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单词 pleasure
释义
pleasure
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˈpleʒ.ər/us
/ˈpleʒ.ɚ/
B1
enjoyment,happiness, orsatisfaction, or something that gives this:
愉快，欢乐；满意；欣慰；乐事
Hisvisitsgavehisgrandparentssuch pleasure.他来看望爷爷奶奶，这让他们非常开心。
Takingpleasureinsimplethings willhelpyourelax.
[+ to infinitive]Itwas such a pleasuretomeetyou.见到你很荣幸。
Hewroteanarticleon the pleasures andpainsofcamping.他写了一篇关于野营的苦与乐的文章。
Coffee is one of my few pleasures.喝咖啡是我不多的乐趣之一。
More examples
  • Hisbooksare a pleasure toreadbecause he writes with suchclarityandprecision.
  • It is agreatpleasure towelcomeyou all here thisevening.
  • Sheflushedwith pleasure as sheacceptedtheprize.
  • Shechewedeachdeliciousmouthfulasslowlyas she could,prolongingthe pleasure.
  • Few things in thisworldgive me more pleasure than alongbath.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Pleasure and happiness
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  • delirium
  • exaltation
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  • feast
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  • for funphrase
  • fulfilment
  • fun
  • goody
  • joviality
  • joy
  • joyfulness
  • joyousness
  • jubilation
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Idioms

at His/Her Majesty's pleasure
it's a pleasure
with pleasure
(Definition ofpleasurefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
pleasure
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˈpleʒ.ər/us
/ˈpleʒ.ɚ/
B1
enjoyment,happiness, orsatisfaction, or something that gives this
愉快，欢乐；满意；欣慰；乐事
Hisvisitsgavehisgrandparentssuch pleasure.他来看望爷爷奶奶，这让他们非常开心。
Why do so manyboystakepleasureintorturinginsectsandsmallanimals?为什么有这么多的男孩子喜欢虐待昆虫和小动物为乐？
[+ to infinitive]Itwas such a pleasuretomeetyou.见到你很荣幸。
Hewroteanarticleon the pleasures andpainsofcamping.他写了一篇关于野营的苦与乐的文章。
Coffee is one of my few pleasures.喝咖啡是我不多的乐趣之一。
More examples
  • Hisbooksare a pleasure toreadbecause he writes with suchclarityandprecision.
  • It is agreatpleasure towelcomeyou all here thisevening.
  • Sheflushedwith pleasure as sheacceptedtheprize.
  • Shechewedeachdeliciousmouthfulasslowlyas she could,prolongingthe pleasure.
  • Few things in thisworldgive me more pleasure than alongbath.

Idioms

at His/Her Majesty's pleasure
it's a pleasure
with pleasure

pleasure| American Dictionary

pleasure
noun[C/U]
us
/ˈpleʒ·ər/
afeelingofenjoymentorsatisfaction, or something thatproducesthisfeeling:
[U]The boy’svisitsgave hisgrandparentsagreatdealof pleasure.
[Cusually sing]It’s always a pleasure toseeyou.
(Definition ofpleasurefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpleasure

pleasure
I learnt much from them as a young practitioner and still re-read them purely forpleasure.
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It is purely agricultural; agricultural in its produce, agricultural in its poor, and agricultural in its pleasures.
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This is why we watch other people suffering withpleasure.
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But perhaps they experience a certain perverse sense of satisfaction, a distorted sort ofpleasure.
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It provides her with the opportunity to create a place in which a listener can takepleasurein simply being.
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It is excellently edited and printed and apleasureto handle.
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The father expressed feelings ofpleasurein seeing his wife relax and his children enjoying participating in the music.
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It should also be said immediately that the book gives greatpleasure: it is elegant, beautifully written, erudite and morally concerned.
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Now between the faculties of knowledge and desire stands the feeling ofpleasure, just as judgement is intermediate between understanding and reason.
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They are more often about social interaction, physicalpleasure, affirming faith, fulfilling roles and expressing culture.
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Besides thepleasureand pride derived from parades, conference sessions gave delegates the opportunity to share ideas and to further linkages between communities.
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Lavatories made various destinations more hospitable to those either traversing the city for work or traversing the nation forpleasure.
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That our findings should suggest this dysregulated affective response for the exuberant child, who is characterized by high intensitypleasure, is intriguing.
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Thepleasureshe derived from imaginative creation and writing, and her fears about thatpleasure, influenced her ideas about idolatry.
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So the men do not get realpleasureout of life, and in the end they meet a fearful death.
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Collocationswithpleasure

pleasure

These are words often used in combination withpleasure.

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aesthetic pleasure
There are many things we value highly, like companionship, aesthetic pleasure, love, and other such benefits to which we do not necessarily have a right.
From theCambridge English Corpus
bodily pleasure
Rock, therefore, was music for people with a mind as well as a body - people who politicised bodily pleasure.
From theCambridge English Corpus
genuine pleasure
It has been a genuine pleasure to work with you.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
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