pleasure

美 [ˈpleʒər]英 [ˈpleʒə(r)]
  • n.高兴,快乐,愉快,欣慰,满意;有幸(做),荣幸;玩乐,休闲,娱乐,消遣;乐事,快事;<书>意愿,愿望
  • v.使高兴,使满意觉得高兴;享受,寻欢作乐;使获得性满足,与…性交

复数: pleasures 过去式: pleasured 现在分词: pleasuring 过去分词: pleasured 第三人称单数: pleasures

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noun

1

高兴;快乐;愉快;欣慰;满意
a state of feeling or being happy or satisfied

to read for pleasure

读书以自娱

He takes no pleasure in his work.

他从他的工作中得不到丝毫乐趣。

She had the pleasure of seeing him look surprised.

看他好像吃了一惊,她感到开心。

It gives me great pleasure to introduce our guest speaker.

我很荣幸来介绍我们的特约演讲人。

We request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of our daughter Lisa.

敬请光临小女莉萨的婚礼。

2

玩乐;休闲
the activity of enjoying yourself, especially in contrast to working

Are you in Paris on business or pleasure?

你来巴黎是公干还是游玩?

3

乐事;快事
a thing that makes you happy or satisfied

the pleasure and pains of everyday life

日常生活的苦与乐

the simple pleasures of the countryside

乡村淳朴的乐趣

It's a pleasure to meet you.

很高兴认识你。

‘Thanks for doing that.’ ‘It's a pleasure.’

“这事真劳您大驾了。”“不客气。”

习语

as you want; as sb else wants

这块地可随主人的意愿出售。
The land can be sold at the owner's pleasure.

used as a polite way of replying when sb thanks you for doing sth, to show that you were happy to do it

used as a polite way of accepting or agreeing to sth

“我可以坐在这儿吗?”“当然可以。”
‘May I sit here?’ ‘Yes, with pleasure.’

These are all words for things that make you happy or bring you enjoyment.以上各词均指令人愉快、高兴的事。

a thing that brings you enjoyment or satisfaction指乐事、快事:

the pleasures and pains of everyday life

日常生活的苦与乐

It's been a pleasure meeting you.

很高兴认识您。

a thing or person that brings you great enjoyment or satisfaction指令人高兴的事或人、乐事、乐趣:

the delights of living in the country

生活在乡村的乐趣

a thing or person that brings you great enjoyment or happiness指令人高兴的事或人、乐事、乐趣:

the joys and sorrows of childhood

童年的欢乐与悲伤

A delight or joy is stronger than a pleasure ; a person, especially a child, can be a delight or joy , but not a pleasure ; joys are often contrasted with sorrows , but delights are not.

( informal ) a thing that sb enjoyed or is likely to enjoy very much指乐事、乐趣:

You've never been to this area before? Then you're in for a real treat .

你以前从来没有到过这一地区?那么你一定会喜之不尽。

pleasure

频次

  • 1
    N-UNCOUNT 愉快;高兴;快乐;满足
    If something gives you pleasure, you get a feeling of happiness, satisfaction, or enjoyment from it.

    Watching sport gave him great pleasure...

    观看体育比赛给他以极大的愉悦。

  • 2
    N-UNCOUNT (尤指工作、职责之外的)娱乐,消遣
    Pleasure is the activity of enjoying yourself, especially rather than working or doing what you have a duty to do.

    He mixed business and pleasure in a perfect and dynamic way...

    他以互动的方式将工作和娱乐完美地结合起来。

  • 3
    N-COUNT 乐趣;乐事;给人愉快的事物
    A pleasure is an activity, experience or aspect of something that you find very enjoyable or satisfying.

    Watching TV is our only pleasure.

    看电视是我们唯一的乐事。

  • 4
    CONVENTION 很高兴见到…/…莅临的荣幸
    If you meet someone for the first time, you can say, as a way of being polite, that it is a pleasure to meet them. You can also ask for the pleasure of someone's company as a polite and formal way of inviting them somewhere.

    'A pleasure to meet you, sir,' he said...

    他说:“先生,很高兴见到您。”

  • 5
    CONVENTION (受到感谢时的一种礼貌回答)别客气,不用谢,是我的荣幸
    You can say 'It's a pleasure ' or 'My pleasure ' as a polite way of replying to someone who has just thanked you for doing something.

    'Thanks very much anyhow.' — 'It's a pleasure.'

    “无论怎样,非常感谢。”——“别客气。”

  • 6
    CONVENTION 非常乐意;愿意效劳
    You can say 'With pleasure ' as a polite way of saying that you are very willing to do something.

    'Could you photocopy the advert and put it in the post to us?' — 'With pleasure John.'

    “你能把广告影印一下寄给我们吗?”——“当然可以,约翰。”

noun

1
sexual gratification
he took his pleasure of her
2
an activity that affords enjoyment
he puts duty before pleasure
3
a formal expression
he serves at the pleasure of the President
4
something or someone that provides a source of happiness
a joy to behold
the pleasure of his company
the new car is a delight
Synonym: joy delight
5
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
he was tingling with pleasure
Synonym: pleasance

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  1. It is a pleasure to welcome you to our home .

    很高兴欢迎您光临舍下。

  2. It 's been a pleasure meeting you .

    很高兴认识您。

  3. Reading for pleasure and reading for study are not the same .

    读书以自娱和读书以学习是不相同的。

  4. It 's been a pleasure to do business with you .

    和你做买卖很愉快。

  5. It gives me great pleasure to welcome you here today .

    今天能在这里欢迎您是我极大的荣幸。

  6. I don 't like to mix business with pleasure .

    我不喜欢将社交活动和做生意混在一块。

  7. Her work has given pleasure to millions of readers .

    她的著作给数百万读者带来了欢乐。

  8. It gives me great pleasure to introduce our guest speaker .

    我很荣幸来介绍我们的特约演讲人。

  9. He took malicious pleasure in telling me what she had said .

    他幸灾乐祸地告诉我她说的那些话。

  10. Are you in Paris on business or pleasure ?

    你来巴黎公干还是游玩?

  11. Are you in Paris on business or pleasure ?

    你来巴黎是公干还是游玩?

  12. She had the pleasure of seeing him look surprised .

    看他好像吃了一惊,她感到开心。

  13. The trip will combine business with pleasure .

    此次旅行将把出差和娱乐结合起来。

  14. It was she who first introduced the pleasures of sailing to me .

    是她最先使我体会到了帆船运动的乐趣。

  15. Is the trip to Rome business or pleasure ?

    这次去罗马是公干还是游玩?

  16. The party turned out to be more of an endurance test than a pleasure .

    这次聚会结果成了一次耐力测试,而不是一件乐事。

  17. The car is beautifully engineered and a pleasure to drive .

    这辆汽车设计完美,工艺精良,开起来过瘾。

  18. We request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of our daughter Lisa .

    敬请光临小女莉萨的婚礼。

  19. Their pleasure expressed itself in a burst of applause .

    他们的喜悦从一阵热烈的掌声中表现出来。

  20. He agreed with obvious pleasure .

    他同意了,显然很高兴。

  21. She finds a perverse pleasure in upsetting her parents .

    她让父母担惊受怕,从中取得任性的快乐。

  22. For me , the holiday was sheer unadulterated pleasure .

    对我来说,这个假期是百分之百的赏心乐事。

  23. She was positively beaming with pleasure .

    她的确喜不自胜。

  24. He mixed business and pleasure in a perfect and dynamic way

    他以互动的方式将工作和娱乐完美地结合起来。

  25. They really do get pleasure from spending money on other people

    他们确实从把钱花在别人身上而得到快乐。

  26. It was a rare pleasure to see him in action .

    看他打球是一种享受。

  27. He laughed with pleasure when people said he looked like his dad

    人们说他长得像父亲时,他乐得大笑起来。

  28. I enjoy pleasure as much as the next person

    我和别人一样愉快。

  29. ' A pleasure to meet you , sir , ' he said

    他说:“先生,很高兴见到您。”

  30. I find no pleasure in seeing people make asses of themselves .

    我看见人们出洋相并不幸灾乐祸。

pleasure delight enjoyment joy rapture 【导航词义:愉快,快乐】
pleasure v. 愉快,快乐
〔辨析〕

普通用词,指某种事物带来的愉悦感或满足感。

〔例证〕

The children used to get a lot of pleasure out of the hide-and-seek game.

孩子们曾从捉迷藏游戏中得到过很多快乐。

Jin Yong's works have given great pleasure to fans of kung fu novels.

金庸的作品给武侠小说迷们带来了极大的乐趣。

delight v. 快乐,高兴
〔辨析〕

指某事物或某人带来的欣喜、愉悦之感,语气强于 pleasure。

〔例证〕

That child ran towards his parents with a cry of delight.

那孩子欢呼着跑向父母。

To her delight, her boyfriend came back right before Christmas.

让她高兴的是,她男朋友刚好在圣诞节之前回来了。

enjoyment v. 愉快,乐趣
〔辨析〕

指客观事物给人带来的乐趣,语气较轻。

〔例证〕

Singing has brought her enormous enjoyment.

唱歌给她带来了极大的快乐。

Don't let them spoil our enjoyment.

不要让他们破坏我们的兴致。

joy v. 愉快,喜悦
〔辨析〕

指比较强烈的欢乐情绪,语气弱于 rapture 而强于 pleasure。

〔例证〕

To her surprise and joy, she received an invitation to that party.

她收到了赴宴的邀请,这让她又惊又喜。

On hearing the news, they jumped for joy.

得知这一消息之后,他们高兴得跳了起来。

rapture v. 〈文〉狂喜
〔辨析〕

语气最强,指欢天喜地、欣喜若狂。

〔例证〕

The kids gazed up at her in rapture.

孩子们抬起头,欣喜若狂地看着她。

They will be in raptures over England's victory.

他们会对英格兰的胜利感到欣喜若狂。

  • 词语搭配
  • 习语

pleasure与以下词性连用

adj.

great pleasure

很大的快乐(或消遣)

intense pleasure

强烈感受到的快乐(或消遣)

simple pleasure

简单的快乐(或消遣)

n.

at your/sb's pleasure

根据你的(或某人的)意愿;随意
as you want; as sb else wants

The land can be sold at the owner's pleasure.

这块地可随主人的意愿出售。

my pleasure

(对别人表示感谢的一种礼貌回答)不客气,很乐意效劳
used as a polite way of replying when sb thanks you for doing sth, to show that you were happy to do it

with pleasure

(客气地接受或同意)当然了,很愿意
used as a polite way of accepting or agreeing to sth

‘May I sit here?’ ‘Yes, with pleasure.’

“我可以坐在这儿吗?”“当然可以。”