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be jolly
形容词用法，表示愉快的心情或性格。
He is always jolly.
他总是很愉快。
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He is always jolly.
他总是很愉快。
After the birthday cake, the children were jolly and started singing silly songs.
吃完生日蛋糕后，孩子们很高兴，开始唱起了傻乎乎的歌。
We spent a jolly afternoon playing board games by the fireplace.
我们在壁炉边下棋，度过了一个愉快的下午。
Grandpa seems jollier whenever his grandchildren come to visit.
每当孙辈们来看他，爷爷就显得更高兴了。
形容词用法，表示愉快的心情或性格。
He is always jolly.
他总是很愉快。
副词用法，意为“非常”，常用于英国英语口语。
That's a jolly good idea.
那真是一个好主意。
动词用法，表示用奉承或玩笑说服某人做某事。
They jollied him into joining the team.
他们哄他加入了团队。
Not this
He is more jolly than his brother.
Use this
He is jollier than his brother.
jolly 是单音节形容词，其比较级应为 jollier，而非使用 more。
Not this
She jollied her friend to help her.
Use this
She jollied her friend into helping her.
动词 jolly 表示‘哄劝’时，常用结构为 jolly sb into doing sth，后接介词 into 和动名词，而非不定式。
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