Word · Frequency #8699
jolly
/ˈdʒɒli/
noun
聚会；庆祝活动
a happy party
In use
After the birthday cake, the children were jolly and started singing silly songs.
We spent a jolly afternoon playing board games by the fireplace.
Grandpa seems jollier whenever his grandchildren come to visit.
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。
jolly + adj
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。
jolly sb into sth
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。
Common mistakes
He is more jolly than his brother.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。
She jollied her friend to help her.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。
Connections
Learner notes
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.