单词 | merry |
释义 | merry (once / 143 pages) adj To be merry is to be happy, especially in a fun, festive way. Parties and celebrations are merry, and so are the fun people who attend them. This old fashioned word for “happy” is popular in December when people say, “Merry Christmas.” To be merry is to be happy, jaunty, and ready to frolic. A group of people laughing as they walk down the street is a merry gang. Anything merry is festive, often involving games, celebrations, and parties. A merry-go-round makes kids happy as it spins them around. Smiling and laughing are signs of being merry. If you go along your merry way, you walk away happily, maybe even skipping. WORD FAMILYmerry: merrier, merriest, merrily, merriness, merryly USAGE EXAMPLESI'd like to wish all of my friends–and even my many enemies–a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Time(Dec 31, 2016) Regarding the Dec. 24 Metro article “Some stores steering clear of saying ‘Merry Christmas’ ”: Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) "Merry Christmas from the most forward TAA at the tip of the spear," James said, using a military acronym for the compound. Reuters(Dec 25, 2016) 1adj full of or showing high-spirited merriment have a merry Christmas peals of merry laughter Syn gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, mirthful joyous full of or characterized by joy 2adj offering fun and gaiety a merry evening Syn festal, festive, gay joyous full of or characterized by joy 3adj quick and energetic a merry chase Syn alert, brisk, lively, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy energetic possessing or exerting or displaying energy |
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