单词 | cheerful |
释义 | cheerful cheerful /ˈtʃɪə.fəl/ aep /ˈtʃɪr-/ adjective B1 happy and positive: » He's usually fairly cheerful.» You're in a cheerful mood this morning.» She manages to stay cheerful (= happy and positive) despite everything.Thesaurus+: ↑Feeling pleasure and happiness , ↑Taking pleasure in somethingB2 describes a place or thing that is bright and pleasant and makes you feel positive and happy: » The doctor's waiting room was bright and cheerful with yellow walls and curtains.» Turn that dreadful wailing music off and put on something cheerful.Thesaurus+: ↑Causing pleasurecheerfully /-i/ adverb► B2» She walked down the road, whistling cheerfully.» HUMOROUS By the end of the evening I could cheerfully have (= I would like to have) punched him.Thesaurus+: ↑Feeling pleasure and happiness , ↑Taking pleasure in somethingThesaurus+: ↑Causing pleasurecheerfulness /ˈtʃɪə.fəl.nəs/ aep /ˈtʃɪr-/ noun [U] Thesaurus+: ↑Pleasure and happiness • • • Extra Examples:» She's not her customary cheerful self today.» She tends to adopt a falsely cheerful tone when she's upset about something.» She presents such a cheerful front that you'd never guess she's ill.» He's infallibly cheerful, despite his difficulties.» Even at the end, when cancer racked his body, he was calm and cheerful. |
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