hap·py

adjective

/ˈhæpi/

(comparative happier, superlative happiest)

Word Family

happy adjective (≠ unhappy)
happily adverb (≠ unhappily)
happiness noun (≠ unhappiness)

Idioms

feeling/giving pleasure

feeling or showing pleasure; pleased感到（或显得）快乐的；高兴的

a happy family 幸福的家庭
a happy smile/face快活的微笑／面容
You don't look very happy today.你今天好像不太高兴。
He always seemed happy enough.他看起来总是很快乐。
I've never felt so happy.我从来没有感到如此幸福过。
Money won't make you happy.钱不会让你快乐。
happy to do something We are happy to announce the engagement of our daughter.我们高兴地宣布，我们的女儿已订婚。
happy for somebody I'm very happy for you.我真为你感到高兴。
happy (that)… I’m happy (that) you could come.我很高兴你能来。

Synonyms gladgladhappy ▪ pleased ▪ delighted ▪ proud ▪ relieved ▪ thrilledThese words all describe people feeling happy about something that has happened or is going to happen.glad [not usually before noun] happy about something or grateful for it:

He was glad he’d come.他很高兴他来了。
She was glad when the meeting was over.会议结束时她很高兴。

happy pleased about something nice that you have to do or something that has happened to somebody:

We are happy to announce the engagement of our daughter.我们高兴地宣布，我们的女儿已订婚。

pleased [not before noun] happy about something that has happened or something that you have to do:

She was very pleased with her exam results.她对她的考试成绩非常满意。
You’re coming? I’m so pleased.你要来呀？我太高兴了。

glad, happy or pleased?Feeling pleased can suggest that you have judged somebody/something and approve of them. Feeling glad can be more about feeling grateful for something. You cannot be ‘glad with somebody’: The boss should be glad with you. Happy can mean glad, pleased or satisfied.delighted very pleased about something; very happy to do something; showing your delight:

I’m delighted at your news.听到你的消息我非常高兴。

Delighted is often used to accept an invitation: ‘Can you stay for dinner?’ ‘I’d be delighted (to).’ proud pleased and satisfied about something that you own or have done, or are connected with:

proud parents自豪的父母
He was proud of himself for not giving up.他为自己没有放弃而深感自豪。

relieved feeling happy because something unpleasant has stopped or has not happened; showing this:

You’ll be relieved to know your jobs are safe.现在你们知道工作保住了，可以放心了。

thrilled [not before noun] (rather informal) extremely pleased and excited about something:

I was thrilled to be invited.我有幸受到邀请，感到非常兴奋。

delighted or thrilled?Thrilled may express a stronger feeling than delighted, but delighted can be made stronger with absolutely, more than or only too. Thrilled can be made negative and ironic with not exactly or less than: She was not exactly thrilled at the prospect of looking after her niece. Patterns

glad/happy/pleased/delighted/relieved/thrilled about something
pleased/delighted/relieved/thrilled at something
glad/happy/pleased/delighted/thrilled for somebody
glad/happy/pleased/delighted/proud/relieved/thrilled that…/to see/hear/find/know…
very glad/happy/pleased/proud/relieved
absolutely delighted/thrilled

Extra Examples

I looked around at all the happy faces.我环视四周一张张快乐的笑脸。
For the first time in her life, she felt truly happy.她生平第一次真正地感到幸福。
I can die happy knowing that I have achieved this.得知自己取得了这样的成就，我死而无憾了。
I'm just happy to be back home.回到家我真是很高兴。
Outwardly the couple appeared happy.表面上看，这对夫妻显得很幸福。

Topics Feelingsa1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs

appear
be
feel
…

adverb

extremely
fairly
very
…

preposition

about
for
with
…

giving or causing pleasure给予（或带来）快乐的；使人高兴的；幸福的

She had a very happy life.她有过非常幸福的生活。
a happy marriage/childhood/occasion幸福的婚姻／童年／时刻
I have many happy memories from that time.那时我有很多快乐的回忆。
The story has a happy ending.故事的结局很圆满。
Those were the happiest days of my life.那是我一生中最幸福的一段时光。
It had been a gloriously happy time.那是一段特别令人开心的日子。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs

be
seem

adverb

extremely
fairly
very
…

at celebration

if you wish somebody a Happy Birthday, Happy New Year, etc. you mean that you hope they have a pleasant celebration（表示祝愿，如 Happy Birthday 生日快乐、Happy New Year 新年好等）

satisfied

satisfied that something is good or right; not anxious（对事物）满意的，放心的

I don't know what you've done, but the boss isn't happy.我不知道你做了什么，但老板不高兴。
I said I'd go just to keep him happy.我说我要去只是为了让他高兴。
happy with somebody/something Are you happy with that arrangement?你对这一安排满意吗？
I'm not happy with his work this term.我对他这学期的表现不满意。
She was happy enough with her performance.她对于自己的表现还算满意。
happy about somebody/something If there's anything you're not happy about, come and ask.你如果有什么不满意的，来说一声。
happy about somebody/something doing something I'm not too happy about her living alone.我不太放心让她一个人住。

Synonyms happyhappysatisfied ▪ content ▪ contented ▪ joyful ▪ blissfulThese words all describe feeling, showing or giving pleasure.happy feeling, showing or giving pleasure; satisfied with something or not worried about it:

a happy marriage/memory/childhood幸福的婚姻／回忆／童年
I said I’d go, just to keep him happy.我说我要去只是为了让他高兴。

satisfied pleased because you have achieved something or because something has happened as you wanted it to; showing this:

She’s never satisfied with what she’s got.她对自己所得到的从不感到满足。
a satisfied smile满意的微笑

content [not before noun] happy and satisfied with what you have:

I’m perfectly content just to lie in the sun.只在太阳下躺一躺我就心满意足了。

contented happy and comfortable with what you have; showing this:

a contented baby心满意足的小宝贝
a long contented sigh惬意的长叹

content or contented?Being contented depends more on having a comfortable life; being content can depend more on your attitude to your life: you can learn to be content with something by changing your attitude to it. People or animals can be contented but only people can be content.joyful (rather formal) very happy; making people very happyblissful making people very happy; showing this happiness:

three blissful weeks away 无忧无虑的三周假期

joyful or blissful?Joy is a livelier feeling; bliss is more peaceful.Patterns

happy/satisfied/content/contented with something
a happy/satisfied/contented/blissful smile
a happy/joyful occasion/celebration
to feel happy/satisfied/content/contented/joyful
very/perfectly/quite happy/satisfied/content/contented

Extra Examples

Dad seemed perfectly happy with my explanation.爸爸对我的解释似乎完全满意。
I was quite happy with the way things went.我对事态的发展相当满意。
He went home from time to time, to keep his mother happy.他时不时地回趟家，好让母亲高兴。
Her boss was not entirely happy about the situation.她的老板对情况不是十分满意。
I'm not too happy about her attitude.我对她的态度不太满意。

willing

happy to do something (formal) willing or pleased to do something情愿，乐意（做某事）

I'm perfectly happy to leave it till tomorrow.我非常愿意把它留到明天再做。
People seemed quite happy to help.人们似乎很乐意提供帮助。
He will be more than happy to come with us.他巴不得和我们一起来。
We'd be only too happy to accept your invitation.我们万分高兴地接受您的邀请。

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lucky

lucky; successful幸运的；成功的 synonym fortunate

By a happy coincidence, we arrived at exactly the same time.碰巧运气好，我们恰恰同时到达。
He is in the happy position of never having to worry about money.他运气真好，从来不用为金钱操心。

Extra Examples

By a happy chance, I got a hotel room just five minutes from the university.一次偶然的机会，我在距离大学仅五分钟路程的酒店房间找到了房间。
I picked the restaurant pretty much at random, but it proved a happy choice all round.我几乎是随意选择了这家餐厅，但事实证明这是一个愉快的选择。

Topics Successc1

suitable

(formal) (of words, ideas or behaviour) suitable and appropriate for a particular situation合适的；恰当的

That wasn't the happiest choice of words.那样的措辞并不是十分恰当。

Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘lucky’): from the noun hap ‘good fortune’ + -y.

Idioms

(not) a happy camper

(British English also (not) a happy bunny)

(informal) (not) pleased about a situation对境况（不）满意
- She wasn't a happy bunny at all.她一点儿都不满意。

a happy event

the birth of a baby（生孩子）喜事

the happy/golden mean

(approving) a course of action that is not extreme中庸之道

a/the happy medium

something that is in the middle between two choices or two ways of doing something折中办法
- She tried to strike a happy medium between making the questions too hard and making them too easy.她试图在问题太难和太简单之间找到一个平衡点。

many happy returns (of the day)

used to wish somebody a happy and pleasant birthday（生日祝福）生日快乐，长命百岁

单词	happy
释义	hap·py adjective /ˈhæpi/ /ˈhæpi/ (comparative happier, superlative happiest) Word Family happy adjective (≠ unhappy) happily adverb (≠ unhappily) happiness noun (≠ unhappiness) Idioms feeling/giving pleasure feeling or showing pleasure; pleased感到（或显得）快乐的；高兴的 a happy family 幸福的家庭 a happy smile/face快活的微笑／面容 You don't look very happy today.你今天好像不太高兴。 He always seemed happy enough.他看起来总是很快乐。 I've never felt so happy.我从来没有感到如此幸福过。 Money won't make you happy.钱不会让你快乐。 happy to do something We are happy to announce the engagement of our daughter.我们高兴地宣布，我们的女儿已订婚。 happy for somebody I'm very happy for you.我真为你感到高兴。 happy (that)… I’m happy (that) you could come.我很高兴你能来。 Synonyms gladgladhappy ▪ pleased ▪ delighted ▪ proud ▪ relieved ▪ thrilledThese words all describe people feeling happy about something that has happened or is going to happen.glad [not usually before noun] happy about something or grateful for it: He was glad he’d come.他很高兴他来了。 She was glad when the meeting was over.会议结束时她很高兴。 happy pleased about something nice that you have to do or something that has happened to somebody: We are happy to announce the engagement of our daughter.我们高兴地宣布，我们的女儿已订婚。 pleased [not before noun] happy about something that has happened or something that you have to do: She was very pleased with her exam results.她对她的考试成绩非常满意。 You’re coming? I’m so pleased.你要来呀？我太高兴了。 glad, happy or pleased?Feeling pleased can suggest that you have judged somebody/something and approve of them. Feeling glad can be more about feeling grateful for something. You cannot be ‘glad with somebody’: The boss should be glad with you. Happy can mean glad, pleased or satisfied.delighted very pleased about something; very happy to do something; showing your delight: I’m delighted at your news.听到你的消息我非常高兴。 Delighted is often used to accept an invitation: ‘Can you stay for dinner?’ ‘I’d be delighted (to).’ proud pleased and satisfied about something that you own or have done, or are connected with: proud parents自豪的父母 He was proud of himself for not giving up.他为自己没有放弃而深感自豪。 relieved feeling happy because something unpleasant has stopped or has not happened; showing this: You’ll be relieved to know your jobs are safe.现在你们知道工作保住了，可以放心了。 thrilled [not before noun] (rather informal) extremely pleased and excited about something: I was thrilled to be invited.我有幸受到邀请，感到非常兴奋。 delighted or thrilled?Thrilled may express a stronger feeling than delighted, but delighted can be made stronger with absolutely, more than or only too. Thrilled can be made negative and ironic with not exactly or less than: She was not exactly thrilled at the prospect of looking after her niece. Patterns glad/happy/pleased/delighted/relieved/thrilled about something pleased/delighted/relieved/thrilled at something glad/happy/pleased/delighted/thrilled for somebody glad/happy/pleased/delighted/proud/relieved/thrilled that…/to see/hear/find/know… very glad/happy/pleased/proud/relieved absolutely delighted/thrilled Extra Examples I looked around at all the happy faces.我环视四周一张张快乐的笑脸。 For the first time in her life, she felt truly happy.她生平第一次真正地感到幸福。 I can die happy knowing that I have achieved this.得知自己取得了这样的成就，我死而无憾了。 I'm just happy to be back home.回到家我真是很高兴。 Outwardly the couple appeared happy.表面上看，这对夫妻显得很幸福。 Topics Feelingsa1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs appear be feel … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition about for with … giving or causing pleasure给予（或带来）快乐的；使人高兴的；幸福的 She had a very happy life.她有过非常幸福的生活。 a happy marriage/childhood/occasion幸福的婚姻／童年／时刻 I have many happy memories from that time.那时我有很多快乐的回忆。 The story has a happy ending.故事的结局很圆满。 Those were the happiest days of my life.那是我一生中最幸福的一段时光。 It had been a gloriously happy time.那是一段特别令人开心的日子。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem adverb extremely fairly very … at celebration if you wish somebody a Happy Birthday, Happy New Year, etc. you mean that you hope they have a pleasant celebration（表示祝愿，如 Happy Birthday 生日快乐、Happy New Year 新年好等） satisfied satisfied that something is good or right; not anxious（对事物）满意的，放心的 I don't know what you've done, but the boss isn't happy.我不知道你做了什么，但老板不高兴。 I said I'd go just to keep him happy.我说我要去只是为了让他高兴。 happy with somebody/something Are you happy with that arrangement?你对这一安排满意吗？ I'm not happy with his work this term.我对他这学期的表现不满意。 She was happy enough with her performance.她对于自己的表现还算满意。 happy about somebody/something If there's anything you're not happy about, come and ask.你如果有什么不满意的，来说一声。 happy about somebody/something doing something I'm not too happy about her living alone.我不太放心让她一个人住。 Synonyms happyhappysatisfied ▪ content ▪ contented ▪ joyful ▪ blissfulThese words all describe feeling, showing or giving pleasure.happy feeling, showing or giving pleasure; satisfied with something or not worried about it: a happy marriage/memory/childhood幸福的婚姻／回忆／童年 I said I’d go, just to keep him happy.我说我要去只是为了让他高兴。 satisfied pleased because you have achieved something or because something has happened as you wanted it to; showing this: She’s never satisfied with what she’s got.她对自己所得到的从不感到满足。 a satisfied smile满意的微笑 content [not before noun] happy and satisfied with what you have: I’m perfectly content just to lie in the sun.只在太阳下躺一躺我就心满意足了。 contented happy and comfortable with what you have; showing this: a contented baby心满意足的小宝贝 a long contented sigh惬意的长叹 content or contented?Being contented depends more on having a comfortable life; being content can depend more on your attitude to your life: you can learn to be content with something by changing your attitude to it. People or animals can be contented but only people can be content.joyful (rather formal) very happy; making people very happyblissful making people very happy; showing this happiness: three blissful weeks away 无忧无虑的三周假期 joyful or blissful?Joy is a livelier feeling; bliss is more peaceful.Patterns happy/satisfied/content/contented with something a happy/satisfied/contented/blissful smile a happy/joyful occasion/celebration to feel happy/satisfied/content/contented/joyful very/perfectly/quite happy/satisfied/content/contented Extra Examples Dad seemed perfectly happy with my explanation.爸爸对我的解释似乎完全满意。 I was quite happy with the way things went.我对事态的发展相当满意。 He went home from time to time, to keep his mother happy.他时不时地回趟家，好让母亲高兴。 Her boss was not entirely happy about the situation.她的老板对情况不是十分满意。 I'm not too happy about her attitude.我对她的态度不太满意。 willing happy to do something (formal) willing or pleased to do something情愿，乐意（做某事） I'm perfectly happy to leave it till tomorrow.我非常愿意把它留到明天再做。 People seemed quite happy to help.人们似乎很乐意提供帮助。 He will be more than happy to come with us.他巴不得和我们一起来。 We'd be only too happy to accept your invitation.我们万分高兴地接受您的邀请。 Topics Feelingsa2 lucky lucky; successful幸运的；成功的 synonym fortunate By a happy coincidence, we arrived at exactly the same time.碰巧运气好，我们恰恰同时到达。 He is in the happy position of never having to worry about money.他运气真好，从来不用为金钱操心。 Extra Examples By a happy chance, I got a hotel room just five minutes from the university.一次偶然的机会，我在距离大学仅五分钟路程的酒店房间找到了房间。 I picked the restaurant pretty much at random, but it proved a happy choice all round.我几乎是随意选择了这家餐厅，但事实证明这是一个愉快的选择。 Topics Successc1 suitable (formal) (of words, ideas or behaviour) suitable and appropriate for a particular situation合适的；恰当的 That wasn't the happiest choice of words.那样的措辞并不是十分恰当。 Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘lucky’): from the noun hap ‘good fortune’ + -y. Idioms (not) a happy camper (British English also (not) a happy bunny) (informal) (not) pleased about a situation对境况（不）满意 She wasn't a happy bunny at all.她一点儿都不满意。 a happy event the birth of a baby（生孩子）喜事 the happy/golden mean (approving) a course of action that is not extreme中庸之道 a/the happy medium something that is in the middle between two choices or two ways of doing something折中办法 She tried to strike a happy medium between making the questions too hard and making them too easy.她试图在问题太难和太简单之间找到一个平衡点。 many happy returns (of the day) used to wish somebody a happy and pleasant birthday（生日祝福）生日快乐，长命百岁
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