delight
delight
verb
verb
- [with obj.]please (someone) greatly
使（某人）愉快
an experience guaranteed to delight both young and old.
保证能让老少都愉快的经历。
■[no obj.](delight in)take great pleasure in
以…为乐
they delight in playing tricks.
他们喜欢恶作剧。
- [mass noun]great pleasure
兴致；乐趣
she took great delight in telling your story.
她讲起你的故事来兴致勃勃。
■[count noun]a cause or source of great pleasure
令人高兴的东西，乐事
the trees here are a delight.
这里的树木赏心悦目。
- Middle English: from Old French delitier (verb), delit (noun), from Latin delectare 'to charm', frequentative of delicere. The -gh- was added in the 16th cent. by association with light
考试词汇表
