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单词 jolly
释义 jolly
1.
adj., adv., v., & n.
--adj (jollier, jolliest)
  1. cheerful and good-humoured; merry.
  2. festive, jovial.
  3. slightly drunk.
  4. colloq. (of a person or thing) very pleasant, delightful (often iron.: a jolly shame).
--adv colloq. very (they were jolly unlucky).
--vtr. (-ies, -ied)
  1. (usu. foll. by along) colloq. coax or humour (a person) in a friendly way.
  2. chaff, banter.
--n (pl. -ies) colloq. a party or celebration.
Phrases and idioms
Jolly Roger a pirates' black flag, usu. with the skull and crossbones.
Derivatives
jollily adv. jolliness n.
Etymology: ME f. OF jolif gay, pretty, perh. f. ON j{oacute}l YULE
2.
n. (pl. -ies) jolly boat) a clinker-built ship's boat smaller than a cutter.
Etymology: 18th c.: orig. unkn.: perh. rel. to YAWL
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