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单词 pleasure
释义

pleasure

UK /ˈpleʒə(r)/

Word Forms

singularpleasure
pluralpleasures

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    uncountable a feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction

    He smiled with pleasure when she walked in.

    get pleasure from (doing) something:

    I get a lot of pleasure from travelling.

    give/bring pleasure to someone:

    His books have given enormous pleasure to many people.

    great pleasure:

    She gets great pleasure from her garden.

    Synonyms and related words

    Feelings of pleasure and excitement
    Synonyms and related words

    Happiness and Joy
    1. 1a
      countable something that makes you feel happy and satisfied

      In his later years, he found music to be one of the greatest pleasures in life.

      After the operation she was able to enjoy simple pleasures such as a walk in the park.

      Synonyms and related words

      Enjoyable things and experiences

    Collocates

    Adjectives frequently used with pleasure
    ▪ enormous, great, immense, intense, real, sheer
    Verbs frequently used with pleasure as the object
    ▪ bring, derive, find, get, give, take

  2. 2
    uncountable the activity of relaxing and enjoying yourself rather than working

    I never have time to read for pleasure.

    for business or pleasure:

    The customs official asked him if he was travelling for business or pleasure.

    Synonyms and related words

    General words for entertainment and fun

phrases

have the pleasure of
(it’s) my pleasure
it’s a pleasure to do something
(it’s a) pleasure to meet you
take/find pleasure in (doing) something
with pleasure

pleasure

US /ˈpleʒər/

Word Forms

singularpleasure
pluralpleasures

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    uncountable a feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction

    He smiled with pleasure when she walked in.

    get pleasure from (doing) something:

    I get a lot of pleasure from traveling.

    give/bring pleasure to someone:

    His books have given enormous pleasure to many people.

    great pleasure:

    She gets great pleasure from her garden.

    Synonyms and related words

    Feelings of pleasure and excitement
    Synonyms and related words

    Happiness and Joy
    1. 1a
      countable something that makes you feel happy and satisfied

      In his later years, he found music to be one of the greatest pleasures in life.

      After the operation she was able to enjoy simple pleasures such as a walk in the park.

      Synonyms and related words

      Enjoyable things and experiences

    Collocates

    Adjectives frequently used with pleasure
    ▪ enormous, great, immense, intense, real, sheer
    Verbs frequently used with pleasure as the object
    ▪ bring, derive, find, get, give, take

  2. 2
    uncountable the activity of relaxing and enjoying yourself instead of working

    I never have time to read for pleasure.

    for business or pleasure:

    The customs official asked him if he was traveling for business or pleasure.

    Synonyms and related words

    General words for entertainment and fun

phrases

it’s a pleasure to do something
(it’s a) pleasure to meet you
(it’s) my pleasure
take/find pleasure in (doing) something
with pleasure
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