单词 | cheerful |
释义 | cheerful (tʃɪəʳfʊl ) 1. adjective B1+ Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour. They are both very cheerful in spite of their colds. Jack sounded quite cheerful about the idea. [+ about] Synonyms: happy, bright, contented, glad cheerfully adverb [ADVERB with verb] B2 'We've come with good news,' Pat said cheerfully. She greeted him cheerfully. cheerfulness uncountable noun [oft adjective NOUN] I remember this extraordinary man with particular affection for his unfailing cheerfulness. Synonyms: happiness, good humour, exuberance, high spirits 2. adjective B2 Something that is cheerful is pleasant and makes you feel happy. The nursery is bright and cheerful, with plenty of toys. Synonyms: pleasant, bright, sunny, gay 3. graded adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe someone's attitude as cheerful, you mean they are not worried about something, and you think that they should be. There is little evidence to support many of his cheerful assumptions. cheerfully adverb [ADVERB before verb] ...cheerfully ignoring medical advice which could have prolonged his life. Collocations: cheerful demeanour The author has a winningly cheerful demeanour, refusing to bow to pessimism. The Times Literary Supplement Warm, witty and eccentric, he never married, but was a man without enemies, whose cheerful demeanour was infectious. Times, Sunday Times Her lively, inquisitive and cheerful demeanour spreads happiness in everyone's life. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I had often seen the same look on his face in the morning as he awakened as he was of the most cheerful disposition. Times, Sunday Times These gifts are as simple as affection and a cheerful disposition - even when you only 'meet' over the phone. The Sun Some will find the play's predictable platitudes and cheerful disposition entertaining enough. Times, Sunday Times When a reader asked him how he managed to maintain such a cheerful disposition in light of his dark experiences, he laughed loudly. Times, Sunday Times She has many friends because she has a cheerful disposition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He remembers the experience well, the usual broad smile slipping from his cheerful face when he recounts the story. Times, Sunday Times Those putting on a cheerful face were more likely to hit the bottle. The Sun So many cheerful faces brimming with bright ambitions for their company! Times,Sunday Times They had clearly been enjoying themselves: he was dishevelled, she was in a cheerful mood. Times, Sunday Times He's in a cheerful mood as we sit in his kitchen looking out to the sea. The Sun I ask, in a far more cheerful mood. Times, Sunday Times One day the markets wake up in a cheerful mood, speculative stocks such as miners and banks are bought and dealers are prepared to take a risk. Times, Sunday Times Happiness in general over the six-week period predicted a markedly improved score, but the strongest response came from those who were in a cheerful mood on the day of vaccination. Times, Sunday Times He was described as an 'outstanding soldier' with a calm mind and cheerful nature. Times, Sunday Times Colleagues and pupils recall her endless enthusiasm and cheerful nature. Times, Sunday Times His cheerful nature and quick wit saw the funny side of a mistake that marked an intriguing contest. The Sun Passages of a cheerful nature containing unexpected syncopations alternate with more earnest lyrical ones. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His last few years were marred by increasing ill health, but he never lost his cheerful spirit. Times, Sunday Times A cheerful spirit holds together the scattershot plot. Times, Sunday Times It has a small-screen feel, but some good jokes and a cheerful spirit. Times, Sunday Times The film succeeds well enough, giving us far-fetched stunts in a cheerful spirit. Times, Sunday Times She can still hear his cheerful voice, the one that could always pick her up in disappointment and always kept her steady in times of triumph. Times, Sunday Times (2016) When I ask if it has been going for three months, her cheerful voice fades to caution. Times, Sunday Times (2009) A cheerful voice sliced through the sadness as a sleek white Dormobile pulled to a splashy halt outside Sunny Dene. TICKLED PINK (2002) But the cheerful voice confirmed her flight number, and she put the telephone down just as the doorbell chimed. THE SERPENT'S MARK Are you one of those annoying people who are relentlessly cheerful at all times? The Sun Not that you could ever imagine this relentlessly cheerful 21-year-old being a grouch. Times, Sunday Times I presume the robots will be programmed to boss them out of such things, and to make relentlessly cheerful remarks to guide them onto a better path. Times, Sunday Times However, the term actually has a broader use in practice: sunshine pop can sound relentlessly cheerful, but also more subdued or even sad. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The show was described as relentlessly cheerful, and an interactive, experiential wonderland of pop-straction and participation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 愉快的 Japanese: 陽気な |
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