| 单词 | delight |
| 释义 | delight —delighter, n. —delightingly, adv. —delightless, adj. /di luyt"/, n. 1. a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture: She takes great delight in her job. 2. something that gives great pleasure: The dance was a delight to see. v.t. 3. to give great pleasure, satisfaction, or enjoyment to; please highly: The show delighted everyone. v.i. 4. to have great pleasure; take pleasure (fol. by in or an infinitive): She delights in going for long walks in the country. [1175-1225; (v.) resp., after LIGHT1, of earlier delite, ME deliten < AF deliter, OF delitier < L delectare (see DELECTABLE); (n.) resp. (as above) of ME delit < AF, OF, deriv. of v.] Syn. 1. transport, delectation. See pleasure. 3. charm, enrapture. Ant. 1. distress. 2. disappointment. |
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