Word · Frequency #1613
pleasure
使快乐;使高兴;给…带来快乐
核心释义
to make someone feel happy or give them enjoyment
- 1.
给予或带来快乐
To give or afford pleasure to.
- 2.
给予性愉悦
To give sexual pleasure to.
使获得性快感;给…性满足;给予或带来快乐;给予性愉悦;(使)高兴
用法In use
It pleasures me to see my old friends doing well.
用法提示:pleasures 是动词 pleasure 的第三人称单数形式,表示“使……快乐”,这里用 it 作形式主语。
Grandpa was clearly pleasured by the card we made for him.
用法提示:was pleasured 是被动语态,表示“被给予快乐、感到愉快”。
The warm sunshine and soft music pleasured the guests on the terrace.
用法提示:pleasured 是动词过去式,带宾语,表示“使……愉悦”。
pleasure sb
作动词时偏正式、书面化,日常口语中更常说 give pleasure to sb。
The soft music pleasured everyone in the room.
轻柔的音乐让房间里的每个人都感到愉悦。
be pleasured by sb/sth
被动结构多见于书面语;若句子涉及性语境,此结构常另含性暗示。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- pleasure oneself
- 自慰;手淫
- He pleasured himself in the shower.他在淋浴时自慰。
- pleasure one's partner
- 让伴侣获得性快感
- She enjoys pleasuring her partner.她喜欢让伴侣获得快感。
- pleasure a woman
- 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。
近义词Synonyms
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
pleasure 拆成 please + sure:让人“确定开心”,即动词“使快乐、取悦”。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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