| 单词 | pleasure |
| 释义 | plea·sure I. 1. < wait upon his pleasure — Shakespeare > < it was his pleasure … to take away the charters — Leslie Thomas > 2. < the pleasures which one can derive from the knowledge of literature — H.J.Fuller > < the pleasure and pain of coming of age — Lee Rogow > 3. a. b. < he that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man — Prov. 21:17 (Authorized Version) > 4. < vacations are supposed to be a pleasure — Orville Prescott > < hill and valley making the town a pleasure to see — Jane Shellhase > 5. < the pleasure of tinkling ice in a tall glass > 6. a. b. Synonyms: < a few beautiful things on which the eyes may dwell with pleasure day after day — Herbert Spencer > < the capacity for civilized enjoyment, for leisure and laughter, for pleasure in sunshine and philosophical discourse — Bertrand Russell > < contempt and admiration, queer sensations of disgust and pleasure, all mingled — John Galsworthy > delight adds the idea of liveliness or obviousness in the satisfaction induced, often more unstable or less enduring than pleasure < a kind of delight in being alive to greet the dawn — Louis Bromfield > < with what delight I find myself on this boat going home again — Katherine A. Porter > < my frenzy of delight at the possibilities of escape — Rudyard Kipling > joy can interchange with pleasure or delight but often implies a more deep-rooted rapturous emotion or intense happiness < the thrill of joy that surged over him — O.E.Rölvaag > < the joy, severed from its spiritual sustenance, loses its high ecstasy — P.E.More > delectation suggests the reaction to pleasurable experience more or less consciously sought, received, or provided, connoting rather amusement or diversion than anything like deep-seated joy < hardly ever wrote a letter that had not a smile or laugh in it and for the delectation of the reader I will give a few examples of her manner — W.S.Maugham > < guards scatter perfume for the prisoners' delectation and musicians play concerts at unusual hours — C.W.Bird > < revived ancient, joyful customs for the delectation of islanders and visitors — Ernest Gruening > enjoyment like delectation stresses the reaction to pleasurable experience but suggests a wider range of deeper pleasure from a mere transient though complete gratification to a deep-seated or long-lasting gratified happiness < occasioned more amusement than enjoyment or a serious regard — H.V.Gregory > < the capacity for civilized enjoyment, for leisure and laughter, for pleasure in sunshine and philosophical discourse — Bertrand Russell > < the enjoyment of a full fruitful life > fruition in an older sense now of rare occurrence signified pleasure in possession or enjoyment in attainment < in love we must deserve nothing, or the fine bloom of fruition is gone — George Meredith > < no man has ever had the fruition of these marvels — John Buchan > II. intransitive verb 1. < get my fill of these here tropical fruits because I … do pleasure in the flavor — C.W.Wilkinson > 2. < the streets are filled with plantation people … buying and selling and pleasuring around the hot catfish stands — C.B.Davis > transitive verb 1. < I'll learn, just to pleasure you — Elizabeth M. Roberts > < pleasures the actors somewhat more than it advances their education — Newsweek > 2. |
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