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单词 thesaurus/articles/to-get-pleasure-from-something
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Thesaurus article:to get pleasure from something

to get pleasure from something

These words refer to getting pleasure from something.

One very common word for this isenjoy. You can also use the reflexive phraseenjoy yourselfto describe getting pleasure out of a particular situation you are in.

Enjoy your meal!
I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation.
He's enjoying himself at his job.

Two other common ways to say this are to say that youlikesomething, or that youlovesomething. These uses are very common in speech.

I like hiking a lot.
After working in the garden, I love a good soak in the tub.

A more formal way of sayingenjoyisrelish.

Jonathan always relishes a challenge.

When someone enjoys a situation or activity very much, you can use the phrasal verbslap uporrevel in.

He lapped up all the attention they gave him.
She revelled in her role as team manager.

If someone enjoys doing something that other people think is unpleasant, the phrasal verbdelight inis sometimes used.

She seems to delight in making other people look stupid.

The verbsavouris sometimes used when someone enjoys something slowly so that they can appreciate it as much as possible.Savouris the UK English spelling. In US English, this word is spelledsavor.

It was the first chocolate he'd had for over a year, so he savoured every mouthful.

When people enjoy themselves very much, in informal situations you can say that they arehaving a ballorhaving a whale of a time.

We had a ball in Miami.
I had a whale of a time on the school trip.
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