happy
adjective
uk/ˈhæp.i/us/ˈhæp.i/happyadjective(PLEASED)
A1
feeling,showing, orcausingpleasureorsatisfaction:
幸福的，满意的，快乐的a happymarriage/childhood幸福的婚姻／童年
Shelooksso happy.她看上去非常快乐。
Schooldaysare said to be the happiestdaysofyourlife.学生时代据说是一生中最快乐的时光。
Nickyseemsa lot happier since shemetSteve.尼基自从认识史蒂夫之后似乎快乐多了。
You'll be happytoknowthat Jean is coming with us.要是知道琼和我们一起前来，你会很高兴的。
I'mperfectlyhappyto(= I willwillingly)helpout.我非常愿意帮忙。
I'm so happy(that)everything isworkingout for you.我很高兴你一切都很顺利。
Barryseemshappy enoughworkingfor himself.巴里似乎很乐意为自己工作。
Are you happyabout/with(=satisfiedwith)yournewworkingarrangements?你对新的工作安排满意吗？
Yourmother's not going to be very happy when sheseesthemessyou've made!你妈妈看到你弄得乱七八糟，她是不会高兴的。
formalThemanagerwill be happy(= iswilling)toseeyou thisafternoon.经理很乐意今天下午见你。
feeling or showing pleasure
- happyI'm much happier in my new job.
- cheerfulShe's always very cheerful.
- in a good moodYou're in a good mood this morning!
- pleasedHe was pleased that she had come back.
- gladI was so glad to see her.
- Childhood is not always a happytime.
- If there's anything you don'tunderstand, I'll be happy toexplain.
- They had alongand happymarriage.
- Thestaffare not very happy about thelatestpayincrease.
- It wasclearthat he wasn't happy with thearrangements, so Itriedtobooka differenthotel.
Feeling pleasure and happiness
- (as) pleased as Punchidiom
- ASMR
- be dancing in the streetsidiom
- be floating on airidiom
- be full of the joys of springidiom
- cheerily
- cheery
- chipper
- chirpily
- chirpy
- gleeful
- gleefully
- gruntled
- happily
- happy camper
- rapturous
- rapturously
- self-healing
- shining
- thrilled
happyadjective(GREETING)
A1[before noun]
(used ingreetingsforspecialoccasions)fullofenjoymentandpleasure:
（用于特殊日子的祝福）…快乐Happy Birthday!生日快乐！
Happy Anniversary!周年快乐！
Happy NewYear!新年快乐！
- We allclinkedourglassestogether anddrankto a happy newyear.
- Wewishyou alongand happyretirement.
- Thecardsaid 'Happy Anniversary' inbigsilverletters.
- HappyChristmas, Mum - this is for you.
- I didn'tevenseeher towishher a happybirthday.
Welcoming, greeting & greetings
- adieu
- afternoon
- air kiss
- aloha
- ayup
- buh-bye
- five
- g'day
- good evening
- hello strangeridiom
- howdy
- lady
- mind
- namaskar
- pleased
- poke
- pumpsomeone'shandidiom
- salaam
- shalom
- wish
happyadjective(LUCKY)
[before noun]
(of aconditionorsituation)lucky:
（情况）幸运的We hadn'tplannedto be in France at the sametimeas Ann and Charles - it was just a happycoincidence.我们从未打算与安和查尔斯同时到法国——那只是一个幸运的巧合。
Good luck and bad luck
- align
- bad/hard/tough luck!idiom
- be bad luck onsomeoneidiom
- be down onyourluckidiom
- be in/out of luckidiom
- blessing
- fortune smiles onsomeoneidiom
- get the short end of the stickidiom
- godsend
- grace
- hapless
- merciful
- mercifully
- mercy
- miracle
- misadventure
- streak
- voodoo
- with any luckidiom
- your luck's in!idiom
happyadjective(SUITABLE)
literary
(of words orbehaviour)suitable:
（言语或行为）恰当的，得体的It wasn't a happychoiceof phrase given thecircumstances.这样的措词不适合这种场合。
Suitable and acceptable
- able
- acceptability
- acceptable
- accepted
- accordingly
- decent
- decently
- eligibility
- eligible
- felicitous
- functional
- practical
- respectable
- respectably
- rightly
- satisfaction
- seasonable
- sit
- taste
- ticket
Idioms
the happy day
the happy event
happy ever after
happy place
not be a happy camper