fun
noun[U]
uk/fʌn/us/fʌn/funnoun[U](PLEASURE)
A1
pleasure,enjoyment, orentertainment:
乐趣；快乐；享受Havefun(=enjoyyourself)!玩个痛快！
Having fun(= are youenjoyingyourself)?玩得痛快吗？
We hadgreatfun at thebeach.
I reallyenjoyedyourparty- it was suchgoodfun.参加你们的聚会我很开心——真是好玩。
She'sa lot offun to be with.
Markwasillfor most of theholidayso thattookall the funout ofit.假期里大多数时间马克一直在生病，所以没什么乐趣。
It'snofun/not muchfun(= notenjoyable)having toworkonSaturdays.星期六还得工作真是让人不痛快。
a fun-lovinggirl爱玩闹的小姑娘
"We're going on apicnicthisweekend." "Whatfun(= howenjoyable)!"“本周末我们要去野餐。”“真开心！”
Therelationshipwas never going towork, but it was fun while itlasted.这段感情是注定不会有结果的，不过过程很开心。
for fun(alsofor the fun of it)
B1
forpleasure:
为了好玩Iranbut just for fun.我跑步只是为了好玩。
make fun ofsomeone/something
B2
to make ajokeabout someone or something in a way that is notkind:
取笑；拿…开玩笑The otherchildrenwere always making fun of him because he wasfatandworeglasses.别的孩子总是取笑他，因为他胖而且还戴着眼镜。
- It's all goodcleanfun.
- Playingcardgamesis not myideaof fun.
- She's only having abitof fun -leaveher be.
- Don't beangry- it was just ajoke- where'syoursenseof fun?
- Timeflieswhen you're having fun.
General words for fun
- amusement
- crack
- craic
- fling
- gas
- giggle
- hoopla
- horseplay
- jollification
- laugh
- lolz
- merriment
- play
- riot
- rough
- rough and tumbleidiom
- sesh
- sport
- whimsy
funnoun[U](GAME/JOKE)
behaviouroractivitiesthat are notserious;gamesorjokes:
嬉戏，玩闹Thechildrenare alwaysfulloffun.孩子们永远是活泼可爱的。
UKI didn'tmeantoupsether - it was justabitoffun.我并不想惹她生气——只是闹着玩而已。
I didn'tmeanwhat I said, it was onlyinfun(= ajoke).我说的不能当真，只是开个玩笑。
- What'swrongwith having abitof fun?
- She's only having abitof fun -leaveheralone.
- Don't beangry- it was just ajoke- where'syoursenseof fun?
- There were those whofoundthejokeoffensive, but Johnsoninsistedit was just abitofharmlessfun.
- We had a lot of funpreparingfor theHalloweenparty.
General words for fun
- amusement
- crack
- craic
- fling
- gas
- giggle
- hoopla
- horseplay
- jollification
- laugh
- lolz
- merriment
- play
- riot
- rough
- rough and tumbleidiom
- sesh
- sport
- whimsy
Grammar
Funorfunny?
Fun is an uncountable noun meaning ‘pleasure and enjoyment’:…Idioms
have fun and games
not be all fun and games
fun
adjective
informaluk/fʌn/us/fʌn/A2
givingpleasure,especiallybecause of being not at allserious:
There arelotsof fun things to do here.这里有很多有趣的事可做。
Did you have a funevening?
Thesefeatheraccessoriesare so fun andunusual.
This is not a very funtopicofdiscussion.
(of aperson)enjoyableto be with,especiallybecause of not beingserious:
He's a really funperson.
Ilovemyfriendsas they are so fun andcreative.
- Iremembermycollegedaysas really fun.
- It was such a funsummer.
- Can we do something more fun?
- This is not a funsituationto be in.
- They're a funbunchofpeople.
- You're not very fun to be around when you're like this.
Causing pleasure
- agreeable
- agreeableness
- agreeably
- all things to all peopleidiom
- attractive
- deliciously
- delight
- delightful
- delightfully
- distraction
- homey
- indulgent
- indulgently
- jovial
- jovially
- sensuous
- sensuously
- serendipitous
- sweeten
- ultra-civilized
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People who enjoy pleasure
Grammar
Funorfunny?
Fun is an uncountable noun meaning ‘pleasure and enjoyment’:…