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单词 cheer-up
释义

cheer-upadj.

Brit. /ˈtʃɪərʌp/, U.S. /ˈtʃɪrˌəp/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to cheer up at cheer v.1 Phrasal verbs.
Etymology: < to cheer up at cheer v.1 Phrasal verbs.
That cheers or is intended to cheer someone up; cheering; comforting. In quot. 1846, apparently arising as a mistranscription or alteration by Burton of cheer-upping from Cheyne's Eng. Malady. See quot. 1733 at cheer-upping adj.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] > cheering or suggestive of cheerfulness
comfortative1377
comfortive1377
cheerfula1440
comfortablec1460
cheering1549
sunny1565
sunshine1594
heartsome1596
sprightly1598
livening1605
brightening1642
exhilarating1644
encheering1652
cheery1655
spiriting1671
sunshiny1686
riant1720
sonsy1721
genial1747
cheerfulizing1840
cheer-up1846
enlivening1862
exhilarative1864
exhilarant1866
exhilaratory1871
heartening1895
1846 J. H. Burton Life & Corr. David Hume 47 They ‘retired to comfort themselves with a cheer-up cup’.
1918 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 80 68 Another feature is the publication of a ‘cheer up’ book, which contains the autobiographies of successful cripples.
1932 Laredo (Texas) Times 7 Sept. 7/2 Literary enthusiasm thrives on encouragement... That is why the alert editor is so profuse in his acceptance letters and cheer-up telegrams.
1963 Times 19 Nov. 16/2 ‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas’, the cheer-up song of 1944.
2004 Good Housek. Oct. 240/2 This dish is incredibly easy and delicious—the ultimate cheer-up food with a baked potato.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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