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单词 jolly
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jolly1/ʹjoli/ adj (jollier, jolliest)

cheerful, lively, and good-humoured

expressing, suggesting, or inspiring gaiety

informal extremely pleasant or agreeable

I fancy I do like slang. I think it's awfully jolly to talk about things being jolly — Trollope

Brit, euphem slightly drunk

jolliness noun
[Middle English jolif, joli from Old French]

jolly2adv

informal very

It's jolly cold for the time of year


jolly3verb trans (jollies, jollied, jollying)

(+ along) to put (somebody) in good humour, esp in order to gain an objective

informal (+ up) to make (somebody or something) more cheerful and lively


jolly4noun (pl -ies) (pl jollies)

chiefly Brit an enjoyable excursion or a jollification

rumbustious Australians out for a jolly — Edward Heath

get one's jollies

informal to derive pleasure from something

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