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the feeling of enjoying yourself; activities that you enjoy 逗乐的；有趣的；使人快乐的 We had a lot of fun at Sarah's party. 我们在萨拉的聚会上玩得很开心。 Sailing is good fun. 帆船运动很有乐趣。 It was great fun! You should have come too. 非常有趣！你也应该来的。 That was the most fun I have had in years. 那是我多年来最开心的一次。 Have fun! (= Enjoy yourself) 尽情地玩吧！ ‘What fun!’ she said with a laugh. “真开心呀！” 她笑着说。 We won't let a bit of rain spoil our fun. 我们不会让一丁点儿雨坏了兴致。 - for fun
I decided to learn Spanish, just for fun. 我决定学西班牙语，只是为了好玩。 I didn't do all that work just for the fun of it. 我做这一切并不仅仅是为了好玩。 - it is fun doing something
It's not much fun going to a party on your own. 独自一人参加聚会没什么意思。 It's no fun getting up at 4 a.m. on a cold, rainy morning. 在寒冷的雨天凌晨 4 点起床可不是件让人开心的事。 Walking three miles in the pouring rain is not my idea of fun. 顶着倾盆大雨走三英里路，我可不认为是好玩的事。 The whole family can join in the fun at Water World. 全家人都可以参加水世界的娱乐活动。 ‘What do you say to a weekend in New York?’ ‘Sounds like fun.’ “在纽约度周末怎么样？” “听起来很惬意。”
Synonyms funfun- pleasure
- (a) good time
- enjoyment
- (a) great time
- fun (rather informal
) the feeling of enjoying yourself; activities that you enjoy: 指享乐、乐趣、享乐的事： We had a lot of fun at Sarah’s party. 我们在萨拉的聚会上玩得很开心。 Sailing is good/great fun. 帆船运动很／极有乐趣。
- pleasure (rather formal
) the feeling of enjoying yourself or being satisfied: 指高兴、快乐、愉快、满意： Reading for pleasure and reading for study are not the same. 读书以自娱和读书以学习是不相同的。
- (a) good time (rather informal
) a time that you spend enjoying yourself: 指欢乐、愉快的时光： We had a good time in Spain. 我们在西班牙过得很愉快。
- enjoyment (rather formal
) the feeling of enjoying yourself: 指愉快、快乐、乐趣： I get a lot of enjoyment from music. 我从音乐中获得很多乐趣。
pleasure or enjoyment? 用 pleasure 还是 enjoyment？ - (a) great time (rather informal
) a time that you spend enjoying yourself very much: 指非常欢乐、愉快的时光： We had a really great time together. 我们一起度过了非常快乐的时光。
- to do something for fun/pleasure/enjoyment
- great fun/pleasure/enjoyment
- to have fun/a good time/a great time
- to get pleasure/enjoyment from something
- to spoil the fun/somebody’s pleasure/somebody’s enjoyment
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsa1I write for fun, not because I expect to make money. 我写作只是为了其中的乐趣，不是为了赚钱。 It was just plain fun. 纯粹是好玩儿而已。 Must you take all the fun out of everything? 难道你非得把所有事情的乐趣给破坏了吗？ She organized an annual fun day for local children. 她为当地的儿童组织了一年一度的同乐日。 That's when the real fun started! 真正好玩儿的事情才刚开始呢！ The lottery provides harmless fun for millions. 彩票抽奖为数百万人提供无伤大雅的娱乐。 They took up motor racing just for the fun of it, rather than to win anything. 他们参加赛车只是觉得好玩，而不是为了要赢什么。 You're missing all the fun! 这一切好玩儿的事情，你全错过了！ Some of the tourist entertainments may seem tacky, but they're all good, clean fun. 一些旅游娱乐活动可能看起来俗气，但它们都很好，非常有趣。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- enormous
- excellent
- good
- …
- be
- become
- get
- …
- day
- for fun
- in fun
- fun for
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- be no fun
- a bit of fun
- full of fun
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behaviour or activities that are not serious but are meant to be enjoyed 嬉戏；逗乐；玩笑 She's very lively and full of fun. 她很活泼，挺有趣的。 We didn't mean to hurt him. It was just a bit of fun. 我们并非有意要伤害他，只不过是开个玩笑罢了。 You have to have a sense of fun to be a good teacher. 要成为好教师，你得要幽默风趣才行。 - in fun
It wasn't serious—it was all done in fun. 那不是认真的，全是闹着玩的。
Synonyms entertainmententertainmentTopics Games and toysa1- fun
- recreation
- relaxation
- play
- pleasure
- amusement
- entertainment films, television, music, etc. used to entertain people:
There are three bars, with live entertainment seven nights a week. 有三家酒吧每周七个晚上都有现场文艺节目。
- fun (rather informal) behaviour or activities that are not serious but are meant to be enjoyed:
It wasn’t serious—it was all done in fun. 那不是认真的，全是闹着玩的。 We didn’t mean to hurt him. It was just a bit of fun. 我们并非有意要伤害他，只不过是开个玩笑罢了。 The lottery provides harmless fun for millions. 彩票抽奖为数百万人提供无伤大雅的娱乐。
- recreation (rather formal) things people do for pleasure when they are not working:
His only form of recreation is playing football. 他唯一的娱乐就是踢足球。
- relaxation (rather formal
) things people do to rest and enjoy themselves when they are not working; the ability to relax: 指休闲活动、消遣： I go hill-walking for relaxation. 我要是想放松放松，就到山上走走。
recreation or relaxation? 用 recreation 还是 relaxation？ - play things that people, especially children, do for pleasure rather than as work:
the happy sounds of children at play 儿童嬉戏的欢闹声
- pleasure the activity of enjoying yourself, especially in contrast to working:
Are you in Paris for business or pleasure? 你来巴黎公干还是游玩？
- amusement the fact of being entertained by something:
What do you do for amusement round here? 你在这儿以什么消遣？
- to do something for entertainment/fun/recreation/relaxation/pleasure/amusement
- to provide entertainment/fun/recreation/relaxation/amusement
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- enormous
- excellent
- good
- …
- be
- become
- get
- …
- day
- for fun
- in fun
- fun for
- …
- be no fun
- a bit of fun
- full of fun
- …
Word Originlate 17th cent. (denoting a trick or hoax): from obsolete fun ‘to cheat or hoax’, dialect variant of late Middle English fon ‘make a fool of, be a fool’, related to fon ‘a fool’, of unknown origin. Compare with fond.
Idioms
be/become a figure of fun
to be/become somebody that other people laugh at 是嘲笑的对象；成为笑柄
fun and games
- (informal)
activities that are not serious and that other people may think are bad 嬉戏；欢闹；寻欢作乐 Teaching isn't all fun and games, you know. 教学并非全是嬉戏和玩耍，你晓得吧。
make fun of somebody/something
to laugh at somebody/something or make other people laugh at them, usually in an unkind way 嘲弄；取笑；拿…开玩笑
poke fun at somebody/something
to say unkind things about somebody/something in order to make other people laugh at them 拿…开心；奚落；嘲弄