enjoy

Word family

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++en·joy /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/ S1 W1 verb [transitive] 1 ENJOY/LIKE DOING somethingto get pleasure from something 喜欢；享受…的乐趣 Sandra enjoys her job in the city. 桑德拉很喜欢她在城里的这份工作。 I enjoyed every minute of it. 我每一分钟都很享受。enjoy doing something Young children enjoy helping around the house. 小孩子喜欢在家里帮着做点事。enjoy yourself (=be happy in a particular situation) 过得愉快；玩得痛快 Julia was just starting to enjoy herself. 朱莉娅刚开始有了兴头。5 ► Enjoy always has an object and is never followed by a preposition or an infinitive with ‘to’： Did you enjoy it (NOT Did you enjoy)? | I enjoyed my trip (NOT I enjoyed to/with my trip). | He enjoys playing football (NOT He enjoys play football). enjoy 必定带有宾语，后面绝对不接介词或带to的不定式: Did you enjoy it (不说 Did you enjoy)? 你玩得开心吗？ | I enjoyed my trip ( 不说 I enjoyed to/with my trip). 这次旅行我很开心。 | He enjoys playing football ( 不说 He enjoys play football). 他喜欢踢足球。2 HAVE formal to have a particular ability or advantage 拥有；享有 These workers enjoy a high level of job security. 这些工人的工作非常稳定。n3. → enjoy!n GRAMMAR: Patterns with enjoy• Enjoy is usually transitive. You enjoy something: I enjoyed the game.Did you enjoy it? ✗Don’t say: I enjoyed. | Did you enjoy?• You enjoy doing something: I enjoyed watching the game on TV.• Enjoy is never followed by an infinitive. ✗Don’t say: I enjoyed to watch the game on TV.• In informal English, you sometimes use Enjoy! on its own, when saying that you hope someone enjoys something: Here’s your pizza. Enjoy!→ See Verb table

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enjoy• Some of the workers enjoy a relatively high degree of job security.• Many parents are only too eager to hand their child over to a babysitter and enjoy a well-earned night out.• It was a wonderful vacation - we enjoyed every minute of it.• When first introduced on the market, these products enjoyed great success.• Greg says he enjoys his new job.• Successfully managing your business relationships, while making money doing what you enjoy, is one of the great pleasures of life.• Parts of the play were extremely funny. I enjoyed it immensely.• Thanks for a lovely evening. I thoroughly enjoyed it.• My father always enjoyed playing golf at weekends.• Now and then he would smile, as though enjoying some dark secret thought.• The team has enjoyed some success this season.• Thus those who have substantial property holdings will receive the highest economic rewards and enjoy superior life chances.• They enjoy the bright colours and sweet smelling flowers.• The student said that he had actually enjoyed the class, and he refused to testify before a panel.• Most of the students said that they had really enjoyed the day out.• Did you enjoy the party?• The park was full of people enjoying themselves in the sunshine.• They were not even deterred by some afternoon rain but carried on enjoying themselves kitted out in colourful Mickey Mouse ponchos.• With such spontaneous performances the players clearly enjoying themselves - the pieces are easy to enjoy.enjoyed every minute• He'd enjoyed every minute of it, felt like a real farmer, but now he was tired.• And he thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it.• I got a goal and enjoyed every minute of it.• But we were careless and happy and full of fun, and enjoyed every minute of the day.• Steve McFadden, who plays fiery Phil, enjoyed every minute of the dramatic storyline.• I had enjoyed every minute of the past month.• I know we all enjoyed every minute of the three hectic months.• We enjoyed every minute, thank you all very much.nenjoy!spokenEAT used to say that you hope someone gets pleasure from something you give them 好好享用吧！ Here’s your steak – enjoy! 你的牛排来了，好好享用吧！

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enjoy!• Here's your dinner. Enjoy!From Longman Business Dictionaryenjoyen‧joy /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/ verb [transitive]1LAWto use a legal right and benefit from itLocal producers enjoy tariff protection at home. —enjoyment noun [uncountable]Development of the golf course will not be permitted if it causes disruption to the public enjoyment of rights of way.2to experience something good such as high profits or increased salesThe company’s computer division has enjoyed revenue growth this year.He claimed that oil companies enjoyed windfall profits as a result of the Gulf War.→ See Verb tableOrigin enjoy (1300-1400) Old French enjoir, from Latin gaudere “to show great happiness”

en·joy verb →n GRAMMAR1enjoy!LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable

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enjoy
en‧joy S1 W1 /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/

verb [transitive]

Word Family: verb: enjoy; noun: enjoyment; adverb: enjoyably; adjective: enjoyable

Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: enjoir, from Latin gaudere 'to show great happiness'

1. to get pleasure from something:

Sandra enjoys her job in the city.

I enjoyed every minute of it.
enjoy doing something

Young children enjoy helping around the house.
enjoy yourself (=be happy in a particular situation)

Julia was just starting to enjoy herself.
► Enjoy always has an object and is never followed by a preposition or an infinitive with ‘to’: Did you enjoy it (NOT Did you enjoy)? | I enjoyed my trip (NOT I enjoyed to/with my trip). | He enjoys playing football (NOT He enjoys to play football).
2. formal to have a particular ability or advantage:

These workers enjoy a high level of job security.
3. enjoy! spoken used to say that you hope someone gets pleasure from something you give them:

Here’s your steak – enjoy!

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BrE

/ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/

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NAmE

/ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/

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verb

present simple - I / you / we / they

enjoy

BrE

/ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/

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NAmE

/ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/

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present simple - he / she / it

enjoys

BrE

/ɪnˈdʒɔɪz/

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NAmE

/ɪnˈdʒɔɪz/

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past simple

enjoyed

BrE

/ɪnˈdʒɔɪd/

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NAmE

/ɪnˈdʒɔɪd/

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past participle

enjoyed

BrE

/ɪnˈdʒɔɪd/

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NAmE

/ɪnˈdʒɔɪd/

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-ing form

enjoying

BrE

/ɪnˈdʒɔɪɪŋ/

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NAmE

/ɪnˈdʒɔɪɪŋ/

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[transitive]

to get pleasure from sth 享受…的乐趣；欣赏；喜爱

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~ sth

We thoroughly enjoyed our time in New York. 我们在纽约的时间过得十分快活。

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◆Thanks for a great evening. I really enjoyed it. 非常感谢你，我今晚玩得很开心。

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~ doing sth

I enjoy playing tennis and squash. 我喜欢打网球和壁球。

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Creating art 艺术创作

make a work of art/a drawing/a sketch/a sculpture/a statue/engravings/etchings/prints 创作艺术品；绘画；画素描；创作雕塑／雕像／雕版印刷品／蚀刻画／版画
do an oil painting/a self-portrait/a line drawing/a rough sketch 画油画／自画像／线条画／草图
create a work of art/an artwork/paintings and sculptures 创作一件艺术品／绘画和雕塑
produce paintings/portraits/oil sketches/his most celebrated work/a series of prints 创作绘画／肖像画／油画速写／他最知名的作品／一组版画
paint a picture/landscape/portrait/mural/in oils/in watercolours/(especially US) in watercolors/on canvas 画画／风景画／肖像画／壁画／油画／水彩画；在画布上画
draw a picture/a portrait/a cartoon/a sketch/a line/a figure/the human form/in charcoal/in ink 画画／肖像／漫画／素描／线条／形体／人形／木炭画／墨水画
sketch a preliminary drawing/a figure/a shape 勾勒草图／形体／图形
carve a figure/an image/a sculpture/an altarpiece/reliefs/a block of wood 雕刻形体／形象／雕塑／祭坛雕塑／浮雕／一块木头
sculpt a portrait bust/a statue/an abstract figure 雕刻半身像／塑像／抽象形体
etch a line/a pattern/a design/a name into the glass 蚀刻线条／图案／图样／名字在玻璃杯上
mix colours/(especially US) colors/pigments/paints 调色；调颜料
add/apply thin/thick layers of paint/colour/(especially US) color/pigment 加上薄薄／厚厚几层颜料
use oil pastels/charcoal/acrylic paint/a can of spray paint 使用油画棒／木炭笔／丙烯酸颜料／一罐喷雾颜料
work in bronze/ceramics/stone/oils/pastels/watercolour/a wide variety of media 用青铜／陶瓷／石头／油彩／蜡笔／水彩／各种各样的材料制作艺术品

Describing art 描述艺术

paint/depict a female figure/a biblical scene/a pastoral landscape/a domestic interior 画／描绘女性形体／与《圣经》有关的场景／田园风光／家庭室内场景
depict/illustrate a traditional/mythological/historical/religious theme 描绘／阐释传统的／神话的／历史的／宗教的主题
create an abstract composition/a richly textured surface/a distorted perspective 设计抽象的艺术构图／丰富的层次／视觉扭曲效果
paint dark/rich/skin/flesh tones 用颜料绘成深色／浓重的颜色／肤色／肉色
use broad brush strokes/loose brushwork/vibrant colours/a limited palette/simple geometric forms 用粗笔线条／散漫的笔法／鲜艳的颜色／有限的色调／简单的几何图形
develop/adopt/paint in a stylized manner/an abstract style 用非写实手法／抽象方式阐明／采用／描绘

Showing and selling art 艺术品展示及销售

commission an altarpiece/a bronze bust of sb/a portrait/a religious work/an artist to paint sth 委托创作一幅祭坛画／一座某人的半身铜像／一幅肖像画／一件宗教艺术品；委托艺术家为某物作画
frame a painting/portrait 给一幅画／肖像画镶框
hang art/a picture/a painting 悬挂艺术品／图画／画作
display/exhibit modern art/sb's work/a collection/original artwork/drawings/sculptures/a piece 陈列／展出现代艺术品／某人的作品／收藏品／艺术真品／图画／雕塑／一件艺术品
be displayed/hung in a gallery/museum 在美术馆／博物馆展出
install/place a sculpture in/at/on sth 在某处安放一座雕塑
erect/unveil a bronze/marble/life-size statue 竖立／揭幕一座铜像／大理石像／与真人一样大的雕像
hold/host/mount/open/curate/see an exhibition (especially BrE) /(NAmE usually) an exhibit 举办／主持／筹办／举行／组织／观看展览
be/go on (BrE) exhibition/(NAmE) exhibit 参展
feature/promote/showcase a conceptual artist/contemporary works 重点介绍／宣传／展示一位概念派艺术家／当代作品
collect African art/modern British paintings/Japanese prints 收藏非洲艺术品／现代英国绘画／日本版画
restore/preserve a fresco/great works of art 修复／保护湿壁画／伟大的艺术品

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[transitive]

~ yourself

to be happy and get pleasure from what you are doing 过得快活；玩得痛快；得到乐趣

◆They all enjoyed themselves at the party. 他们在聚会上都玩得非常痛快。

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Note the following patterns. 注意下列句型：

◆I enjoyed myself at the party. 我在聚会上玩得很开心。◆I enjoyed at the party.
◆Thanks. I really enjoyed it. 谢谢，我真的很开心。◆Thanks. I really enjoyed.
◆I enjoy playing basketball. 我喜欢打篮球。◆I enjoy to play basketball.
◆I enjoy reading very much. 我非常喜欢阅读。◆I enjoy very much reading.
◆I hope you enjoy your trip. 祝你旅途愉快。◆I hope you enjoy with your trip.

[transitive]

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formal

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to have sth good that is an advantage to you 享有；享受

◆People in this country enjoy a high standard of living. 这个国家的人民享有很高的生活水平。

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◆He's always enjoyed good health. 他一直都很健康。

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[intransitive]

enjoy!

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informal

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used to say that you hope sb gets pleasure from sth that you are giving them or recommending to them （祝愿时说）玩痛快些，过愉快些，好好欣赏

◆Here's that book I promised you. Enjoy! 这就是我答应给你的那本书。好好欣赏吧！

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