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单词 joy
释义

joy

UK /dʒɔɪ/

Word Forms

singularjoy
pluraljoys

DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    uncountable a feeling of great happiness

    There were tears of joy in her eyes.

    do something with/for joy:

    Penny could have shouted with joy.

    joy at (doing) something:

    He could hardly contain his joy at seeing her again.

    to someone’s joy:

    To my joy, the meeting was cancelled.

    Synonyms and related words

    Happiness and Joy

    Collocates

    Adjectives frequently used with joy
    ▪ great, pure, real, sheer
    Verbs frequently used with joy as the object
    ▪ bring, discover, experience, find, share

  2. 2
    countable something that makes you feel very happy or pleased
    the joy of (doing) something:

    Discover the joys of skiing.

    be a joy to do something:

    It was a real joy to see the children playing happily together at last.

    sheer joy:

    Jonathan flies for the sheer joy of exploring what he can do.

    a joy to watch:

    Her delight was a joy to watch.

    Synonyms and related words

    Enjoyable things and experiences
  3. 3
    uncountable always in negatives or questionsBritishmainly spokensuccess in doing something

    Have you had any joy getting someone to fix your central heating?

    I tried to call her earlier, but no joy.

    Synonyms and related words

    General words for success
  4. 4

    spark joy

    to create a feeling of joy in someone; from tidiness guru Marie Kondo
    If something doesn’t spark joy, get rid of it.
    This video sparks joy.
    Submitted from:
    United Kingdom on 28/03/2019

phrases

full of the joys of spring

joy

US /dʒɔɪ/

Word Forms

singularjoy
pluraljoys

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    uncountable a feeling of great happiness

    There were tears of joy in her eyes.

    do something with/for joy:

    Penny could have shouted with joy.

    joy at (doing) something:

    He could hardly contain his joy at seeing her again.

    to someone’s joy:

    To my joy, the meeting was canceled.

    Synonyms and related words

    Happiness and Joy

    Collocates

    Adjectives frequently used with joy
    ▪ great, pure, real, sheer
    Verbs frequently used with joy as the object
    ▪ bring, discover, experience, find, share

  2. 2
    countable something that makes you feel very happy or pleased
    the joy of (doing) something:

    Discover the joys of skiing.

    be a joy to do something:

    It was a real joy to see the children playing happily together at last.

    a joy to watch:

    Her delight was a joy to watch.

    sheer joy:

    Jonathan flies for the sheer joy of exploring what he can do.

    Synonyms and related words

    Enjoyable things and experiences
  3. 3

    spark joy

    to create a feeling of joy in someone; from tidiness guru Marie Kondo
    If something doesn’t spark joy, get rid of it.
    This video sparks joy.
    Submitted from:
    United Kingdom on 28/03/2019
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