happy
adjective(comparative happier, superlative happiest)
Word Family
Idioms - happy adjective (≠ unhappy)
- happily adverb (≠ unhappily)
- happiness noun (≠ unhappiness)
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feeling or showing pleasure; pleased 感到（或显得）快乐的；高兴的 a happy family 幸福的家庭 a happy smile/face 快活的微笑／面容 You don't look very happy today. 你今天好像不太高兴。 He always seemed happy enough. 他似乎总是很开心。 I've never felt so happy. 我从未感到如此快乐。 Money won't make you happy. 钱不能使人幸福。 - happy to do something
We are happy to announce the engagement of our daughter. 我们高兴地宣布，我们的女儿已订婚。 - happy for somebody
I'm very happy for you. 我真为你感到高兴。 - happy (that)…
I’m happy (that) you could come. 我很高兴你能来。
Synonyms gladglad- happy
- pleased
- delighted
- proud
- relieved
- thrilled
- glad [not usually before noun] happy about something or grateful for it:
He was glad he’d come. 他很高兴他来了。 She was glad when the meeting was over. 会议结束时她很高兴。
- happy pleased about something nice that you have to do or something that has happened to somebody:
We are happy to announce the engagement of our daughter. 我们高兴地宣布，我们的女儿订婚了。
- pleased [not before noun] happy about something that has happened or something that you have to do:
She was very pleased with her exam results. 她对考试成绩非常满意。 You’re coming? I’m so pleased. 你要来呀？我太高兴了。
glad, happy or pleased? 用 glad、happy 还是 pleased？ - delighted very pleased about something; very happy to do something; showing your delight:
I’m delighted at your news. 听到你的消息我非常高兴。
- proud pleased and satisfied about something that you own or have done, or are connected with:
proud parents 自豪的父母 He was proud of himself for not giving up. 他为自己没有放弃而自豪。
- relieved feeling happy because something unpleasant has stopped or has not happened; showing this:
You’ll be relieved to know your jobs are safe. 现在你们知道工作保住了，可以放心了。
- thrilled [not before noun] (rather informal) extremely pleased and excited about something:
I was thrilled to be invited. 我获得邀请，感到非常兴奋。
delighted or thrilled? 用 delighted 还是 thrilled？ - glad/happy/pleased/delighted/relieved/thrilled about something
- pleased/delighted/relieved/thrilled at something
- glad/happy/pleased/delighted/thrilled for somebody
- glad/happy/pleased/delighted/proud/relieved/thrilled that…/to see/hear/find/know…
- very glad/happy/pleased/proud/relieved
- absolutely delighted/thrilled
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsa1I looked around at all the happy faces. 我环视四周一张张快乐的笑脸。 For the first time in her life, she felt truly happy. 她生平第一次真正地感到幸福。 I can die happy knowing that I have achieved this. 得知自己取得了这样的成就，我死而无憾了。 I'm just happy to be back home. 回到家我真是很高兴。 Outwardly the couple appeared happy. 表面上看，这对夫妻显得很幸福。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- feel
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- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- about
- for
- with
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giving or causing pleasure 给予（或带来）快乐的；使人高兴的；幸福的 She had a very happy life. 她过着非常幸福的生活。 a happy marriage/childhood/occasion 幸福的婚姻/童年/场合 I have many happy memories from that time. 从那时起，我有许多快乐的回忆。 The story has a happy ending. 故事的结局很圆满。 Those were the happiest days of my life. 那是我一生中最幸福的一段时光。 It had been a gloriously happy time. 那是一段特别令人开心的日子。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- extremely
- fairly
- very
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if you wish somebody a Happy Birthday, Happy New Year, etc. you mean that you hope they have a pleasant celebration （表示祝愿，如 Happy Birthday 生日快乐、Happy New Year 新年好等） -
satisfied that something is good or right; not anxious （对事物）满意的，放心的 I don't know what you've done, but the boss isn't happy. 我不知道你做了什么，但是老板不高兴。 I said I'd go just to keep him happy. 我说我要去只是为了让他高兴。 - happy with somebody/something
Are you happy with that arrangement? 你对这一安排感到满意吗？ I'm not happy with his work this term. 我对他这学期的表现不满意。 She was happy enough with her performance. 她对于自己的表现还算满意。 - happy about somebody/something
If there's anything you're not happy about, come and ask. 你如果有什么不满意的，来说一声。 - happy about somebody/something doing something
I'm not too happy about her living alone. 我不太放心让她一个人住。
Synonyms happyhappy- satisfied
- content
- contented
- joyful
- blissful
- happy feeling, showing or giving pleasure; satisfied with something or not worried about it:
a happy marriage/memory/childhood 幸福的婚姻／回忆／童年 I said I’d go, just to keep him happy. 我说我要去只是为了让他高兴。
- satisfied pleased because you have achieved something or because something has happened as you wanted it to; showing this:
She’s never satisfied with what she’s got. 她对自己所得到的从不感到满足。 a satisfied smile 满意的微笑
- content [not before noun] happy and satisfied with what you have:
I’m perfectly content just to lie in the sun. 只在太阳下躺一躺我就心满意足了。
- contented happy and comfortable with what you have; showing this:
a contented baby 心满意足的小宝贝 a long contented sigh 惬意的长叹
content or contented? 用 content 还是 contented？ - joyful (rather formal) very happy; making people very happy
- blissful making people very happy; showing this happiness:
three blissful weeks away 无忧无虑的三周假期
joyful or blissful? 用 joyful 还是 blissful？ - happy/satisfied/content/contented with something
- a happy/satisfied/contented/blissful smile
- a happy/joyful occasion/celebration
- to feel happy/satisfied/content/contented/joyful
- very/perfectly/quite happy/satisfied/content/contented
Extra ExamplesDad seemed perfectly happy with my explanation. 爸爸对我的解释似乎完全满意。 I was quite happy with the way things went. 我对事态的发展相当满意。 He went home from time to time, to keep his mother happy. 他时不时地回趟家，好让母亲高兴。 Her boss was not entirely happy about the situation. 她的老板对情况不是十分满意。 I'm not too happy about her attitude. 我对她的态度不太满意。
- happy to do something (formal)
willing or pleased to do something 情愿，乐意（做某事） I'm perfectly happy to leave it till tomorrow. 我非常乐意把它留到明天。 People seemed quite happy to help. 人们似乎很乐意帮忙。 He will be more than happy to come with us. 他巴不得和我们一起来。 We'd be only too happy to accept your invitation. 我们万分高兴地接受您的邀请。
lucky; successful 幸运的；成功的 By a happy coincidence, we arrived at exactly the same time. 碰巧运气好，我们恰恰同时到达。 He is in the happy position of never having to worry about money. 他运气真好，从来不用为金钱操心。
Extra ExamplesTopics Successc1By a happy chance, I got a hotel room just five minutes from the university. 一个幸运的机会，我得到了一个离大学只有五分钟路程的酒店房间。 I picked the restaurant pretty much at random, but it proved a happy choice all round. 我很随意地选择了这家餐馆，但事实证明它是一个令人愉快的选择。
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(of words, ideas or behaviour 言语、思想或行为 suitable and appropriate for a particular situation 合适的；恰当的
feeling/giving pleasure感到／给予快乐
at celebration祝贺
satisfied满意
willing情愿
lucky幸运
suitable合适
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘lucky’): from the noun hap ‘good fortune’ + -y.
Idioms
(not) a happy camper
(British English also (not) a happy bunny)
a happy event
the birth of a baby （生孩子）喜事
the happy/golden mean
- (approving)
a course of action that is not extreme 中庸之道
a/the happy medium
something that is in the middle between two choices or two ways of doing something 折中办法 She tried to strike a happy medium between making the questions too hard and making them too easy. 她试图在让问题变得太难和太容易之间找到一个合适的平衡点。
many happy returns (of the day)
used to wish somebody a happy and pleasant birthday （生日祝福）生日快乐，长命百岁