delighted
adjective
uk/dɪˈlaɪ.tɪd/us/dɪˈlaɪ.t̬ɪd/B1
verypleased:
高兴的,快乐的a delightedaudience兴高采烈的观众
Pat was delightedwithher newhouse.帕特对她的新居非常满意。
I was delightedat/byyournews.你带来的消息让我很高兴。
[+ that]I'mabsolutelydelightedthatyou can come.你能来,我特别高兴。
[+ to infinitive]We'd be delightedtocome todinneronFriday.我们很高兴来参加星期五的晚宴。
feeling or showing pleasure
- happyI'm much happier in my new job.
- cheerfulShe's always very cheerful.
- in a good moodYou're in a good mood this morning!
- pleasedHe was pleased that she had come back.
- gladI was so glad to see her.
- Theaudiencewasclearlydelighted with theperformance.
- She said she didn'tcareabout it, but Ibelieveshe wassecretlydelighted.
- Le Tissier was delighted when hereceivedhisEnglandcall-up.
- Thewholeschoolis delighted about Joel'ssuccessin thechampionships.
- If you'dcaretobringyouryoungman along too, we should be delighted tomeethim.
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
- gleefully
- gruntled
- happily
- happy camper
- happy placeidiom
- rapturously
- self-healing
- shining
- thrilled
- thrilled to bitsidiom