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单词 enjoy
释义

enjoy

[ en-joi ]
/ ɛnˈdʒɔɪ /
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verb (used with object)

to experience with joy; take pleasure in: He enjoys Chinese food.
to have and use with satisfaction; have the benefit of: He enjoys an excellent income from his trust funds.
to find or experience pleasure for (oneself): She seems to enjoy herself at everything she does.
to undergo (an improvement): Automobile manufacturers have enjoyed a six-percent rise in sales over the past month.
to have intercourse with.

Origin of enjoy

1350–1400; Middle English enjoyen to make joyful <Old French enjoier to give joy to. See en-1, joy

SYNONYMS FOR enjoy

1 appreciate, fancy, relish, savor.
2 possess, own.
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OTHER WORDS FROM enjoy

Words nearby enjoy

enisle, Eniwetok, enjambment, enjoin, enjoinder, enjoy, enjoyable, enjoyment, enkephalin, enkephalinergic, Enki
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British Dictionary definitions for enjoy

enjoy
/ (ɪnˈdʒɔɪ) /

verb (tr)

to receive pleasure from; take joy in
to have the benefit of; use with satisfaction
to have as a condition; experiencethe land enjoyed a summer of rain
archaic to have sexual intercourse with
enjoy oneself to have a good time

Derived forms of enjoy

enjoyable, adjectiveenjoyableness, nounenjoyably, adverbenjoyer, noun

Word Origin for enjoy

C14: from Old French enjoir, from en- 1 + joir to find pleasure in, from Latin gaudēre to rejoice
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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