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单词 overjoy
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overjoy
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v

To overjoy is to fill someone with extreme happiness. If you adopt that fuzzy kitten and give it to your little sister, it will absolutely overjoy her.
Your teacher has the power to overjoy your whole class — all he has to do is cancel the math quiz and order pizza instead. And you can just as easily overjoy your grandparents by arranging a surprise reunion with all of your cousins. The adjective overjoyed (or "deliriously happy") is more common than the verb overjoy, but they're both great words for describing a thrilling, glorious happiness.
WORD FAMILY
overjoy: overjoyed, overjoys+/enjoy: enjoyable, enjoyed, enjoyer, enjoying, enjoyment, enjoys/enjoyable: enjoyableness, enjoyably/enjoyer: enjoyers/enjoyment: enjoyments/joy: enjoy, joyed, joyful, joying, joyless, joyous, joys, overjoy/joyful: joyfuler, joyfulest, joyfully, joyfulness/joyless: joylessly, joylessness/joyous: joyousest, joyously, joyousness
USAGE EXAMPLES
“We were overjoyed with David’s performance at the 2014 Commonwealth Games,” his father says.
The Guardian(Dec 20, 2016)
Katy Perry was more than overjoyed to welcome the holiday season.
Time(Dec 20, 2016)
Our community was overjoyed to be chosen for such a special night.
Seattle Times(Dec 13, 2016)
v cause to feel extremely joyful or happy
the economic growth overjoyed the German industry
Hyper
gladden, joy
make glad or happy
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