merry

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mer·ry /ˈmeri/ adjectiveadj

1. Merry Christmas! HAPPYused to say that you hope someone will have a happy time at Christmas 圣诞快乐！ SYN Happy Christmas

2 HAPPY literary happy 快乐的 SYN cheerful, jolly

He marched off, whistling a merry tune.

他吹着一首欢快的曲子大步走了。

He’s a lovely man with merry eyes and a wide smile.

他是个讨人喜欢的人，眼睛喜盈盈的，笑容满面。

3 the more the merrier spokenTAKE PART/BE INVOLVED used to say that you are happy for other people to join you in what you are doing 〔人〕越多越好

‘Do you mind if I bring Tony?’ ‘No, of course not. The more the merrier.’

“如果我带托尼一起来，你会介意吗？”“当然不，人越多越好。”

Examples from the Corpus

the more the merrier• "Do you mind if I bring Tony?" "Nah, the more the merrier."• Now Miller Brewing is joining the ranks of the more the merrier.• This might appeal to investors who figure that when it comes to fund choices, the more the merrier.

4. [not before noun] British EnglishBrE informal slightly drunk 微醉的 SYN tipsy

5 make merry old-fashionedDL to enjoy yourself by drinking, singing, laughing etc 尽情欢乐

Christmas is a time to eat, drink and make merry.

圣诞节是吃喝玩乐的时候。

Examples from the Corpus

make merry• It's the elderly Morkan sisters' annual Yuletide fete, where three generations gather each year to make merry.• And Igot drunk, made merry, in this house of sorrow.• My father and I made merry over the Devil and the folly of believing in him as we supposed many did.

6 old useNICE pleasant 令人愉快的

the merry month of June

令人愉快的6月

—merriness noun [uncountableU]

→ play (merry) hell with something at hell1(25), → lead somebody a merry old dance at lead1(19)

Examples from the Corpus

merry• She smiled, her eyes bright and merry.• This might appeal to investors who figure that when it comes to fund choices, the more the merrier.• It's the elderly Morkan sisters' annual Yuletide fete, where three generations gather each year to make merry.• Now Miller Brewing is joining the ranks of the more the merrier.• After dark, drunken shouts, merry and angry, echoed up from the street.• I get in the bath and Radish gets in with me and floats about as merry as a little duck.• Eat, drink and be merry at the Medieval Night which includes a meal, free drinks and an open-air castle disco.• Stevens and his merry band are severely uniformed in white blazers, violently creased red flares and clean fingernails.• We were all very merry by the time the party broke up.• Some of the officers got quite merry celebrating our recent victory.• The merry old woman had a hard time not laughing as they carried her into the coach.

Origin merry

Old English myrge, merge

mer·ry adjectiveadj

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