1
- no obj. shout for joy or in praise or encouragement欢呼; 喝彩; 呼叫鼓劲：
she cheered from the sidelines.
她在界外叫加油。
1.1
- with obj. praise or encourage with shouts为…喝彩; 为…呼叫鼓劲：
MPs rose to cheer the Chancellor
议员起身对总理欢呼
the cyclists were cheered on by the crowds.
自行车车手受到人群的呼叫鼓劲。
2
- with obj. give comfort or support to安慰; 支持：
he seemed greatly cheered by my arrival.
他似乎因我的到来而得到莫大的安慰。
2.1
- （cheer someone up或cheer up）make or become less miserable使高兴起来; 变得高兴起来：
with obj. I asked her out to lunch to cheer her up我约她出去午餐, 好让她高兴起来
no obj. he cheered up at the sight of the food.看到食物他高兴了起来。
1
- a shout of encouragement, praise, or joy呼叫鼓劲声; 喝彩声; 欢呼声：
a tremendous cheer from the audience.
观众发出的热烈欢呼声。
2
- （亦作good cheer）[mass noun] cheerfulness, optimism, or confidence快乐; 乐观; 信心：
an attempt to inject a little cheer into this gloomy season.
为这阴郁的季节注入点快乐的尝试。
2.1
- something that causes such feelings让人乐观的理由; 让人高兴的事：
there was some cheer for the government concerning the balance of payments.
对于收支平衡政府有乐观的理由。
2.2
- food and drink provided for a festive occasion（喜庆场合供应的）酒菜：
they had partaken heartily of the Christmas cheer.
他们尽情分享圣诞大餐。
短语
of good cheer
- archaic cheerful; optimistic〈古〉愉快的; 乐观的。
three cheers
- three successive hurrahs shouted to express appreciation or congratulation（表达赞赏或祝贺的）三声欢呼：
three cheers for the winners!
为获胜者欢呼三声！
two cheers
- qualified approval or mild enthusiasm有保留的赞同; 微弱的积极性：
larger companies gave at least two cheers for the Budget.
大公司们对预算至少表现出了有保留的赞同。
what cheer?
- archaic 〈古〉how are you?你好吗？
词源
Middle English: from Old French chiere 'face'， from late Latin cara, from Greek kara 'head'. The original sense was 'face'， hence 'expression， mood'， later specifically 'a good mood'.