请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 cheer
释义

cheer

/tʃɪə /
verb
1 [no object] Shout for joy or in praise or encouragement: she cheered from the sidelines (as adjective cheering) a cheering crowd...
  • As I came across the field I heard the crowd shouting and cheering as I got closer.
  • She could hear the crowd cheering loudly, shouting things she could not seem to grasp.
  • He shouted something in his language and the crowds cheered once more.

Synonyms

encourage, urge on, spur on, drive on, motivate, rally, inspire, fire, fire up;
give someone a lift, keep someone going, see someone through
North American informal root for, light a fire under
rare inspirit
1.1 [with object] Praise or encourage with shouts: MPs rose to cheer the Chancellor the cyclists were cheered on by the crowds...
  • This is the only home game left in the league as the remaining three games are away and a large support to cheer the lads on would be appreciated.
  • As we walked into the TA our support crew cheered us on and we plopped into the chairs set out for us.
  • This was a close and exciting game with a huge number of supporters cheering their sides on.

Synonyms

acclaim, hail, salute, praise, congratulate, toast, hurrah, hurray, applaud, clap, shout for, whistle;
honour, glorify;
express approval of, express admiration for, show one's appreciation of, put one's hands together for
informal root for, holler for, give someone a big hand, bring the house down
British informal big someone/something up
North American informal ballyhoo
archaic emblazon
rare laud, panegyrize
2 [with object] Give comfort or support to: he seemed greatly cheered by my arrival...
  • There is more cheering news for Cameron supporters, though.
  • It contains light to direct you, food to support you, and comfort to cheer you.
  • Enlist the help of a life coach, friend, or family member to cheer you on in support.

Synonyms

raise someone's spirits, brighten, buoy up, enliven, animate, elate, exhilarate, hearten, gladden, uplift, give a lift to, perk up, encourage, comfort, solace, console
informal buck up
rare inspirit
2.1 (cheer someone up or cheer up) Make or become less miserable: [with object]: I asked her out to lunch to cheer her up [no object]: he cheered up at the sight of the food...
  • He said he was thankful to his teachers, who had encouraged him and cheered him up when he was unhappy.
  • I did my best to cheer them up and encourage them.
  • They had taken care of her when she was sick, or hurt, and they had comforted and cheered her up when she was sad.

Synonyms

perk up, brighten (up), become more cheerful, pick up, liven up, become livelier, rally, revive, bounce back, take heart, be heartened, take on a new lease of life
informal buck up
raise someone's spirits, make happier, make more cheerful, buoy up, perk up, enliven, animate, hearten, gladden, uplift, give a lift to, encourage;
comfort, solace, console
informal buck up, pep up
rare inspirit
noun
1A shout of encouragement, praise, or joy: a tremendous cheer from the audience...
  • Then the room exploded into cheers and claps and catcalls.
  • Elizabeth's gay laugh mingled with the cheers and hollers of everyone out in the yard.
  • The watchers began to make wagers and to shout encouragements and cheers.

Synonyms

hurrah, hurray, whoop, bravo, hoot, shout, shriek;
hosanna, alleluia;
(cheers) acclaim, acclamation, shouting, clamour, applause, clapping, ovation
informal holler
rare laudation
archaic huzza
2 (also good cheer) [mass noun] Cheerfulness, optimism, or confidence: an attempt to inject a little cheer into this gloomy season...
  • They bring about an element of optimism and cheer in one's life.
  • It was good activist fun that brought cheer to the soul.
  • In today's world of stress and struggle it is a great thing if I can bring cheer, hope and liveliness to my family and surroundings.

Synonyms

happiness, joy, joyousness, cheerfulness, cheeriness, gladness, merriment, gaiety, hilarity, mirth, glee, blitheness, jubilation, exultation, euphoria, jollity, jolliness, high spirits, joviality, jocularity, conviviality, light-heartedness, buoyancy, optimism, hope, hopefulness;
merrymaking, pleasure, enjoyment, rejoicing, revelry, festivity, frolics
informal larking about, living it up
dated sport
2.1Food and drink provided for a festive occasion: they had partaken heartily of the Christmas cheer...
  • With drink and festive cheer in excess, it's easy to throw caution to the wind and find yourself acting recklessly on a Christmas night out.

Synonyms

fare, food, foodstuffs, eatables, provisions, rations, sustenance, meat;
drink, beverages
informal eats, nibbles, nosh, grub, chow
British informal scoff, scran
North American informal chuck
archaic viands, victuals, vittles, commons
rare comestibles, provender, aliment, commissariat, viaticum

Phrases

of good cheer

three cheers

two cheers

what cheer?

Origin

Middle English: from Old French chiere 'face', from late Latin cara, from Greek kara 'head'. The original sense was 'face', hence 'expression, mood', later specifically 'a good mood'.

  • In medieval English the word cheer meant ‘face’, coming ultimately from Greek kara ‘head’. People came to use it to refer to the expression on someone's face, and hence to their mood or demeanour. This could be in either a positive or negative sense; you could talk, for example, about a person's ‘sorrowful cheer’ or ‘heavy cheer’. ‘What cheer?’ was once a common greeting meaning ‘how are you?’, and in the 19th century this eventually became worn down to wotcha. Over time cheer developed the specific meaning of ‘a good mood’ and then ‘a shout of encouragement or joy’. A Bronx cheer is a rude noise made by blowing through closed lips with the tongue between them—what is also called a raspberry.

Rhymes

随便看

 

英语词典包含243303条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/23 21:30:45