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be gleeful
用作表语，描述某人快乐的状态。
The children were gleeful when the clown appeared.
小丑出现时孩子们非常愉快。
高兴的；欣喜的；兴高采烈的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
高兴的；欣喜的；兴高采烈的
full of high-spirited delight
The children were gleeful when the clown appeared.
小丑出现时孩子们非常愉快。
极度或得意洋洋的喜悦。
Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful.
The children were gleeful when they saw the pile of presents under the tree.
孩子们看到树下的那堆礼物时高兴极了。
She gave a gleeful laugh as she opened the exam results.
她打开考试成绩时发出了欣喜的笑声。
He felt gleeful after finishing his last final exam of the year.
他在考完今年最后一门期末考试后感到欣喜。
用作表语，描述某人快乐的状态。
The children were gleeful when the clown appeared.
小丑出现时孩子们非常愉快。
用作定语，修饰名词。
He gave a gleeful shout.
他发出了愉快的大喊。
后接介词 about 或 at 引出原因。
She was gleeful about her promotion.
她对自己的晋升感到愉快。
Not this
He smiled gleeful.
Use this
He smiled gleefully.
错误地将形容词 'gleeful' 用作副词修饰动词 'smiled'，应改为副词 'gleefully'。
Not this
I am gleeful for your help.
Use this
I am grateful for your help.
将 'gleeful'（愉快的）与 'grateful'（感激的）混淆，表达感谢时应用 'grateful'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
得意的笑容
She gave a gleeful smile when she heard the news.
她听到这个消息时露出了得意的笑容。
欢快的笑声
The room filled with gleeful laughter.
房间里充满了欢快的笑声。
兴高采烈的期待
The fans waited in gleeful anticipation for the concert.
歌迷们兴高采烈地期待着演唱会。
欢快的语气
His gleeful tone made everyone smile.
他欢快的语气让大家都笑了。
兴高采烈的心情
They were in a gleeful mood after winning the match.
赢得比赛后，他们心情十分愉悦。
Use gleeful naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想想美剧《欢乐合唱团》(Glee)，满心欢喜乐开花，-ful 表示充满，gleeful 就是满脸喜悦的样子。
语域：neutral 常见场景：小说和叙事文章、新闻报道、日常对话 gleeful 没有明显的正式或非正式限制，通常用于书面叙述或口语描述中，表达一种明显流露的喜悦或得意。多出现在描写他人表情、笑声或态度的场合。
Only 'glee' matches the /ɡliː/ opening of 'gleeful' (/ˈɡliːfʊl/), but it is not a rhyme. The other words all end in -ful; they are spelling lookalikes, not sound matches: the suffix is unstressed and each word has a different stressed vowel, so none rhymes with 'gleeful'.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.