Word
overjoys
使极为高兴；使狂喜
overjoys is the third person singular of overjoy.
to give great joy or delight to; to make extremely happy
- 1.
To give great joy, delight or pleasure to.
使极为高兴；使狂喜。
使极为高兴；使狂喜。；使大喜
In use
The surprise party overjoyed my grandmother.
We were overjoyed to hear that you are coming to visit.
The team's victory overjoyed all the fans.
overjoy sb
及物动词，主语是令人高兴的事物，宾语是感到高兴的人。
The good news overjoyed the whole family.
这个好消息让全家人欣喜若狂。
be overjoyed at/with/by sth
表示因某事而高兴，at 最常用，也可用 with 或 by。
She was overjoyed at the unexpected gift.
她收到意外的礼物时欣喜若狂。
be overjoyed to do sth
不定式短语说明高兴的原因。
He was overjoyed to hear the news.
他听到这个消息非常高兴。
be overjoyed that...
that 从句用于说明令人高兴的具体事实。
We are overjoyed that you have recovered.
我们非常高兴你康复了。
Verb forms
base overjoy · third person overjoys · -ing overjoying · past overjoyed · past participle overjoyed
用法：及物动词，后接宾语；过去式和过去分词均为 overjoyed。
Common mistakes
I am overjoy to see you.I am overjoyed to see you.
overjoy 是动词，意为“使…极高兴”；表示“感到非常高兴”时，要用其过去分词形式 overjoyed 作形容词，因此 be 动词后不能直接用原形 overjoy。
She overjoyed at the good news.She was overjoyed at the good news.
overjoy 是及物动词，不能不带宾语单独作谓语表示“感到高兴”；表示“她感到非常高兴”应使用 be + overjoyed（形容词化的过去分词）。
He was overjoyed of the result.He was overjoyed at the result.
表达“为某事极为高兴”时，overjoyed 后接 at/by/with 等介词引出原因，不接 of；of 不能用于这种情感原因搭配。
Connections
Collocations
- be overjoyed at
- 对……感到极为高兴
- She was overjoyed at the news that her sister had returned safely.她听到妹妹平安归来的消息，欣喜若狂。
- be overjoyed to hear
- 听到……极为高兴
- I was overjoyed to hear that you passed your exams.听说你通过了考试，我高兴极了。
- be overjoyed with
- 对……欣喜若狂
- They were overjoyed with the support they received from the community.他们对社区给予的支持欣喜若狂。
- overjoy someone
- 使某人极为高兴
- The promotion overjoyed him more than he expected.这次晋升使他比预想的还要高兴。
- absolutely overjoyed
- 欣喜若狂
- We were absolutely overjoyed when our team won the championship.当我们的队伍赢得冠军时，我们欣喜若狂。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
over（超过）+ joy（欢乐）= 欢乐爆棚，让人狂喜。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学或书面叙述 overjoy 多用于正式或书面语境，常以被动形式 be overjoyed 出现，表示“极为高兴”；日常口语中较少直接使用该动词原形。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with overjoy, sharing the final /ɔɪ/ sound. Note that 'overlay' (/ˌəʊvəˈleɪ/) looks similar but ends in /eɪ/, not /ɔɪ/.
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。
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