cheer

verb

/tʃɪə(r)/

/tʃɪr/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they cheer	/tʃɪə(r)/ /tʃɪr/
he / she / it cheers	/tʃɪəz/ /tʃɪrz/
past simple cheered	/tʃɪəd/ /tʃɪrd/
past participle cheered	/tʃɪəd/ /tʃɪrd/
-ing form cheering	/ˈtʃɪərɪŋ/ /ˈtʃɪrɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

[intransitive, transitive] to shout loudly, in order to show support or praise for somebody, or to encourage them 欢呼；喝彩；加油
- We all cheered as the team came on to the field.球队入场时我们都为之欢呼。
- Cheering crowds greeted their arrival.欢呼的人群欢迎他们的到来。
- cheer for somebody/something The fans cheered for their team.球迷为他们的球队加油。
- cheer somebody The crowd cheered the president as he drove slowly by.当总统的车缓缓经过时，群众向他欢呼致意。
Synonyms shout
shoutyell ▪ cry ▪ scream ▪ cheer ▪ bellow ▪ raise your voiceThese words all mean to say something in a very loud voice.
shout to say something in a loud voice; to speak loudly and often angrily to somebody:
Stop shouting and listen!别嚷了，听着！
‘Run!’ he shouted.“跑！”他大喊一声。
yell to shout loudly, for example because you are angry, excited, frightened or in pain:
She yelled at the boy to get down from the wall.她冲小孩大喊，让他从墙上下来。
cry (rather formal or literary) to shout loudly:
She ran over to the window and cried for help.她跑到窗口呼喊救命。
scream to shout something in a loud high voice because you are afraid, angry or excited:
He screamed at me to stop.他冲着我喊，要我停下来。
cheer (especially of a crowd of people) to shout loudly to show support or praise for somebody, or to encourage them:
We all cheered as the team came onto the field.球队入场时我们都欢呼起来。
bellow to shout in a loud deep voice, especially because you are angry:
‘Quiet!’ the teacher bellowed.“安静！”老师大吼道。
raise your voice to speak loudly to somebody, especially because you are angry:
She never once raised her voice to us.她从未对我们提高嗓门说话。
Patterns
- to shout/yell/cry/raise your voice to somebody
- to shout/yell/scream/bellow at somebody
- to shout/yell/cry out/scream/bellow in pain/anguish/rage, etc.
- to shout/cry out/scream for joy/excitement/delight, etc.
- to shout/yell/cry out/scream with excitement/triumph, etc.
- to shout/yell/scream/bellow at somebody to do something
- to shout/yell/scream abuse
- to shout/yell/cry/scream for help
opposite boo
Extra Examples
- The crowd cheered loudly as he came on stage.他登上舞台时人群高声叫好。
- The crowd cheered loudly as the goalkeeper made a brilliant save.守门员做了一个精彩的扑救，人群大声喝起彩来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- loudly
- wildly
preposition
- for
[transitive] [usually passive] to encourage somebody or to give them hope or comfort鼓励；鼓舞
- be cheered (by something) She was cheered by the news from home.来自家里的消息使她受到鼓舞。
Extra Examples
- He was cheered by the thought of a drink and something to eat.一想到要喝点东西吃点东西，他就高兴起来。
- I was greatly cheered by this news.这条消息使我大为振奋。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- greatly
- a lot
- a bit
- …
preposition
- with

cheer

noun

/tʃɪə(r)/

/tʃɪr/