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单词 enjoyed
释义
enjoyed
past simple and past participle ofenjoy
enjoy
verb[T]
uk
/ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/us
/ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/

enjoyverb[T](PLEASURE)

A1
to getpleasurefrom something:
I really enjoyed thatmovie/book/concert/party/meal.
[+ -ing verb]Iwanttotravelbecause I enjoymeetingpeopleandseeingnewplaces.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to get pleasure from something
  • enjoyEnjoy your meal!
  • enjoy yourselfHe's enjoying himself at his job.
  • likeI like hiking a lot.
  • loveAfter working in the garden, I love a good soak in the tub.
  • relishJonathan always relishes a challenge.
  • lap upHe lapped up all the attention they gave him.
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enjoyyourself
A2
to getpleasurefrom thesituationthat you are in:
I don'tthinkMarie is enjoying herself very much atschool.
Come on, why aren't youdancing? Enjoy yourselves!
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to get pleasure from something
  • enjoyEnjoy your meal!
  • enjoy yourselfHe's enjoying himself at his job.
  • likeI like hiking a lot.
  • loveAfter working in the garden, I love a good soak in the tub.
  • relishJonathan always relishes a challenge.
  • lap upHe lapped up all the attention they gave him.
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More examples
  • I'mreadyto gohomenow but I don'twanttodragyou away if you're enjoying yourself.
  • Thebeerfestivalwas ahugeopen-aireventwithmusic,stallsand everyone enjoying themselves.
  • Timepassessoquicklywhen you're enjoying yourself.
  • Don't bespoilsport-letthechildrenenjoy themselves a little!
  • We all enjoyed ourselvestremendouslyat theparty.
enjoy!informal
something you say to someone when you have given thatpersonsomething and youwantthem to enjoy it:
Here areyourdrinks. Enjoy!
More examples
  • I used to enjoy going to thetheatre, but I don't get muchopportunitynow.
  • After a hard day'sworkI enjoy abeeror two.
  • "It was verykindof you tolookafter thebabyallday." "Oh, it was nothing, I enjoyed it."
  • I enjoyed mycourseat first, but after atimeI gotboredwith it.
  • Thewholefamilywas enjoying aleisurelystrollin thesunshine.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Taking pleasure in something
  • bask
  • bask insomething
  • bask/bathe in reflected gloryidiom
  • be a glutton for punishmentidiom
  • be a great one forsomethingidiom
  • drool
  • flatter
  • get off onsomething
  • get oversomething/someone
  • get your jolliesidiom
  • glory insomething
  • glutton
  • masochism
  • masochistic
  • meat
  • perk
  • perk(someone)up
  • savour
  • wallow
  • whoop
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Linguistics: interjections

enjoyverb[T](GOOD THING)

C2
to have something good orlucky:
Even though he's 86, he enjoysexcellenthealth.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Experiencing and suffering
  • (straight) from the horse's mouthidiom
  • afflict
  • affliction
  • almost/nearly die ofsomethingidiom
  • be a martyr tosomethingidiom
  • be a victim ofyourown successidiom
  • bear
  • count
  • get the short end of the stickidiom
  • get/haveyourfingers burnedidiom
  • go through
  • grip
  • hands-on
  • horse
  • practical
  • run up againstsomething
  • seat-of-the-pants
  • see lifeidiom
  • stricken
  • taste
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Grammar

Enjoy
The regular verb enjoy means ‘get pleasure from something’. It usually has an object:…
(Definition ofenjoyedfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofenjoyed

enjoyed

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

The reason an eighteenth-century audience would haveenjoyedthose ' ' repulsive' ' goings-on is that for them the split between character and performer was self-evident and unbridgeable.
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Free-riding on the provision of collectivelyenjoyedgoods (including a collectively provided minimum income) is incompatible with this basic norm of co-operation for mutual advantage.
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Moreover, the reformenjoyedbipartisan support in most states.
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Heenjoyedthe latter task, but was occasionally involved in some time-consuming wrangles over money and clashes of personality.
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Theyenjoyeddrinking, saw its positive benefits, particularly that it was relaxing, and valued their social lives, which drinking was a part of.
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In fact, social expenditureenjoyedan increase in real terms, especially in social welfare and education.
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About 200 passengersenjoyedthe indoor spas every day and the male :female ratio of indoor spa users was 3 :2.
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I thoroughlyenjoyedthis book, and the author has an engaging style, uncluttered with jargon, lending it to a wide general readership.
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I alsoenjoyedthe absence of fanfare in the presentation.
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However, only five per cent of plantersenjoyedthe way of life described above.
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In general, theseenjoyedlimited success, with attendance levels equal to or worse than those of other schools.
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In the ten worst housed wards, labourenjoyedsolid success in six while it was only predominant in the other four.
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The church would only regain the influence it hadenjoyedin previous ages, they felt, if it cut its discrediting links to the state.
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Traditional marriage thusenjoyedboth community support and legal sanction.
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I am sure you will agree that we haveenjoyeda most stimulating series of papers during this joint session.
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