jolly

adjective

/ˈdʒɒli/

/ˈdʒɑːli/

(comparative jollier, superlative jolliest)

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happy and cheerful愉快的；快乐的；高兴的
- a jolly crowd/face/mood快乐的一群人；快乐的笑脸；愉快的心情
- He had a round, jolly face.他长着一张圆圆的、快乐的笑脸。
- The manager was fat and jolly.那个经理胖胖的，乐呵呵的。
Topics Personal qualitiesc1
(old-fashioned) fun令人愉快的；令人快乐的；惬意的
- a jolly evening/party/time令人愉快的夜晚／聚会／时光

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French jolif, an earlier form of joli ‘pretty’, perhaps from Old Norse jól, originally applied to a heathen festival lasting twelve days, later to Christmas.

jolly

adverb

/ˈdʒɒli/

/ˈdʒɑːli/

(old-fashioned, British English, informal)Idioms

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very非常；很
- That's a jolly good idea.那是个绝妙的主意。
- It was jolly lucky it didn’t rain.幸好没下雨。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French jolif, an earlier form of joli ‘pretty’, perhaps from Old Norse jól, originally applied to a heathen festival lasting twelve days, later to Christmas.

Idioms

jolly good!

(old-fashioned, British English, informal) used to show that you approve of something that somebody has just said（赞同别人说的话）非常好，太好了
- ‘I’ll be there by ten o’clock.’ ‘Jolly good!’“我会在十点钟之前到那里，”。“太好了，”。

jolly well

(old-fashioned, British English, informal) used to emphasize a statement when you are annoyed about something（生气时用以加强语气）当然，无疑，必然
- If you don't come now, you can jolly well walk home!你要是还不来，那就步行回家吧！

jolly

verb

/ˈdʒɒli/

/ˈdʒɑːli/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they jolly	/ˈdʒɒli/ /ˈdʒɑːli/
he / she / it jollies	/ˈdʒɒliz/ /ˈdʒɑːliz/
past simple jollied	/ˈdʒɒlid/ /ˈdʒɑːlid/
past participle jollied	/ˈdʒɒlid/ /ˈdʒɑːlid/
-ing form jollying	/ˈdʒɒliɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɑːliɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French jolif, an earlier form of joli ‘pretty’, perhaps from Old Norse jól, originally applied to a heathen festival lasting twelve days, later to Christmas.

jolly

noun

/ˈdʒɒli/

/ˈdʒɑːli/

(plural jollies)

(British English)Idioms

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a trip that you make for fun旅游；游玩
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French jolif, an earlier form of joli ‘pretty’, perhaps from Old Norse jól, originally applied to a heathen festival lasting twelve days, later to Christmas.

Idioms

get your jollies