happy
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ldoce_721_zhap·py /ˈhæpi/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective (comparative happier, superlative happiest) 
1 having feelings of pleasure, for example because something good has happened to you or you are very satisfied with your life 高兴的，快乐的 OPP sad It’s a lovely house and we’ve been very happy here. 房子很漂亮，我们住在这里非常开心。 I’ve never felt happier in my life. 我一生从未感到如此快乐。 He was a happy child who rarely cried. 他是一个快乐的孩子，很少哭鼻子。 the happy faces of the children 孩子们快乐的表情 I loved her and thought I could make her happy. 我爱她，我想我能让她幸福快乐。nhappy aboutn She’s very happy about the baby.happy to do something John will be so happy to see you. 约翰看见你会很高兴的。happy (that) I’m happy that everything worked out well in the end. 我很高兴到最后一切都很顺利。be/feel happy for somebody What a wonderful opportunity! I’m so happy for you. 多好的机会呀！我真为你高兴。happy in your work/job etc 工作如意的happy to be doing something We’re very happy to be taking part. 我们非常高兴能够参加。the happy couple (=a couple that have just got married or will soon get married) 快乐的佳偶n GRAMMAR: Patterns with happy• You are happy to do something or happy to be doing something: I’m very happy to be here. ✗Don’t say: I’m very happy for being here.• You are happy that something has happened or is true: I’m very happy that I’m here.• You are happy about something: I’m so happy about your engagement. ✗Don’t say: I’m so happy for your engagement.• You are happy for someone when something good has happened to them: Congratulations – I’m happy for you.2 HAPPY[usually before noun] a happy time, relationship, event etc is a good one that makes you feel happy 〔使人感到〕愉快的；幸福的 This has been the happiest day of my life. 这是我一生中最快乐的一天。 They had a very happy marriage. 他们的婚姻很美满。 I have lots of happy memories of the place. 我对那地方有着许多美好的回忆。 The story has a happy ending, however. 不过故事的结局还是圆满的。 When’s the happy event (=the birth of your child)? 什么时候喜迎贵子啊？3 SATISFIED[not before noun] satisfied or not worried 感到满意[放心]的4 be happy to do something WILLINGto be very willing to do something, especially to help someone 乐意做某事〔尤指帮助别人〕5 Happy Birthday/New Year/Christmas etc PRAISEused to wish someone happiness on a special occasion 生日/新年/圣诞节等快乐6. many happy returns used to wish someone happiness on their birthday 生日快乐，长命百岁7 [only before noun] fortunate or lucky 幸运的8 a happy medium (between something and something) AGREEa way of doing something that is not extreme but is somewhere between two possible choices 〔两件事之间〕皆大欢喜的折中办法9 [only before noun] formalSUITABLE suitable 合适的，恰当的10. a/your happy place if you are in or go to your happy place, you imagine you are in a place that makes you feel calm and happy, because it helps you stop thinking about a bad situation 一个/你的等快乐之乡〔指通过美好的想象来摆脱烦恼等的思想境界〕11. not a happy bunny especially British English informal, not a happy camper American English informal not pleased with a situation 对处境不满的 THESAURUShappy 高兴的，快乐的Are you happy in your new job? 你的新工作干得开心吗？The film has a happy ending. 影片结局圆满。a happy childhood 快乐的童年cheerful looking happy 〔看起来〕高兴的，愉快的a cheerful face/expression 愉快的面孔/表情The room looked bright and cheerful (=it made you feel good). 屋子看起来明亮宜人。He seems a lot more cheerful today. 今天他好像高兴多了。be in a good mood to feel happy and relaxed 心情好It was the day before the vacation and everyone was in a good mood. 那天是假期的前一天，大家心情都不错。contented written feeling happy with your life, job, situation etc 〔对生活、工作、处境等〕满意的，满足的He was contented with his job as a cycle mechanic. 他对自己自行车修理工的工作挺满意。She sat down with a contented expression on her face. 她坐了下来，一脸心满意足的表情。pleased/glad [not before noun] happy because something good has happened 〔因有好事发生而〕高兴的，满意的I’m pleased I passed my exam. 我很高兴自己通过了考试。He was glad to see someone that he knew. 看到认识的人他很高兴。very happy 非常高兴delighted [not before noun] very happy because something good has happened 〔因有好事发生而〕非常高兴的The doctors say they are delighted with her progress. 医生们表示对她的进展很满意。thrilled [not before noun] very happy and excited about something 非常兴奋的；极为激动的He’s thrilled at the idea of going to Disneyworld. 想到要去迪士尼世界，他非常兴奋。overjoyed [not before noun] very happy because you have heard some good news 〔听说好消息后〕极为高兴的She was overjoyed when she found out that her son was safe. 得知儿子平安无事，她欣喜若狂。be on top of the world (also be over the moon British English) [not before noun] informal to be very happy 非常高兴I was over the moon when I won the championship. 我得了冠军，乐不可支。ecstatic extremely happy 狂喜的，欣喜若狂的The crowd were ecstatic, and cheered wildly. 观众欣喜若狂，欢声雷动。ecstatic fans 欢腾的球迷blissful a blissful time is one in which you feel extremely happy 〔时光〕极其幸福的We stayed on the islands for two blissful weeks. 我们无忧无虑地在岛上待了两星期。It sounded blissful – sea, sun, and good food. 听起来幸福极了——大海、阳光，还有美食。5 FREQUENCY 使用频率
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happy• Sarah's main aim in life is simply to be happy.• He gave little appearance of being unusually happy.• You know happiness is being able to assume you are happy.• Everyone thought their marriage was happy.• For the first five years of their marriage they were very happy.• Is she happy about being pregnant?• I wasn't very happy about that so I finished with him.• I'd gotten a lot done over the weekend and was happy about that.• a happy baby• Mike was a happy child and never gave us any trouble at all.• He had a very happy childhood.• Most fairy tales have a happy ending.• Most children's stories have happy endings.• With a politics of opinion, I am happy enough.• Maggie suddenly shuddered, and twisted away, her happy expression replaced by one of painful memories.• The children's happy faces were reward enough.• I'm so happy for you - I know how much you wanted the job.• The Grange has always been a happy house and still has a faint atmosphere of piety, fully intended by Mr Teulon.• She seems a lot happier now that she's got a new job.• In fact, my childhood on Lewis can be described as a happy one.• I could hear the happy sound of the street musicians.• Grandma is so happy that everyone will be there for Christmas.• My years at college were the happiest time of my life.• I was very happy to be back home.• I'm just happy to be home again.• Doctors said they were happy with how the operation had gone.• Pinker stated that he was perfectly happy with the arrangement.the happy couple• I'd like to propose a toast to the happy couple.• The dancing had stopped momentarily, and a space had been cleared round the happy couple.• Friends and relatives are expected to give paper money to the happy couple after traditional ceremonies, writes Gurbir Dhillon.• Everyone waved goodbye as the happy couple drove away.• Now, the happy couple have decided to marry at the Ipswich Register Office on August 14.• A furious row broke out last night over who should film the happy couple outside tiny Crathie church.• Now the happy couple plan a new ceremony to bless their marriage.• As the happy couple took their places there was a stir and a rising babble behind them.the happy event• Its truth-value does not depend on whether there actually occurred the happy event referred to by the second referring expression.keep ... happy• It meant people who kept sheep were happy.• Theirs was a language for the mass of the people, aimed at keeping them happy.• Clinton is a lifelong politician with a gift for speaking with rounded edges designed to keep people happy and options open.• What is the right shopping environment that keeps customers happy and wanting to return?• They try to keep everyone happy, but somehow succeed in annoying us all.• He kept Moscow happy by fulfilling the state quotas in steel, tanks and nuclear missiles.• I should have kept my happy memories.• The object is to keep them happy while looking for new customers, he said.happy position• But the pluralist is in a happier position.• Others may not be in such a happy position.• That is not a happy position.• We were in the happy position of being able to pass the buck.• Bank teller Barclays is in the happy position of exactly the reverse happening.Origin happy (1300-1400) hap “chance, luck” ((13-20 centuries)), from Old Norse happhap·py adjective →n GRAMMAR1 →THESAURUS1
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pleasure, for example of Corpus something good having feelings because
happy
hap‧py S1 W1 /ˈhæpi/
adjective (comparative happier, superlative happiest)
1. having feelings of pleasure, for example because something good has happened to you or you are very satisfied with your life
OPP sad:
It’s a lovely house and we’ve been very happy here.
I’ve never felt happier in my life.
He was a happy child who rarely cried.
the happy faces of the children
I loved her and thought I could make her happy.
happy to do something
John will be so happy to see you.
happy (that)
I’m happy that everything worked out well in the end.
be/feel happy for somebody
What a wonderful opportunity! I’m so happy for you.
happy in your work/job etc
happy to be doing something
We’re very happy to be taking part.
the happy couple (=a couple that have just got married or will soon get married)
2. [usually before noun] a happy time, relationship, event etc is a good one that makes you feel happy:
This has been the happiest day of my life.
They had a very happy marriage.
I have lots of happy memories of the place.
The story has a happy ending, however.
When’s the happy event (=the birth of your child)?
3. [not before noun] satisfied or not worried
happy with
On the whole, I’m happy with the way I look.
People living nearby are not happy with the decision.
happy about
Mom wasn’t happy about Tess going off travelling on her own.
I pretended to agree with her, just to keep her happy.
happy doing something
I’m quite happy doing what I’m doing.
4. be happy to do something to be very willing to do something, especially to help someone:
Our team will be happy to help.
I’d be happy to take you in my car.
5. Happy Birthday/New Year/Christmas etc used to wish someone happiness on a special occasion:
Happy Birthday, Michael!
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
6. many happy returns used to wish someone happiness on their birthday
7. [only before noun] fortunate or lucky:
By a happy coincidence, James was also in town that weekend.
I’m in the happy position of not having to work.
8. a happy medium (between something and something) a way of doing something that is not extreme but is somewhere between two possible choices:
I always tried to strike a happy medium between having a home that looked like a bomb had hit it and becoming obsessively tidy.
9. [only before noun] formal suitable:
His choice of words was not a very happy one.
10. a/your happy place if you are in or go to your happy place, you imagine you are in a place that makes you feel calm and happy, because it helps you stop thinking about a bad situation
11. not a happy bunny especially British English informal, not a happy camper American English informal not pleased with a situation
▪ happy : Are you happy in your new job? | The film has a happy ending. | a happy childhood
▪cheerful looking happy: a cheerful face/expression | The room looked bright and cheerful (=it made you feel good). | He seems a lot more cheerful today.
▪be in a good mood to feel happy and relaxed: It was the day before the vacation and everyone was in a good mood.
▪contented written feeling happy with your life, job, situation etc: He was contented with his job as a cycle mechanic. | She sat down with a contented expression on her face.
▪pleased/glad [not before noun] happy because something good has happened: I’m pleased I passed my exam. | He was glad to see someone that he knew.
■ very happy
▪delighted [not before noun] very happy because something good has happened: The doctors say they are delighted with her progress.
▪thrilled [not before noun] very happy and excited about something: He’s thrilled at the idea of going to Disneyworld.
▪overjoyed [not before noun] very happy because you have heard some good news: She was overjoyed when she found out that her son was safe.
▪be on top of the world (also be over the moon British English) [not before noun] informal to be very happy: I was over the moon when I won the championship.
▪ecstatic extremely happy: The crowd were ecstatic, and cheered wildly. | ecstatic fans
▪blissful a blissful time is one in which you feel extremely happy: We stayed on the islands for two blissful weeks. | It sounded blissful – sea, sun, and good food.
hap‧py S1 W1 /ˈhæpi/
adjective (comparative happier, superlative happiest) Date: 1300-1400
Origin: hap 'chance, luck' (13-20 centuries), from Old Norse happ
Origin: hap 'chance, luck' (13-20 centuries), from Old Norse happ
1. having feelings of pleasure, for example because something good has happened to you or you are very satisfied with your life
OPP sad:
happy to do something
happy (that)
be/feel happy for somebody
happy in your work/job etc
happy to be doing something
the happy couple (=a couple that have just got married or will soon get married)
2. [usually before noun] a happy time, relationship, event etc is a good one that makes you feel happy:
3. [not before noun] satisfied or not worried
happy with
happy about
happy doing something
4. be happy to do something to be very willing to do something, especially to help someone:
5. Happy Birthday/New Year/Christmas etc used to wish someone happiness on a special occasion:
6. many happy returns used to wish someone happiness on their birthday
7. [only before noun] fortunate or lucky:
8. a happy medium (between something and something) a way of doing something that is not extreme but is somewhere between two possible choices:
9. [only before noun] formal suitable:
10. a/your happy place if you are in or go to your happy place, you imagine you are in a place that makes you feel calm and happy, because it helps you stop thinking about a bad situation
11. not a happy bunny especially British English informal, not a happy camper American English informal not pleased with a situation
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glad [ 指高兴、愉快、感激 ：◆ 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 sth nice that you have to do or sth that has happened to sb 指对必须做的或发生于某人身上的事感到高兴、快乐 ：◆ 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 [ 指对已经发生或必须做的事感到高兴、愉快、满意 ：◆ 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 sth; very happy to do sth; showing your delight 指高兴的、乐意的、愉快的 ：◆ I'm delighted at your news. 听到你的消息我非常高兴。 NOTE Delighted is often used to accept an invitation.* delighted 常用于接受邀请 ：◆ 'Can you stay for dinner?' 'I'd be delighted (to).' “留下来吃晚饭好吗？” “我非常乐意。” proud pleased and satisfied about sth that you own or have done, or are connected with 指骄傲的、自豪的、得意的、满足的 ：◆ 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 sth unpleasant has stopped or has not happened; showing this 指感到宽慰的、放心的、显得开心的 ：◆ 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 [ ( extremely pleased and excited about sthrather
指非常兴奋、极为激动 ：◆ 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？
Thrilled may express a stronger feeling thandelighted , butdelighted can be made stronger withabsolutely ,more than oronly too .Thrilled can be made negative and ironic withnot exactly orless than .* thrilled 比 delighted 的情感更强烈，但 delighted 可与 absolutely、more than 或 only too 连用以增强语气。thrilled 与 not exactly 或 less than 连用可变为否定或含讽刺意味 ：◆ She was not exactly thrilled at the prospect of looking after her niece.想到要照料她的侄女，她就高兴不起来了。
Patterns
glad/happy/pleased/delighted/relieved/thrilled about sthpleased/delighted/relieved/thrilled at sthglad/happy/pleased/delighted/thrilled for sbglad/happy/pleased/delighted/proud/relieved/thrilled that…/to see/hear/find/know… very glad/happy/pleased/proud/relievedabsolutely delighted/thrilled
happy feeling, showing or giving pleasure; satisfied with sth or not worried about it 指快乐的、满意的、放心的 ：◆ 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 sth or because sth has happened as you wanted it to; showing this satisfaction 指满意的、满足的、欣慰的 ：◆ 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 [ 指满意、满足 ：◆ I'm perfectly content just to lie in the sun.我在阳光下躺着就感到非常满足。 contented happy and comfortable with what you have; showing this 指满意的、满足的、惬意的 ：◆ 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 ( very happy; making people very happyrather
指高兴的、快乐的、令人愉快的 blissful making people very happy; showing this happiness 指令人愉快的、极乐的、幸福的 ：◆ three blissful weeks away 无忧无虑的三周假期
joyful or blissful? 用 joyful 还是 blissful？
Joy is a livelier feeling;bliss is more peaceful.* joy 较活跃和富活力，bliss 则较平和。
Patterns
happy/satisfied/content/contented with stha happy/satisfied/contented/blissful smile a happy/joyful occasion/celebration to feel happy/satisfied/content/contented/joyfulvery/perfectly/quite happy/satisfied/content/contented
satisfaction the good feeling that you have when you have achieved sth or when sth that you wanted to happen does happen 指取得成就、实现愿望时的满足、满意、欣慰 ：◆ He derived great satisfaction from knowing that his son was happy. 得知儿子很幸福他深感欣慰。 happiness the good feeling that you have when you are happy 指幸福、快乐 ：◆ Money can't buy you happiness. 金钱不能为你买到幸福。 pride a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction that you get when you or people who are connected with you have done sth well or own sth that other people admire 指自豪、骄傲、得意感 ：◆ The sight of her son graduating filled her with pride. 儿子毕业的情景让她充满了自豪。 contentment ( a feeling of happiness or satisfaction with what you haverather
指对所拥有的一切感到满意、满足 ：◆ They found contentment in living a simple life. 他们在简朴的生活中得到满足。 fulfilment a feeling of happiness or satisfaction with what you do or have done 指对所做的事感到满意、满足 ：◆ her search for personal fulfilment 她对个人成就的追求
satisfaction, happiness, contentment or fulfilment? 用 satisfaction、happiness、contentment 还是 fulfilment？
You can feel satisfaction at achieving almost anything, small or large; you feelfulfilment when you do sth useful and enjoyable with your life.Happiness is the feeling you have when things give you pleasure and can be quite a lively feeling;contentment is a quieter feeling that you get when you have learned to find pleasure in things.取得成就（无论大小）时的满足用 satisfaction；做了有益和令人愉快之事而感到满意时用 fulfilment；某些事情给人带来欢快愉悦用 happiness；学会从事情中寻求快乐而内心平和的满足则用 contentment。
Patterns
satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment/fulfilment in sthreal satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment/fulfilmenttrue satisfaction/happiness/contentment/fulfilmentgreat satisfaction/happiness/pridequiet satisfaction/pride/contentmentto feel satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentmentto bring sb satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment/fulfilmentto find satisfaction/happiness/contentment/fulfilment
