pleasure
UK/'pleʒә/US
NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFLA1
Definitions
n.
A feeling of happiness or enjoyment.
快乐，愉悦的感觉。
n.
An activity or thing that brings enjoyment.
令人享受的活动或事物；乐事。
v.
To give someone enjoyment or satisfaction (formal).
（正式）给予某人快乐或满足。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedpleas- (please, from placēre) + -ure (state, result) = the state of being pleased. pleasure names the warm feeling itself, as well as the things that produce it.
Root plac still carries 14 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.take pleasure in以……为乐
- 2.with pleasure乐意地
- 3.guilty pleasure罪恶的快感
- 4.business or pleasure公事还是私事
Example Sentences
- 1.
Reading by the fire is one of her simple pleasures.
- 2.
It gives me great pleasure to introduce tonight's speaker.
- 3.
He travels purely for pleasure, never for work.