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| /ˈpleʒə/ |
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| 1 | U a feeling of happiness , enjoyment , or satisfaction 愉悦；快乐；满足 |
| He smiled with pleasure when she walked in. 当她走进来的时候，他开心地笑了。 |
| get pleasure from (doing) sth I get a lot of pleasure from travelling. 我从旅行中得到了许多快乐。 |
| give/bring pleasure to sb His books have given enormous pleasure to many people. 他的书给许多人带来了极大的快乐。 |
| great pleasure She gets great pleasure from her garden. 她从她的花园中得到了许多乐趣。 |
| | 1a | C something that makes you feel happy and satisfied 令人开心满意的事物；乐事 | | In his later years, he found music to be one of the greatest pleasures in life. 在他晚年的岁月里，他发现音乐是生活中最大的乐趣之一。 | | After the operation she was able to enjoy simple pleasures such as a walk in the park. 手术之后她就能够享受公园散步之类的简单乐趣了。 | |
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| 2 | U the activity of relaxing and enjoying yourself rather than working 消遣；放松；娱乐 |
| I never have time to read for pleasure. 我一直都没有时间阅读一些消遣性的东西。 |
| for business or pleasure The customs official asked him if he was travelling for business or pleasure. 海关官员问他是因公出差还是出国旅游。 |
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| - | have the pleasure of
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| 1 | formal used for saying that you enjoy something 有幸（表示乐于做某事） | I had the pleasure of having dinner with him last night. 昨天晚上我有幸和他共进了晚餐。 | |
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| 2 | humorous used when you do not enjoy something at all 有幸（表示根本不喜欢做某事） | I’ ve got the pleasure of a visit to the dentist tomorrow. 明天我有幸要去看牙医。 | |
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| - | (it’ s) my pleasure spoken formal
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| used when someone thanks you as a polite way of saying that you were happy to help them |
| 不客气；不用谢 |
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| ‘Thanks so much for helping us with our bags.’ ‘My pleasure.’ “非常感谢你帮我们拎包。”“不客气。” |
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| - | it’ s a pleasure to do sth spoken formal
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| used for emphasizing that you are very happy or proud to do something |
| 很荣幸做某事；很高兴做某事 |
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| It’ s a great pleasure to introduce tonight’ s guest speaker, Mr Dennis Taylor. 我非常荣幸地向大家介绍今天晚上的演讲嘉宾，丹尼斯·泰勒先生。 |
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| - | (it’ s a) pleasure to meet you spoken formal
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| used when you meet someone for the first time |
| 幸会，幸会（用于初次见面时） |
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| - | take/find pleasure in (doing) sth
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| 1 | to enjoy doing something very much 乐于做某事 | We bought an old barn and took great pleasure in rebuilding it. 我们买了一个旧谷仓，并乐此不疲地忙着对它进行重建。 | |
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| 2 | to enjoy doing something unpleasant to someone else 以（做令人不快的事）为乐 | He took great pleasure in pointing out my mistakes. 他特别喜欢挑我的毛病。 | |
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| - | with pleasure spoken formal
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| used for saying that you are happy to do something when someone makes a request |
| 很乐意（用于表示乐于接受某人的请求） |
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| ‘Could you give me a lift home?’ ‘With pleasure.’ “你能捎我回家吗？”“我很乐意。” |
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| Words frequently used with pleasure | | pleasure 的常见搭配词 | | adjectives | enormous, great, immense, intense, real, sheer, | 1 | | verbs | bring, derive, find, get, give, take, | 1 | | | |
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