adjective
1jollier, jolliest
- happy and cheerful欢乐的, 高兴的, 快活的：
he was a jolly man full of jokes.
他是一个满肚子笑话的快乐汉。
1.1
- informal, dated lively and entertaining〈非正式, 旧〉愉快的, 欢乐的, 惬意的, 愉悦的：
we had a very jolly time.
我们玩得非常痛快。
(-ies, -ied)with obj. and adverbial
1- informal encourage (someone) in a friendly way〈非正式〉鼓励（某人）; 劝（某人）高兴：
he jollied people along
他哄得人们高高兴兴
they were trying to jolly her out of her torpor.
他们试着哄她摆脱无精打采。
1.1
jolly someone/thing up
make someone or something more lively or cheerful使（某人）更活泼, 更愉快; 使（某物）更富生气：ideas to jolly up a winter's party.
活跃冬季聚会的主意。
as submodifier
- Brit. informal very; extremely〈英, 非正式〉非常, 很; 极：
that's a jolly good idea.
那是个非常好的主意。
短语
get one's jollies
- informal have fun or find pleasure〈非正式〉作乐; 寻欢作乐, 玩个痛快。
jolly well
- Brit. informal used for emphasis, especially when one is angry or irritated〈英, 非正式〉（尤用于恼怒时加重语气）的确, 一定：
I'm going to keep on eating as much sugar as I jolly well like.
我还是要坚持想吃多少糖就吃多少糖, 就是这样。
派生词
jollily
adverbjolliness
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French jolif, an earlier form of joli 'pretty', perhaps from Old Norse jól （see YULE）.