| 单词 | pleasure |
| 释义 | pleasure —pleasureful, adj. —pleasureless, adj. —pleasurelessly, adv. /plezh"euhr/, n. , v. , pleasured, pleasuring. n. 1. the state or feeling of being pleased. 2. enjoyment or satisfaction derived from what is to one's liking; gratification; delight. 3. worldly or frivolous enjoyment: the pursuit of pleasure. 4. recreation or amusement; diversion; enjoyment: Are you traveling on business or for pleasure? 5. sensual gratification. 6. a cause or source of enjoyment or delight: It was a pleasure to see you. 7. pleasurable quality: the pleasure of his company. 8. one's will, desire, or choice: to make known one's pleasure. v.t. 9. to give pleasure to; gratify; please. v.i. 10. to take pleasure; delight: I pleasure in your company. 11. to seek pleasure, as by taking a holiday. [1325-75; late ME (see PLEASE, -URE); r. ME plaisir < MF (n. use of inf.) < L placere to please] Syn. 1. happiness, gladness, delectation. PLEASURE, ENJOYMENT, DELIGHT, JOY refer to the feeling of being pleased and happy. PLEASURE is the general term: to take pleasure in beautiful scenery. ENJOYMENT is a quiet sense of well-being and pleasurable satisfaction: enjoyment at sitting in the shade on a warm day. DELIGHT is a high degree of pleasure, usually leading to active expression of it: delight at receiving a hoped-for letter. JOY is a feeling of delight so deep and so lasting that one radiates happiness and expresses it spontaneously: joy at unexpected good news. 5. voluptuousness. 8. preference, wish, inclination, predilection. |
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