- [uncountable, singular]
a feeling of great pleasure 高兴；愉快；快乐 a feeling of sheer/pure delight 十分高兴的心情 - with delight
The children squealed with delight when they saw the puppy. 孩子们看到小狗时高兴得大声尖叫。 - to the delight of somebody | to somebody's delight
She won the game easily, to the delight of all her fans. 这场比赛她赢得很轻松，令所有的崇拜者大为高兴。 - delight in doing something
He takes (great) delight in (= enjoys) proving others wrong. 他以证实别人出错为（一大）快事。 - delight in something
She took a simple delight in joys that we could all share. 她从我们都能分享的快乐中获得简单的快乐。 - delight at something
She couldn't hide her delight at the news. 听到这个消息，她无法掩饰自己的喜悦。 - delight at doing something
He expressed his delight at seeing us all again. 他表达了再一次见到我们所有人的喜悦之情。
Synonyms pleasurepleasure- delight
- joy
- privilege
- treat
- honour
- pleasure a thing that makes you happy or satisfied:
the pleasures and pains of everyday life 日常生活的苦与乐 It’s been a pleasure meeting you. 很高兴认识您。
- delight a thing or person that brings you great pleasure:
the delights of living in the country 生活在乡村的乐趣
- joy a thing or person that brings you great pleasure or happiness:
the joys and sorrows of childhood 童年的欢乐与悲伤
pleasure, delight or joy? 用 pleasure、delight 还是 joy？ - privilege (rather formal
) something that you are proud and lucky to have the opportunity to do: 指荣幸、荣耀、光荣： It was a great privilege to hear her sing. 听她唱歌是莫大的荣幸。
- treat (informal
) a thing that somebody enjoyed or is likely to enjoy very much: 指乐事、乐趣： You’ve never been to this area before? Then you’re in for a real treat. 你以前从来没有到过这一地区？那么你一定会喜之不尽。
- honour (formal
) something that you are very pleased or proud to do because people are showing you great respect: 指荣幸、光荣： It was a great honour to be invited here today. 今天承蒙邀请到此，深感荣幸。
- the pleasures/delights/joys of something
- It’s a great pleasure/joy to me that…
- It’s a pleasure/delight/joy/privilege/treat/honour to do something
- It’s a pleasure/delight/joy to see/find…
- a pleasure/delight/joy to behold/watch
- a real pleasure/delight/joy/privilege/treat
- a great pleasure/joy/privilege/honour
- a rare joy/privilege/treat/honour
Extra ExamplesHis mind was reeling with an almost aesthetic delight at the beauty of the thing. 见到这么美好的东西，他内心充满了近乎审美愉悦的心情。 I find a perverse delight in listening to traffic. 我从听车流噪声中找到一种怪异的乐趣。 Much to the delight of the crowd, the band came back and did three encores. 使观众大为欣喜的是，乐队返回台上又演奏了 3 首。 She gave a whoop of delight and dived into the water. 她高兴地大叫一声，扎进了水里。 She took evident delight in frightening the children with horror stories. 很明显她以讲恐怖故事吓唬孩子为乐。 The news was greeted with great delight. 人们听到这一消息时欣喜若狂。 To my great delight, they offered me the job. 他们给了我这个工作，令我非常高兴。 We danced around with childish delight. 我们像孩子一样高兴地满屋子跳舞。 Flowering trees provide shade as well as visual delight. 开花树木在提供树荫的同时还给人带来视觉上的愉悦。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- absolute
- utter
- …
- express
- find
- take
- …
- in delight
- with delight
- of delight
- …
- a cry, gasp, squeal, etc. of delight
- much to somebody’s delight
- [countable]
something that gives you great pleasure 令人高兴的事；乐事；乐趣 This guitar is a delight to play. 这吉他弹起来很惬意。 Sample the culinary delights of Morocco. 品尝摩洛哥的美食。 - delight of doing something
the delights of living in the country 生活在乡村的乐趣
Extra ExamplesHe became deeply religious and turned away from earthly delights. 他开始潜心信教，抛开一切尘世之乐。 The baby was a constant delight and source of amazement. 这个婴儿不断给人带来喜悦和惊奇。 The old lady's reminiscences were a continual delight to Constance. 这位老太太对往事的回忆总是为康斯坦丝带来快乐。 It was a delight to see him so fit and healthy. 看到他这么健健康康的，真是高兴。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- real
- constant
- unexpected
- …
- explore
- sample
- enjoy
- …
- delight to
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French delitier (verb), delit (noun), from Latin delectare ‘to charm’, frequentative of delicere. The -gh- was added in the 16th cent. by association with the verb light.