| 单词 | take delight in (doing) something |
| 释义 | take delight in (doing) somethingtake delight in (doing) something ENJOY/LIKE DOING somethingto enjoy something very much, especially something you should not do 以（做）某事为乐〔尤指做不该做的事〕 Chris takes great delight in teasing his sister. 克里斯以取笑妹妹为乐。 Examples from the Corpus take delight in (doing) something• John, of course, had long since lost his northern accent and took delight in his appearance as the well-heeled businessman.• My dad took delight in calling me "The Big Ox" when I started growing taller than the other girls.• The story of the purchase of Sarah's burial plot is comedy, and comedy frequently takes delight in debunking heroes.• But do I take delight in pushing you down, making you worse?• They remember you at your most awkward and unformed and they take delight in reminding you of it.• Or a human parent will take delight in teaching their child to walk and talk and do so many things.• Congressional wives take delight in pointing out that kind of error to their husbands.• You take delight in vexing me. → take delight in (doing) something at delight1(1) |
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