on the ranch in Wyoming.
the man who is getting married: · It is traditional for the groom to buy presents for the bridesmaids.· Can I take a photograph of the bride and groom?
informal a man and a woman who have just got married: · I'd like to propose a toast to the happy couple.· Everyone waved goodbye as the happy couple drove away.
one of the women who help the bride on her wedding day, and who stand with her during the ceremony: · My three sisters were bridesmaids for me.
the chief man who helps the groom on his wedding day, and who stands with him during the ceremony: · I was honoured that he asked me to be his best man.
British /matron of honor American the chief married woman who helps the bride on the day of her wedding, and who stands with her during the ceremony: · I asked my older sister, Louise, to be my matron of honor.
British /maid of honor American the chief unmarried woman who helps the bride on the day of her wedding and who stands with her during the ceremony: · Leslie couldn't decide which of her college friends she wanted for her maid of honor.
American one of the men who help the groom on his wedding day, and who stand with him during the ceremony: · We need one groomsman for each bridesmaid.
to make someone feel satisfied
to make someone feel satisfied by being or giving them what they want or need: · I tried on dozens of wedding dresses before I found one that satisfied me.· A compromise was eventually reached, but even this failed to satisfy environmentalists.
to make someone continue to feel satisfied with a situation or arrangement: · A company can only be successful as long as it keeps its customers satisfied.· Part of your job is to keep our clients happy.· Politicians pass legislation to keep their constituents happy.
British /fulfill American to give someone what they want or need: · You must give more detailed answers if you are to fulfil the examiner's expectations.· Schools should fulfill the needs of poorer children, giving them a chance in society.
formal if you do something to someone's satisfaction , you do it in a way that is good enough and is what they want or need: · Kang has made most of the repairs to our satisfaction.· I hope this will settle the matter to your satisfaction.
when you think something is good enough
the way you feel when you think that something is as good as it should be, for example someone's work or something you buy: · I did the whole essay again, but she still wasn't satisfied.· Sussman puffed on his pipe, a satisfied grin on his face.satisfied with: · His boss seems satisfied with his work.· 95% of passengers say they are satisfied with the bus service.satisfied that: · Patients seemed satisfied that the standard of care was adequate.satisfied customer: · A good travel agent knows that a satisfied customer will always come back.
informal satisfied with what you have achieved: · Pinker stated that he was perfectly happy with the arrangement.happy with: · Doctors said they were happy with how the operation had gone.happy about: · I'd gotten a lot done over the weekend and was happy about that.
especially British the way you feel when you think something is very good and you feel very satisfied with it: · Were you pleased when you saw the results?pleased with: · Tom's teacher was pleased with his progress.· "How's your new car?" "It's great - I'm really pleased with it."
to think something is good enough because it is of a high enough standard or it gives you what you need: · A decision was made that both sides found satisfactory.· The new rules will not affect schools that parents consider satisfactory.
not satisfied
also dissatisfied formal the way you feel when something is not as good as you want or expect it to be: · We've offered to install brand new machines free of charge, but the company is still not satisfied.· The store issues refunds to dissatisfied customers.not satisfied with: · The teacher told James she wasn't satisfied with his work.· Employees of the company are increasingly dissatisfied with their jobs.not fully satisfied: · If you are not fully satisfied with this product, your money will be refunded.deeply dissatisfied (=very dissatisfied): · Most rail-users were deeply dissatisfied with the sort of service they were getting.
to feel annoyed and disappointed with something, because it has not been done well enough or you have not achieved what you wanted: not be happy/be unhappy about: · If you decide you're not happy about the way the dress fits, we'll alter it for you.· Wilkins was unhappy about being left off the U.S. Olympic team.not be happy/be unhappy with: · Fans are not happy with the team's performance.· Employees were generally unhappy with their promotion prospects.
British informal to be unhappy because you do not like the situation that you are in and you wish it would change: · It rained every day of our holiday. We were thoroughly fed up.be fed up with: · I'm fed up with this job. It's so boring.· Tom's getting pretty fed up with married life. He never goes out any more.
formal not satisfied and a little annoyed about the way something has been done: · Sarah seemed displeased but did not say anything to me.· Bonner was displeased by Neeman's remarks.displeased about: · Several readers were displeased about the photos that accompanied the story.displeased with: · Singer was displeased with Barbra Streisand's adaptation of his story "Yentl."
also discontented formal not satisfied or happy because you want something better than what you have now: · Discontented workers joined the protests.not content with: · Farmers were discontented with economic reforms that did not improve their businesses.· Marshall was not content with the draft of the contract.
not satisfied and slightly angry, especially because you feel you have been treated badly or unfairly: · It was the second pay cut in two years, and employees were becoming disgruntled.· After long delays, disgruntled passengers were taken to a nearby hotel.
to be willing to do something
if you are willing to do something that is necessary or that you have been asked to do, you will do it fairly happily: · He's willing to tell the police everything he knows.· To do well as a journalist, you have to be willing to change jobs very frequently.· Investors are willing to pay more for stocks when interest rates are low.
to be willing to do something at any time, whenever it needs to be done: · I'm always ready to help if you need me.· We are ready to consider any serious proposals.· If you really want to sell, price your house sensibly and be ready to make a deal.
spoken to be willing to do something that someone wants you to do, even though you might prefer not to: · I don't mind driving if you're tired.· If you don't mind waiting a few minutes, we can check our records for you.
to be very willing to do something that will help someone else: · Our sales staff are always pleased to help.· "Could you do me a favor?" "Sure, I'd be glad to."· John says he'd be happy to give you a hand with the gardening.be only too glad/happy/pleased to do something (=be very willing): · I'd be only too pleased to look after the kids for you.
to say that you are willing to do something that someone has asked you to do, especially when this will take some effort or be inconvenient: · I've agreed to help Sarah move house this weekend.· One of the jurors agreed to talk about the experience, but did not want to be named.kindly agree to do something formal: · Officer Browning has kindly agreed to come into school and give us a talk on crime prevention.
to be willing to do something, especially something difficult or unpleasant: · He was prepared to use force if necessary.· You'll never learn to speak another language unless you're prepared to make an effort.· Griffiths was prepared to spend up to $500,000 to renovate the old theater.
eager, hard-working, and willing to do anything you are asked to do: · He's not a very bright boy, but he's young, strong, and willing.· She's an enthusiastic, willing learner.
informal to be willing to try something dangerous, new, difficult, or risky: · "Want to go climbing with us?" "Yeah, I'm game."be game to do something American: · She's one of those people who's game to try anything.be game for British: · Tim's always game for a laugh. (=willing to do things that might be fun)
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 I’ve never felt happier in my life.
 I loved her and thought I could make her happy.
 What a wonderful opportunity! I’m so happy for you.
(=a couple that have just got married or will soon get married)
 The story has a happy ending, however.
 When’s the happy event (=the birth of your child)?
 I pretended to agree with her, just to keep her happy.
 By a happy coincidence, James was also in town that weekend.
 I’m in the happy position of not having to work.
 I always tried to strike a happy medium between having a home that looked like a bomb had hit it and becoming obsessively tidy.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· She was willing to admit that she’d made a mistake.
· It's a good school and it has a very happy atmosphere.
· Her parents divorced and her childhood was unhappy.
· I wish I'd had a happy childhood like yours.
(=say that you hope someone enjoys Christmas)· They wished us a happy Christmas and left.
· It was just a happy coincidence that he was there too.
(=the bride and bridegroom at their wedding)· Guests stood around the happy couple, their glasses raised.
(=enjoyable)· We’ve had a lovely day at the beach.
 a story with a happy ending
· Shelley looked at the children’s happy faces.
(=a happy family)· We had a happy home.
 You look tired. You should go to bed.
· Ours was a very happy marriage.
· They have a happy marriage.
· Many people have unhappy memories of being forced to play team sports.
 If you need a ride home, I’d be happy to oblige.
· The wedding had been a joyful occasion.
(=a good result, especially one that makes everyone happy)· Adopting a child does not automatically result in a happy outcome.
 He is really quite a sensitive soul.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Make Mrs. Jervis, my dear son, as happy as you can.· He wanted them to be as happy together as they were right now.· A barren cat, she reminded herself quickly, is just as happy.· He is as happy today as the folks who pay him.· They moved to a house in the same quiet village, and were just as happy.· Montana, 41, seemed as happy as the children to be playing in the zoo.· Ken wasn't as happy with this one as he had been with its predecessor.· After Ian won, I was probably as happy as he was.
· Everyone had said how happy and beautiful and brave and in love they were, and it had been true.· I heard again how happy everyone was that I was able to come for the year.· I went along to some services and again I saw how happy people were.· Guys, do you know how happy I am at this moment?· She wanted to prove to Madame Gloriana that she had been wrong - to let her see how happy she was.· Others will see how happy we are and envy us, as they already have.· She remembered how different, how happy he had been when he returned after midnight.· If people knew how happy it can make you, we would all be writing all the time.
· The Glenman was right in saying that the days are gone when players are just happy pulling on the Glentoran shirt.· For myself, I was happy. Just happy.· The island was my home now, not my prison, and I was just happy to be alive.· A guy like Gonzalez is just happy to have a uniform.· While Halliday takes on a new role, David Irwin is just happy to return to the scene.· I was just happy to survive.· It seems to me, gone are the days when Glentoran and Linfield players are just happy with pulling on the shirt.· As a result, he got good information, not just happy talk.
· When Anna left Inspector Aziz, she was much happier.· But they were much happier after they found the brass pot.· The human eye and brain are much happier reading short to medium length unjustified lines although books are conventionally justified.· He knew Blanche would be much happier with the file photo the same newspaper had used of her.· She would feel so much happier if they had and it was over.· Others are much happier to have their judgements explored and can check their claims.· I was feeling much happier than I had for two years.· Session three Two weeks later Liz had moved in with her brother and sister-in-law and seemed much happier in herself.
· At the moment she was perfectly happy.· The hospitals are the ones that introduced this legislation, and they are perfectly happy with the review process.· She had been perfectly happy at Group.· I told myself he was no sick cat, but I could see that he was not perfectly happy.· Those perfectly happy in their affections never read novels, because real love is so much more fascinating than that described.· He looks perfectly happy, his past and future far away on this festive afternoon.· Bruno felt perfectly happy in that bed; he seemed to forget all his worries.· Dana had seemed perfectly happy in Solihull with Roman dancing attention on her every night.
· The Norderns looked at Marx who stood before them as if he was quite happy to stand there in silence all day.· Although crowds mean money, the rulers of cricket have never been quite happy about them.· Whilst the computer is quite happy dealing with angles expressed in radians, you may prefer to express angles in degrees.· She would have been quite happy to have fatherless children.· I would have been quite happy if he had gone on for longer.· Nevertheless, I was quite happy.· He grumbled all the time, but was really quite happy because he did not allow himself to worry.· He'd been quite happy, relieved even, to hand her over to Mr Taylor's care.
· And after 23 years, they are still married, still really happy.· Everyone figures that Keiko is really happy about all this.· Although the village people had almost forgotten her trouble, she decided she could never be really happy in Marlott.· She finally got back and the tree was really happy that she was back.· I am only really happy when working in front of my subject or from careful drawings made in front of the subject.· They're only really happy when they're coming down on people.· I should have been really happy, but instead I felt a depression come over me.· I remember feeling really happy when I was told I had at least six or seven years to live.
· I went swimming, and I was so happy I cried into the sea for three-quarters of an hour.· I was so happy for her.· Mungo reflected that he had never seen Emily so happy.· He had been so happy before.· They've been married for 11 years and they've always been so happy.· So why is homemaker Toshio Someya so happy?· I am so happy to make your acquaintance.· I was so happy that I told a friend from home, and he told every-one.
· There must be dozens of women who'd be only too happy to marry him.· Then there are those of us who are only too happy Louisiana enacted the law.· After the ban years, she had been only too happy to take the money her sons thrust on her.· But she was too happy to be teased.· They will be only too happy to oblige.· And no one at the university is too happy about it now.· Bobby was too happy to be bothered.· These people are too happy, too success-ful, too clean, too orderly.
· Those that did write back stated that they were very happy with their present designs.· Hercules became very happy and very drunk and very noisy.· Fifteen minutes later, one very tired arm and one very happy angler.· They could be very happy, it's a quiet street; it is a paradise.· His wife was very happy and vowed to raise the girl properly.· Dressed in a smart, grey suit and black tie, the former Beatle looked very happy.· He and Dickie were very happy together, and that was that.
NOUN
· I always regarded that as my Birthday present, of course my happy birthday only lasted about anther hour.· But the man himself was still standing, swinging happy birthday to himself.· And, happy birthday Mr Boulting.· So happy birthday to the lion as winter nears.· She says she can't give him cards or wish him happy birthday and it's sad.· And have a very very happy birthday, birthday bear.
· As the happy couple took their places there was a stir and a rising babble behind them.· The happy couple warring in public, being at odds over what really was the truth.· They walk, like a happy couple.· Now the happy couple plan a new ceremony to bless their marriage.· Friends and relatives are expected to give paper money to the happy couple after traditional ceremonies, writes Gurbir Dhillon.· In Anne and Tim, she will be longing for at least one happy couple within the Royal Family.· The dancing had stopped momentarily, and a space had been cleared round the happy couple.· Loss of libido happens to a great many basically happy couples.
· I can not say that they were happy days, but they taught me what life is about.· For a moment her eyes blurred at the memories of happy days, days of innocence.· They have little idea how macabre this is, and you must forgive them wishing you many more happy days together.· Just memories ... recollections of happier days.· These were happy days for Stewart.· Plus, happy days are here again.· The recession appears to be ending, and those happy days of decades past could soon be here again.
· Thankfully, the story had a happy ending.· These beautiful new books, filled with morals and happy endings, help us hold on to our storytelling heritage.· But it wasn't a happy ending.· The pursuit of miracles, the rapture of happy endings.· The happy ending came last week.· We all have this thing about happy endings.· Neighbours projects being honest and everything has a happy ending.· There were happy endings all around.
· In explicating this model, managers tend to emphasise the goodness of relationships such as one would find in a happy family.· There are innumerable girls from Shishu Bhawans who are now well settled, with happy families of their own.· No one's saying estranged couples have to play happy families.· A happy family sat at a gleaming table admiring the huge turkey as a friendly waiter hovered overhead.· The advertisements show healthy, happy families.· The first is a journey toward some external goal: influence and powers a happy family, salvation, or self-actualization.· No, its not all happy families and new cars, its hard, competitive, demanding.· We were a happy family there.
· Accompanied by our daughter, I spent many happy hours helping there.· On Friday, happy hour starts at 3 p. m. and continues until closing.· Peter O'Toole's happiest hour as the Soho scribe looking back on a mis-spent life.· During happy hour, extended on Monday until the end of the game, microbrews are $ 2.· The cover of this machine provided many happy hours for me when tiny.· The happy hour food menu includes hot wings, chicken quesadillas, onion rings and crab cakes, among others.· All in all, it promises to be a huge weekend with a happy hour and disco etal.· There's also a new happy hour at Cicada, albeit a very sophisticated one.
· We are now reaching the high point of the truly happy life.· He renounces all possibility of a happy life in favor of a solitary one dedicated to work.· Without some element of suffering in our lives, it is difficult to distinguish a pleasurable life from a happy life.· It was a happy life, full of activity and challenge.· They came here to settle down and have a happy life.· For a happy life I can only imagine.· You can expect a long and happy life if you give up serious music.· With a little effort, you and your vine should enjoy a long, happy life together.
· He was a happy man, in love with his wife and deeply content.· He is a chubby, happy man.· He was left a happier man, while Maureen was even more pleased!· He was a happy man all his life.· In his last years John Shakespeare was a happy man.· One of the happiest men in the Cleveland clubhouse was Bip Roberts.· A small, happy man with a white beard, he always wore the traditional grocers' apron.· The President was not a happy man these days.
· We think of all the things we wanted for Danny - a job, a happy marriage, children.· After the two Penns parted company, the son found solace in a happy marriage to GuliGulielma Maria Springett.· But, although she had progressed from happy childhood to happy marriage, all the while a conflict was raging within her.· She simply wanted a happy marriage.· His first wife christened Emily, affectionately and universally known as Pem died on Christmas Day 1988 after 53 years happy marriage.· Even the happiest marriage, in the most fully lived immigrant life, can not entirely make up for that.· Perfect looks, a happy marriage, a successful career.· Their happy marriage, their seeming perfection, was porcelain: they daren't raise their voices for fear of shattering it.
· Their fortunes will become more divided than before: some are waking up from the party with happier memories than others.· There are happy memories and there are sad, all floating in our minds together.· I should have kept my happy memories.· I have many happy memories of a time when the world was innocent as were most of us.· Now she could fabricate for herself rich and happy memories.· Some of my happiest memories date from the time when Father was alive.· The refugees who arrived starving and thirsty in 1948 do not have happy memories of their reception.· Other foster children with happy memories did the same, though distance and new relationships combined to make contact sporadic.
· She felt a coldness inside her and did her best to remember the happy times of her childhood.· Although these were happy times for me and we seemed to feed regularly, life was rather hard.· John's face seemed to come alive and his spirit escaped the prison of the photograph releasing brief images of happy times.· Family was the company, in happy times and in squabbling disarray.· His old one was stolen by the Czech secret police in less happy times.· The phone call sped my heart to happier times in Seoul seven years earlier.· Was this celebration, six years after the Liberation, a reminder of less happy times?· The weekends with the cadre of sociable women must have been the happy times.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► a happy medium (between something and something)► a/your happy place► not a happy bunny
  • I'd be happy to cook if you want me to.
  • I am happy to say that the change brought immediate results.
  • International Chapters offers flexible accommodation arrangements and will be happy to advise on alternative travel plans.
  • Management was happy to get a proven sniper on the left side, something the club had lacked for eons.
  • Mr. Forsyth I should be happy to look into that correspondence and to consider the hon. Gentleman's point.
  • She was a bad dancer and he would be happy to improve this lack and ignorance.
  • The employer may be happy to find another applicant who wants the other half.
  • They are happy to do so because the rent is fair.
  • A Happy New Year to you.
  • After midnight neighbours go outside and wish everyone a Happy New Year.
  • But bookings still rose 41 % from the $ 3. 41 billion posted a year earlier. Happy New Year.
  • Let's hope that a wet spring will bring green shoots for Roberts and the economy alike. Happy New Year.
  • That is what Britain needs as we move into what we all want, a really Happy New Year.
  • And, no doubt about it, very many happy returns, sir.
  • Charlotte will be wished many happy returns by family and other visitors to a nursing home in Redcar, Cleveland.
  • Next up we would like to wish birthday girl Fiona many happy returns.
  • They went for more, but Nicky Hammond in the Town goal made sure they didn't have too many happy returns.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Loville is not a happy camper.
► as happy as a clam
  • I pass up a roadside rest area, a happy hunting ground for new cars and ready cash.
  • In the early years of this century, many a collector found Madeira a happy hunting ground.
  • Scandinavia was a happy hunting ground for him and he did the same for Nicolai Gedda.
  • And as to the finish, well, they'd be more than happy for you to check the results for yourself.
  • For the most part, gallery staffers are more than happy to answer questions and discuss artists.
  • If the leader is open, receptive, and responsive to you, the others will more than likely follow suit.
  • If this is not possible, then most printers are more than happy to visit enquirers.
  • The accident, as it turns out, was a broken mirror and more than likely a shortage of time.
  • The Cap'n had been to Jarman House once ... would be coming again more than likely.
  • They spend the time getting space for some new person who more than likely will leave.
  • We trooped along and he more than likely brought his mate John Grey along with him.
► play happy families► strike a happy/cheerful/cautious etc note
  • Are you - very happy, fairly happy, not very happy, or not happy at all?
  • Governments are not very good at tinkering.
  • He says his technique is not very good.
  • Most humans are not very good at keeping secrets.
  • My breathing was not very good at all.
  • Other kids were not very good either, and we all inadvertently inhaled the pool again and again.
  • Paul is not very good at pushing it yet.
  • Relations with Admiral Boyd of the Joint Chiefs were not very good either.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounhappiness ≠ unhappinessadjectivehappy ≠ unhappyadverbhappily ≠ unhappily
1having feelings of pleasure, for example because something good has happened to you or you are very satisfied with your life OPP  sad:  It’s a lovely house and we’ve been very happy here. I’ve never felt happier in my life. He was a happy child who rarely cried. the happy faces of the children I loved her and thought I could make her happy.happy about She’s very happy about the baby.happy to do something John will be so happy to see you.happy (that) I’m happy that everything worked out well in the end.be/feel happy for somebody What a wonderful opportunity! I’m so happy for you.happy in your work/job etchappy to be doing something We’re very happy to be taking part.the happy couple (=a couple that have just got married or will soon get married)GRAMMAR: Patterns with happy• You are happy to do something or happy to be doing something: · I’m very happy to be here. ✗Don’t say: I’m very happy for being here.• You are happy that something has happened or is true: · I’m very happy that I’m here.• You are happy about something: · I’m so happy about your engagement. ✗Don’t say: I’m so happy for your engagement.• You are happy for someone when something good has happened to them: · Congratulations – I’m happy for you.2[usually before noun] a happy time, relationship, event etc is a good one that makes you feel happy:  This has been the happiest day of my life. They had a very happy marriage. I have lots of happy memories of the place. The story has a happy ending, however. When’s the happy event (=the birth of your child)?3[not before noun] satisfied or not worriedhappy with On the whole, I’m happy with the way I look. People living nearby are not happy with the decision.happy about Mum wasn’t happy about Tess going off travelling on her own. I pretended to agree with her, just to keep her happy.happy doing something I’m quite happy doing what I’m doing.► see thesaurus at satisfied4be happy to do something to be very willing to do something, especially to help someone:  Our team will be happy to help. I’d be happy to take you in my car.5Happy Birthday/New Year/Christmas etc used to wish someone happiness on a special occasion:  Happy Birthday, Michael! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!6many happy returns used to wish someone happiness on their birthday7[only before noun] fortunate or lucky:  By a happy coincidence, James was also in town that weekend. I’m in the happy position of not having to work.8a happy medium (between something and something) a way of doing something that is not extreme but is somewhere between two possible choices:  I always tried to strike a happy medium between having a home that looked like a bomb had hit it and becoming obsessively tidy.9[only before noun] formal suitable:  His choice of words was not a very happy one.10a/your happy place if you are in or go to your happy place, you imagine you are in a place that makes you feel calm and happy, because it helps you stop thinking about a bad situation11not a happy bunny especially British English informal, not a happy camper American English informal not pleased with a situationTHESAURUShappy: · Are you happy in your new job?· The film has a happy ending.· a happy childhoodcheerful looking happy: · a cheerful face/expression· The room looked bright and cheerful (=it made you feel good).· He seems a lot more cheerful today.be in a good mood to feel happy and relaxed: · It was the day before the vacation and everyone was in a good mood.contented written feeling happy with your life, job, situation etc: · He was contented with his job as a cycle mechanic.· She sat down with a contented expression on her face.pleased/glad [not before noun] happy because something good has happened: · I’m pleased I passed my exam.· He was glad to see someone that he knew.very happydelighted [not before noun] very happy because something good has happened: · The doctors say they are delighted with her progress.thrilled [not before noun] very happy and excited about something: · He’s thrilled at the idea of going to Disneyworld.overjoyed [not before noun] very happy because you have heard some good news: · She was overjoyed when she found out that her son was safe.be on top of the world (also be over the moon British English) [not before noun] informal to be very happy: · I was over the moon when I won the championship.ecstatic extremely happy: · The crowd were ecstatic, and cheered wildly.· ecstatic fansblissful a blissful time is one in which you feel extremely happy: · We stayed on the islands for two blissful weeks.· It sounded blissful – sea, sun, and good food.
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