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单词 glee
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
glee1 /gli/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. delight;
    great joy:The children were full of glee.
glee•ful, adj. 
glee•ful•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
glee1  (glē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. open delight or pleasure;
    exultant joy;
    exultation.
  2. an unaccompanied part song for three or more voices, popular esp. in the 18th century.
  • bef. 900; Middle English; Old English glēo; cognate with Old Norse glȳ; akin to glow
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged merriment, jollity, hilarity, mirth, joviality, gaiety. See mirth. 

glee2  (glē),USA pronunciation [Scot. and North Eng.]
v.i. 
  1. Scottish Termsto squint or look with one eye.

n. 
  1. Scottish Termsa squint.
  2. an imperfect eye, esp. one with a cast.
  • Scandinavian; compare Old Norse gljā to shine
  • 1250–1300; Middle English glien, gleen; perh.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
glee /ɡliː/ n
  1. great merriment or delight, often caused by someone else's misfortune
  2. a type of song originating in 18th-century England, sung by three or more unaccompanied voices
Etymology: Old English gléo; related to Old Norse glӯ
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