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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pleas·ant /ˈplezənt/ ●●○ S3 W3 adjective 1 NICEenjoyable or attractive and making you feel happy 令人愉快的，惬意的，舒适的 SYN nice, → pleasure It had been a pleasant evening. 那是个愉快的夜晚。 the pleasant climate of Southern California 南加利福尼亚的宜人气候 The restaurant was large and pleasant. 那家餐厅宽敞舒适。 Kate! What a pleasant surprise! 凯特！真是让人惊喜！it is pleasant to do something It was pleasant to sit in a sidewalk cafe and watch people pass. 坐在路边咖啡馆看着人来人往真是惬意。2 FRIENDLYfriendly, polite, and easy to talk to 礼貌而友善的，和蔼可亲的 Nick seemed very pleasant on the phone. 尼克在电话里好像非常友善。 a pleasant-looking woman 和颜悦色的女人pleasant to He’s always been very pleasant to me. 他对我一直很友好。► see thesaurus at nice —pleasantly adverb He smiled pleasantly. 他友好地笑了。 RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say something or someone is nice rather than pleasant: 在日常英语中,人们一般说某事物或某人nice,而不说pleasantIt was a really nice day. 那天天气真不错。They were all very nice to me. 他们都对我很好。Examples from the Corpus
pleasant• Mulching is a pleasant activity for October.• Most of the students we get here are extremely pleasant and keen to learn.• We spent a pleasant evening chatting in the bar.• It's been a very pleasant evening.• Use pleasant eye contact, walk around the room, stand next to the student who is most likely to be noisy.• I only met her once or twice but she seemed a very pleasant girl.• The Croteau Beach Bed and Breakfast is a very pleasant house on lovely landscaped grounds.• Since what had been pleasant lately?• a pleasant-looking man• He thought that might make the world a slightly more pleasant place to live in.• Elizabeth becomes attracted to a handsome, pleasant soldier, Wickham.• What a pleasant surprise!• Relax in the peaceful and pleasant surroundings of our hotel.• Marcia's always pleasant to everybody.• The bedrooms are light and airy, with pleasant views from their balconies.• My office was large and pleasant with a good view of the city.pleasant surprise• In fact, the comfortable ride was our most pleasant surprise.• Your bank balance might be given a pleasant surprise.• This is a pleasant surprise, on two counts.• It may turn out to be a pleasant surprise or a not-so-pretty sight.• It may come as a pleasant surprise that a few members of Congress are attempting to steer a drastically different course.• It was a pleasant surprise to find a paperback edition of the Henkes book included in the package.• To my pleasant surprise Venturous was chosen to represent our Department.• But the main and most pleasant surprise was the sense of camaraderie among climbers in the Alps.Origin pleasant (1300-1400) Old French plaisant, from plaisir; → PLEASE2pleas·ant adjective →REGISTER1ChineseSyllable
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pleas‧ant S3 W3 /ˈplezənt/
adjective
SYN nice ⇨ pleasure:
It had been a pleasant evening.
the pleasant climate of Southern California
The restaurant was large and pleasant.
Kate! What a pleasant surprise!
it is pleasant to do something
It was pleasant to sit in a sidewalk cafe and watch people pass.
2. friendly, polite, and easy to talk to:
Nick seemed very pleasant on the phone.
a pleasant-looking woman
pleasant to
He’s always been very pleasant to me.
—pleasantly adverb:
He smiled pleasantly.
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say something or someone is nice rather than pleasant:
▪It was a really nice day.
▪They were all very nice to me.
■ person
▪nice especially spoken friendly, kind, or polite. In written and formal English, it is better to use a more specific and interesting adjective than nice: I like Clare – she’s really nice. | It was nice of them to offer to help.
▪pleasant friendly, polite, and easy to talk to – used especially about someone that you do not know very well: I only met her once or twice but she seemed pleasant.
▪sweet very kind and gentle: Kylie’s a very caring, sweet person. | It was sweet of you to send me a card.
▪charming behaving in a polite and friendly way, which makes people like you and want to do things for you: The salesman was very charming. | a charming hostess
▪engaging interesting or amusing in a way that makes people like you – a rather formal word: She can be very engaging. | an engaging smile
▪likeable easy to like and seeming nice and friendly: Bobby was a likeable kid with an angelic face.
▪good-natured having a nice kind character and not getting angry easily: Everyone likes Mike because he’s always so good-natured.
▪great informal used about someone who you like and admire a lot: He’s a great guy! | Sue’s boyfriend is really great.
▪lovely especially British English informal very nice, kind, and friendly: All the people I met on the course were lovely. | a lovely man
pleas‧ant S3 W3 /ˈplezənt/
adjective Word Family: adjective: pleasant ≠ unpleasant, pleased ≠ displeased, pleasing ≠ displeasing, pleasurable; adverb: pleasantly ≠ unpleasantly, pleasingly, pleasurably; noun: pleasantry, pleasure ≠ displeasure; verb: please ≠ displease
1. enjoyable or attractive and making you feel happy SYN nice ⇨ pleasure:
it is pleasant to do something
2. friendly, polite, and easy to talk to:
pleasant to
—pleasantly adverb:
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say something or someone is nice rather than pleasant:
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