pleasure
UK/'pleʒә/US
NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFL中考高考A1
释义
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。
词根拆分
词根派生pleas-(please,源自 placēre)+ -ure(状态、结果)= 被取悦的状态。pleasure 既指那份暖意本身,也指带来这份暖意的事物。
词根 plac 还连着 14 个词常用搭配
- 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
例句
- 1.
Reading by the fire is one of her simple pleasures.
在炉火旁读书是她简单的乐趣之一。
- 2.
It gives me great pleasure to introduce tonight's speaker.
我非常荣幸地为大家介绍今晚的演讲者。
- 3.
He travels purely for pleasure, never for work.
他出行纯粹是为了享受,从不为工作。