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| /ˈhæpi/ |
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| 1 | feeling pleased and satisfied 高兴的；满意的；幸福的 |
| The children seem very happy at school. 看来孩子们在学校里很高兴。 |
| Sarah felt happy for the first time in her life. 萨拉有生以来第一次感到幸福。 |
| +about Anna was excited and happy about the baby. 这个婴儿让安娜既激动又高兴。 |
| happy doing sth So you’ re happy living in London? 这么说你住在伦敦很愉快？ |
| make sb happy Money alone will never make you happy. 只有金钱是绝不能使你幸福的。 |
| | 1a | satisfied that something is good or right , and therefore not worried about it 对…感到满意的；认为…是好的；认为…是对的 | | +with Are you happy with this arrangement? 你对这个安排感到满意吗？ | | +about I’ m not very happy about the children being out so late. 孩子们这么晚了还在外头，我觉得不太好。 | | +that Happy that everything had been finalized, we left. 一切都定下来了，我们满意地离开了。 | | happy to do sth Her parents were happy to know she’ d got a good job. 得知她找到了一份好工作，她父母都很高兴。 | | keep sb happy Rising profits is the only news that keeps the bosses happy. 利润增长是唯一能让老板们高兴的消息。 | | reasonably/perfectly happy Most people were perfectly happy with the decision. 大多数人都对这个决定感到非常满意。 | |
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| 2 | a happy time , place , event etc is one in which enjoyable things happen （时光、地方、事情等）令人愉快的，幸福的，快乐的 |
| We wish him a very happy retirement. 我们祝他退休生活愉快。 |
| a happy marriage/childhood/life 幸福的婚姻/童年/生活 |
| a happy ending I do like a film to have a happy ending! 我就是喜欢电影能有个美满的结局！ |
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| - | be happy for sb
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| to be pleased because something good has happened to someone else |
| 为某人高兴 |
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| - | be happy to do sth
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| if you are happy to do something , you are very willing to do it |
| 乐意做某事 |
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| I’ m quite happy to do some of the cooking. 我非常乐意做点饭。 |
| more than happy (=very willing) I’ d be more than happy to help. 非常乐意 |
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| - | Happy Birthday/Christmas/Easter/Anniversary
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| used as a greeting on a particular occasion |
| 生日/圣诞节/复活节/周年纪念日快乐 |
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| Words frequently used with happy | | happy 的常见搭配词 | | adverbs | blissfully, completely, perfectly, quite, reasonably, | 1 | | | |
| Metaphor | | | | | | Feeling happy and hopeful is like being high up or like moving upwards . Feeling sad and unhappy is like being low down or like falling . | | 感到高兴和充满希望就像是在高处（high up）或是向上升（moving upwards）。感到悲伤和不高兴就像是在低处（low down） 或是下降（falling）。 | | The news lifted her spirits.这一消息振奋了她的精神。
Things are looking up.情况正在好转。
Cheer up!振作起来！
My spirits rose when I got her letter.我收到她的信后精神大振。
I’ ve been walking/floating on air ever since.从此我一直感到飘飘然。
I was over the moon when they told me.他们告诉我时，我真乐坏了。
I felt as high as a kite.我飘飘欲仙。
She’ s on top of the world/on cloud nine.她幸福极了。
I was in seventh heaven.我快乐极了。
I feel really down/low about it all.对这一切我都感到非常沮丧。
He’ s in very low spirits.他非常沮丧。
He’ s in the depths of despair.他陷入了绝望的深渊。
My heart sank when I saw him.看到他，我心里一沉。
They looked very down in the mouth/down in the dumps.他们看起来极为沮丧/闷闷不乐。
| | Happiness and hope are like bright light or bright colours. Sadness and lack of hope are like darkness or dark colours. | | 幸福与希望就像明亮的光线（bright light）或鲜亮的颜色（bright colours)。 悲伤与无望就像黑暗（darkness）或暗淡的颜色（dark colours）。 | | The future looks very bright/rosy.前途很光明。
She brightened up when she heard the news.听到这一消息她便高兴起来。
His face lit up when he saw them.看到他们，他面露喜色。
They had shining eyes and beaming/dazzling smiles.他们的眼睛炯炯有神, 脸上挂着灿烂的笑容。
The bride looked radiant.新娘光彩照人。
You have to look for the light at the end of the tunnel.你必须寻找成功的希望。
He was in a black mood.他情绪低落。
I was feeling blue.我觉得很沮丧。
There’ s no point in having these dark thoughts.如此悲观消沉毫无用处。
His face darkened.他的脸沉了下来。
They led a grey empty existence.他们过着灰暗、空虚的生活。
I’ m afraid the outlook is very gloomy/bleak/dismal.恐怕前景非常暗淡。
The news cast a shadow over the evening.这个消息给晚会笼罩上了一层阴影。
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