Word familynounjoyancejoyfulnessjoylessnessjoyousnessjoypadjoyridejoyriderjoyridingjoystickjoyadjectivejoyfuljoylessjoyousadverbjoyfullyjoylesslyjoyouslyverbjoypop
Joy is used especially in literature. In everyday English, rather than say they did something with joy, people usually say that they were (really) pleased/happy/glad to do it:joy尤用于文学作品。在日常英语中,人们一般不说 did something with joy,而是说 was (really) pleased/happy/glad to do something
Thank you for your letter. I was really pleased to get it.
谢谢你的来信,收到时我非常高兴。
2[countableC]HAPPY something or someone that gives you happiness and pleasure 使人高兴的事物[人],乐趣
joy of
one of the joys of travelling alone
独自旅行的乐趣之一
The garden was his pride and joy.
这座花园是他的骄傲和乐趣所在。
be a joy to watch/drive/use etc
The children’s singing was a joy to listen to.
听孩子们唱歌是一桩乐事。
3no joyBritish EnglishBrE spokenSUCCEED IN DOING something if you have no joy, you do not succeed in getting something 不成功,没结果
I phoned the pub, but no joy. The landlord didn’t know where she was.
我给酒馆打了电话,但没有结果。老板不知道她在哪里。
COLLOCATIONS
phrases
be filled with joy/be full of joy 充满欢乐
I was full of joy at the thought of seeing her again.
一想到要与她重逢,我就满心欢喜。
tears of joy 喜悦的泪水
She began to cry again, but they were tears of joy.
她又哭了起来,但那是喜悦的泪水。
a feeling of joy 喜悦之情
A feeling of total joy swept over him.
他顿时感到十分欢乐。
a sense of joy 欢欣之感
nI’ll never forget the sense of joy that day.
a look of joy 快乐的样子
nThere was a look of joy on their faces.
shouts/cries of joy 欢呼
nThey greeted each other with cries of joy.
adjectives
great joy 巨大的喜悦
To her great joy, she became the mother of two beautiful baby girls.
使她万分高兴的是,她生下一对漂亮女婴。
pure/sheer/complete joy (=a lot of joy, not mixed with other feelings) 纯粹的欢乐
It was a moment of pure joy.
那一刻无比欢乐。
overwhelming joy formal (=very great joy) 极度的欢乐
nShe experienced a feeling of overwhelming joy.
true/real joy 真正的欢乐
nHow can I find true joy in life?
verbs
bring joy to somebody (=make someone feel joy) 给某人带来欢乐
Her children have brought her great joy.
孩子们给她带来极大的快乐。
give (somebody) joy 给(某人)欢乐
His music has given people a lot of joy over the years.
多年来他的音乐带给人们许多快乐。
feel/experience joy 感到欢乐
He had never felt the joy of watching the seasons come and go.
他从来没有体验过看四季变化所带来的那种快乐。
be jumping for joy (=be very pleased about something) 高兴得跳起来
She tried to stay calm, but she was secretly jumping for joy.
她努力保持平静,但心里却高兴得直想跳起来。
express your joy (=show it) 表达欢乐之情
nThey expressed their joy by jumping up and down and hugging each other.
Examples from the Corpus
joy• Everyone who knew her said she was a joy and an inspiration.• Taking pride and joy in my work had seemed just a dream to me once.• It was like nothing I'd ever experienced before - so much feeling, so much exquisitejoy.• I was so excited about getting the job, I nearly jumped for joy.• If it was so unimportant, why, last night, had she scarcely slept for joy and excitement?• The toys will bring great joy to countless children.• Her optimism, her joy of life in those last hours, had nourished the medicalstaff.• Anyway, I phoned the pub, and no joy.• They give hope and help to those in need and a sense of joy and self-worth to us.• The sisters hugged and criedtears of joy.• Christmas is a time of joy.• The time we spent together in the Bahamas was purejoy.• It's hard to describe the joy we felt, seeing each other again after so many years.• To recapture the joys and imagination of childhood!• And this joy of discovery can prove among the richest of rewards.• People at the weddinglaughed and danced with joy.
jump for joy• It is, literally, a jump for joy.• The unions should be jumping for joy after the deal they got.• He hadn't been exactly jumping for joy to have her here in the first place, as she knew very well.• Here he is jumping for joy.• If they jump for joytoday hold off until they sober up again.• No one was jumping for joy because they'd finally got the piece they'd been searching for for years.
be a joy to watch/drive/use etc• Pitting the hood down is a joy to watch.• For Jack, it was a joy to watch her walk; her step was light and happiness shone from her.• The PowerShot is a joy to use.• The result, although dark and satirical, is a joy to watch - hilariously funny and unremittingly scabrous.
joy2 verb [intransitiveI] literary
HAPPYto be happy because of something 〔因某事而〕感到高兴,感到欣喜
ADJECTIVE | VERB + JOY | JOY + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤pure, real, sheer, true, unadulterated, unalloyed, utter純粹的快樂;全然的快樂;十足的快樂▸➤ecstatic, great, overwhelming, wild狂喜;大喜➤unbridled, unfettered, unrestrained盡情的歡樂➤indescribable, inexpressible無以言表的快樂▸➤simple簡單的快樂➤childlike孩童般的快樂◇His childlike joy was infectious.他孩童般的快樂很有感染力。➤sudden突如其來的快樂▸➤inner (NAmE) 內心的喜悅VERB + JOY➤bring sb給某人帶來歡樂◇Her books have brought great joy to millions of people.她的書給數百萬人帶來了極大的快樂。➤experience, feel體驗/感到快樂◇the pure joy I felt at being free again重獲自由時我感到的純粹的快樂➤share, spread分享/散播歡樂◇We want children to share the joy of music-making.我們想讓孩子們分享音樂創作的快樂。➤be filled with, be full of充滿快樂▸➤convey, express傳達/表達快樂➤imagine想像快樂◇Imagine our joy when we saw each other again.想像一下我們再次見面時的那種快樂。➤discover, find, get, rediscover, take發現/找到/得到/重新發現/獲得快樂◇I find joy in many kinds of music.我享受多種不同的音樂。◇She got no joy out of working.她從工作中得不到快樂。◇I took a real joy in telling them the truth.把真相告訴他們讓我非常開心。JOY + VERB➤go快樂消失◇All the joy had gone out of his life.他的生命中已不再有半點兒快樂。PREPOSITION➤to your joy令⋯高興的是◇She found to her joy that the house had a large patio.她欣喜地發現這房子有個大露台。➤with joy欣喜地◇I could have shouted with joy.我差點兒高興得叫起來。➤joy at因⋯感到的快樂◇Protesters expressed joy at the government's decision.抗議者對政府的決定表示高興。PHRASES➤dance, jump, sing, weep, etc. for joy高興得跳起舞來/跳起來/唱起來/哭起來等◇I literally jumped for joy when I heard the news.聽到這消息時我幾乎高興得跳了起來。➤joy and sorrow, joys and sorrows快樂與悲傷◇Over the years we have shared our joys and sorrows.這些年來,我們共同經歷了快樂與悲傷。➤a joy to behold, see, watch, etc.看得見的快樂◇The children's expressions were a joy to behold.孩子們的表情看了令人心情舒暢。➤your pride and joy (= a person or thing that makes you feel great pride or satisfaction)令人自豪/滿意的⋯ ◇Pablo was the couple's pride and joy.巴勃羅是夫婦倆的驕傲和快樂。➤tears of joy喜悅的淚水
joy noun ⇨joy (I felt pure joy.)⇨pleasure (a joy to watch)joy
noun
➡ See also the entry for satisfaction另见satisfaction条joy ♦︎ delight ♦︎ ecstasy ♦︎ bliss ♦︎ euphoriaThese are all words for a feeling of great happiness.这些词均表示兴奋喜悦的感觉。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆sb's joy / delight / euphoria at sth◆sheer / pure joy / delight / ecstasy / bliss◆to feel / be filled with joy / delight / ecstasy■joy [uncountable] a feeling of great happiness高兴;愉快;喜悦◆the pure joy I felt at being free again我因重获自由而产生的由衷喜悦之情◆I literally jumped for joy(= was very happy and showed it) when I heard the news.听到那消息我简直高兴得跳了起来。OPPgrief ⇨ grief see also joyful ⇨ happy■delight [uncountable] a feeling of great pleasure高兴;愉快;喜悦◆Alex squealed with delight when he saw the monkeys.亚历克斯看到猴子高兴得大声尖叫起来。◆She takes great delight in proving others wrong.她以证实别人出错为一大快事。 see also delight ⇨ delightverb, delight in sth ⇨ enjoy■ecstasy ˈekstəsi [uncountable, countable] a feeling or state of very great happiness狂喜;陶醉;沉迷◆Kate closed her eyes in ecstasy at the thought of a cold drink.一想到喝冷饮,凯特就兴奋得闭上眼睛沉醉其中。 see also ecstatic ⇨ excited■bliss [countable] a feeling of great happiness高兴;愉快;喜悦◆The first six months of marriage were sheer bliss.婚后起初半年无比幸福。 see also blissful ⇨ happyNOTE辨析 Joy, delight or bliss?Joy and delight are livelier feelings than bliss: you can dance/jump/sing/weep for joy or scream/squeal/whoop with delight. Bliss is more peaceful. * joy和delight所表示的喜悦比bliss更活跃热情些,可以说dance/jump/sing/weep for joy(高兴得手舞足蹈/跳起来/唱起来/哭起来),也可以说scream/squeal/whoop with delight(高兴得尖叫起来);bliss则比较平静◆married / wedded / domestic bliss婚后/家庭的幸福■euphoria juːˈfɔriə [uncountable] a feeling of great happiness and excitement that usually lasts only a short time(通常指短暂的)狂喜,激动兴奋◆I was in a state of euphoria all day.我整天沉浸在极度兴奋之中。◆Euphoria soon gave way to despair.极度喜悦很快就变成了绝望。 see also euphoric ⇨ excited