merry

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mer·ry /ˈmeri/ ●●○ adjective  1. Merry Christmas! HAPPYused to say that you hope someone will have a happy time at Christmas 圣诞快乐！ SYN Happy Christmas2  HAPPY literary happy 快乐的 SYN cheerful, jolly He marched off, whistling a merry tune. 他吹着一首欢快的曲子大步走了。 He’s a lovely man with merry eyes and a wide smile. 他是个讨人喜欢的人，眼睛喜盈盈的，笑容满面。3  the more the merrier spokenTAKE PART/BE INVOLVED used to say that you are happy for other people to join you in what you are doing 〔人〕越多越好 ‘Do you mind if I bring Tony?’ ‘No, of course not. The more the merrier.’ “如果我带托尼一起来，你会介意吗？”“当然不，人越多越好。”4. [not before noun] British English informal slightly drunk 微醉的 SYN tipsy5  make merry old-fashionedDL to enjoy yourself by drinking, singing, laughing etc 尽情欢乐 Christmas is a time to eat, drink and make merry. 圣诞节是吃喝玩乐的时候。6  old useNICE pleasant 令人愉快的 the merry month of June 令人愉快的6月 —merriness noun [uncountable] → play (merry) hell with something at hell1(25), → lead somebody a merry old dance at lead1(19)

Examples from the Corpus

merry• She smiled, her eyes bright and merry.• This might appeal to investors who figure that when it comes to fund choices, the more the merrier.• It's the elderly Morkan sisters' annual Yuletide fete, where three generations gather each year to make merry.• Now Miller Brewing is joining the ranks of the more the merrier.• After dark, drunken shouts, merry and angry, echoed up from the street.• I get in the bath and Radish gets in with me and floats about as merry as a little duck.• Eat, drink and be merry at the Medieval Night which includes a meal, free drinks and an open-air castle disco.• Stevens and his merry band are severely uniformed in white blazers, violently creased red flares and clean fingernails.• We were all very merry by the time the party broke up.• Some of the officers got quite merry celebrating our recent victory.• The merry old woman had a hard time not laughing as they carried her into the coach.Origin merry Old English myrge, merge

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merry
mer‧ry /ˈmeri/ adjective1. Merry Christmas! used to say that you hope someone will have a happy time at Christmas
   SYN  Happy Christmas
2. literary happy
   SYN  cheerful, jolly:
    He marched off, whistling a merry tune.
    He’s a lovely man with merry eyes and a wide smile.
3. the more the merrier spoken used to say that you are happy for other people to join you in what you are doing:
    ‘Do you mind if I bring Tony?’ ‘No, of course not. The more the merrier.’
4. [not before noun] British English informal slightly drunk
   SYN  tipsy
5. make merry old-fashioned to enjoy yourself by drinking, singing, laughing etc:
    Christmas is a time to eat, drink and make merry.
6. old use pleasant:
    the merry month of June
—merriness noun [uncountable]
⇨ play (merry) hell with something at hell¹(25), ⇨ lead somebody a merry old dance at lead¹(19)
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ drunk [not usually before noun] having drunk too much alcohol so that your behaviour and mental processes are affected: Gary was too drunk to remember what had happened that night. | I just hope they don’t get drunk and start fighting. | drunk driving | The police are going to crack down on drunk drivers.
   ▪ tipsy/merry [not before noun] slightly drunk: After the second glass of wine I was feeling a little tipsy.
   ▪ pissed [not usually before noun] British English informal drunk – this word is very common in spoken British English, but it is not polite: Don’t listen to him – he’s pissed.
   ▪ intoxicated [not before noun] formal drunk: He was arrested for driving while intoxicated.
   ▪ paralytic/legless [not before noun] British English informal extremely drunk: Don’t give Dave any more to drink -- he’s already legless. | They became totally paralytic and abusive.
   ▪ drunken [only before noun] especially written used to describe someone who is drunk or their behaviour. Drunken is mainly used in written English and is always used before a noun. Don’t say ‘he is drunken’. Say he is drunk: A drunken man was found lying outside a shop door. | We found him lying by the roadside in a drunken stupor (=almost unconscious as a result of being drunk).

merryBrE /ˈmeri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmeri/ 🔊 adjective (mer·rier, mer·ri·est) happy and cheerful 愉快的；高兴的 SYN cheery ◆a merry grin愉快的笑Merry Christmas used at Christmas to say that you hope that sb has an enjoyable holiday （圣诞节祝贺语）圣诞快乐(informal, especially BrE) slightly drunk 微醺 SYN tipsy ●make ˈmerry(old-fashioned) to enjoy yourself by singing, laughing, drinking, etc. 行乐；宴乐●the ˌmore the ˈmerrier(saying) the more people or things there are, the better the situation will be or the more fun people will have 人越多越好玩；（东西）多多益善，越多越好◆'Can I bring a friend to your party?' 'Sure—the more the merrier!' “我能带个朋友来你的聚会吗？” “当然，人越多越好玩嘛！”🔊🔊●ˌeat, drink and be ˈmerry(saying) said to encourage sb to enjoy life now, while they can, and not to think of the future 行乐要及时●play (merry) ˈhell with sth/sb(BrE, informal) to affect sth/sb badly 对…造成严重影响；严重损害…●lead sb a (merry) ˈdance(BrE) to cause sb a lot of trouble or worry 给某人造成许多麻烦（或忧虑）