pleasure oneself
collocation自慰；手淫
He pleasured himself in the shower.
他在淋浴时自慰。
使快乐；使高兴；给…带来快乐
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使快乐；使高兴；给…带来快乐
to make someone feel happy or give them enjoyment
It pleasures me to see my old friends doing well.
看到我的老朋友过得好，我很高兴。
给予或带来快乐
To give or afford pleasure to.
给予性愉悦
To give sexual pleasure to.
pleasure
Base
原形
pleasures
3rd person
第三人称单数
pleasuring
-ing
现在分词
pleasured
Past
过去式
pleasured
Past participle
过去分词
He pleasures his guests with fine wine.
他用好酒让客人感到愉快。
The warm fire pleasured us after the long walk.
长途跋涉后，温暖的炉火让我们感到惬意。
Her stories have pleasured readers for generations.
她的故事让一代代读者感到愉悦。
作动词时通常带宾语，意为“使愉快”；规则变化为 pleasure – pleasured – pleasured。
Grandpa was clearly pleasured by the card we made for him.
爷爷显然因为我们给他做的贺卡而感到高兴。
The warm sunshine and soft music pleasured the guests on the terrace.
温暖的阳光和轻柔的音乐让露台上的客人们感到愉悦。
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自慰；手淫
He pleasured himself in the shower.
他在淋浴时自慰。
让伴侣获得性快感
She enjoys pleasuring her partner.
她喜欢让伴侣获得快感。
让女性获得性满足
He is attentive and knows how to pleasure a woman.
他很体贴，懂得如何让女性获得性满足。
发短 /ɛ/ 音 (如 head, bread)
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pleasure 拆成 please + sure：让人“确定开心”，即动词“使快乐、取悦”。
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal/literary writing、euphemistic sexual contexts pleasure 作动词时，通常用于较正式或文学性的语境，表示“使快乐、给…带来快乐”；在涉及性行为时，多用作委婉语，出现在需要含蓄或礼貌的场合。日常口语中，可考虑用 please 或 give pleasure to 来表达相近含义。
measure 和 treasure 与 pleasure 押韵：重读元音同为 /ɛ/，后面均为 /ʒ/ + r 音；leisure 拼写相近，但美式读音为 /liːʒɚ/，不押韵；closure 和 exposure 虽以 /ʒɚ/ 结尾，但重读元音不同，只是近似韵。
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