Word · Frequency #8699
jolly
逗乐；使开心
核心释义
to make someone laugh or feel happy; to amuse or entertain
- 1.
使快乐；使消遣
To amuse or divert.
使快乐；使消遣；恭维；使高兴；取笑；开玩笑
用法In use
He jollied his little sister with a funny story.
用法提示：此处jollied是动词过去式，表示“使高兴、哄”
They kept jollying him about his new haircut.
用法提示：jollying是现在分词，表示“取笑、开玩笑”
She always jollies her friends when they feel down.
用法提示：jollies是第三人称单数形式，表示“逗乐、使高兴”
jolly sb
jolly 作动词时通常接人作宾语，表示逗某人高兴或开心。
She jollied the guests with funny stories.
她用有趣的故事逗客人们开心。
jolly sb into doing sth
jolly sb into doing sth 指用逗乐、哄劝的方式促使某人做某事。
He jollied her into trying the new dance.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- jolly someone along
- 哄某人高兴
- She jollied the children along with stories.她讲故事哄孩子们开心。
- jolly someone into doing something
- 哄某人做某事
- They jollied me into joining the committee.他们哄我加入了委员会。
- jolly something up
- 使某事热闹起来
- We need to jolly up the party with some music.我们需要用音乐让派对热闹起来。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- jolly along
- 哄骗，使高兴He jollied her along until she agreed to go.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
动词jolly意为“使高兴”，联想其形容词“快乐的”（jolly），动词就是“使其快乐”。例如：He jollied her into agreeing.（他哄她同意。）
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：哄骗别人时、开玩笑时 作为动词使用时，通常出现在非正式口语中，多用于哄某人开心或开玩笑的场合。
语法说明Grammar Note
动词形式: jollies, jollying, jollied
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words rhyming with 'jolly' (ending /ɒli/): holly, dolly, folly, poly, collie, Molly. Note: 'jelly' looks similar but rhymes with 'smelly' (ending /eli/).
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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