jolly
adjective
uk/ˈdʒɒl.i/us/ˈdʒɑː.li/jollyadjective(HAPPY)
happyandsmiling:
兴高采烈的，快活的a jollysmile/manner/mood开心的微笑／兴高采烈的样子／愉快的心情
She's a very jolly,upbeatsortof aperson.她是个非常乐观向上的人。
Feeling pleasure and happiness
- (as) pleased as Punchidiom
- ASMR
- be dancing in the streetsidiom
- be floating on airidiom
- be full of the joys of springidiom
- cheerily
- cheery
- chipper
- chirpily
- chirpy
- gleeful
- gleefully
- gruntled
- happily
- happy camper
- rapturous
- rapturously
- self-healing
- shining
- thrilled
jollyadjective(ENJOYABLE)
old-fashioned
enjoyable,energetic, andentertaining:
令人愉快的，惬意的a jollyoccasion令人愉快的场合
Wespenta very jollyeveningtogether,chattingandreminiscing.我们一起聊天话旧，度过了一个惬意的晚上。
Causing pleasure
- agreeable
- agreeableness
- agreeably
- all things to all peopleidiom
- attractive
- deliciously
- delight
- delightful
- delightfully
- distraction
- homely
- homey
- indulgent
- indulgently
- jovial
- sensual
- sensuous
- sensuously
- serendipitous
- sweeten
jollyadjective(ATTRACTIVE)
mainlyUK
brightandattractive:
明亮好看的Ilovethebrightyellowyou'vepaintedthe children'sroom- it makes itlookreally jolly.我喜欢你给孩子的房间涂刷的明黄色——这使它看上去十分明亮悦目。
Attractive
- adorable
- adorbs
- aesthetic
- aesthetically
- alluring
- distinguished
- dreamy
- easy
- elegant
- elegantly
- magnificent
- majestic
- melting
- mesmerizing
- nice-looking
- tastefully
- telegenic
- tempting
- to die foridiom
- turn out
Idiom
jolly hockey sticks
jolly
adverb
UKold-fashionedinformaluk/ˈdʒɒl.i/us/ˈdʒɑː.li/very:
很，非常That's a jollynicescarfyou'rewearing.你戴的围巾很漂亮。
Linguistics: very & extreme
- abjectly
- abundantly
- beyond
- biblical
- blankly
- completely
- desperately
- extreme
- highly
- positive
- rank
- raving
- smack
- spectacularly
- such
- terrible
- terribly
- unutterably
- veritably
- wonderfully
Idioms
jolly good
jolly good show!
jolly
verb[T+ adv/prep]
informaluk/ˈdʒɒl.i/us/ˈdʒɑː.li/toencouragesomeone to do something by putting thatpersonin a goodmoodandpersuadingthemgently:
（说好话）哄，捧，鼓励I'lltryto jolly myparentsintolettingmeborrowthecarthisweekend.我会试着哄父母周末把汽车借给我。
She didn't reallywantto go to theparty, so we had to jolly heralonga little.她并不太想参加聚会，所以我们得哄得她高兴点儿。
Urging & persuading
- ambulance-chasing
- argumentation
- be/go on atsomeoneidiom
- blag
- blagger
- chivvy
- fob
- induce
- inveigle
- lean
- lean onsomeone/something
- miseducate
- miseducation
- overencourage
- soft sell
- urge
- woo
- work onsomething
- wrap
- wrapsomeonearoundyourlittle fingeridiom
Phrasal verb
jollysomethingup
jolly
noun[C]
uk/ˈdʒɒl.i/us/ˈdʒɑː.li/UKinformal
anenjoyabletriporeventorganizedforpleasure, notwork:
Are they really on afact-findingtripor justona jolly?
He hasn't come here for a jolly; he's come towin.
- Thesedays, thehotelguestsare morelikelyto bebusinessmenon a jolly thanholidayingaristocrats.
- He said hewantedtocorrectthemisconceptionthathuntingwas "just a lot oftoffsdressedup and going out on a jolly".
- There are plenty ofexhibitions, pro-celebrityeventsandcorporatejollies.
- Is hespendinghisshareholders'moneyon a jolly in the Bahamas?
Causing pleasure
- agreeable
- agreeableness
- agreeably
- all things to all peopleidiom
- attractive
- deliciously
- delight
- delightful
- delightfully
- distraction
- homely
- homey
- indulgent
- indulgently
- jovial
- sensual
- sensuous
- sensuously
- serendipitous
- sweeten
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Journeys
Idiom
get your jollies