Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #1613
pleasure
快乐；愉快；满足
A feeling of enjoyment, satisfaction, or contentment.
- 1.
A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
感到满意或满足的状态；愉悦
- 2.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
一种难以定义但人们渴望体验的基本感受
- 3.
A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment.
带来享受的人、事物或行为
- 4.
something or someone that provides a source of happiness
提供幸福来源的事物或人
- 5.
Sexual enjoyment.
性快感
- 6.
a formal expression
正式的表述
- 7.
One's preference.
个人的偏好
乐事；使人愉快的事物（或人）；客套话；礼貌用语（如“很乐意”“不客气”）；性快感；性愉悦；偏好；意愿；感到满意或满足的状态；愉悦
In use
Reading brings me great pleasure.
It was a pleasure to meet you.
She took pleasure in helping others.
he was tingling with pleasure
the pleasure of his company
he serves at the pleasure of the President
take pleasure in sth / in doing sth
表示从某事物中获得快乐，后接名词或动名词。
She takes great pleasure in reading classic novels.
她以阅读经典小说为乐。
for pleasure
表示做事的目的为娱乐而非义务。
Connections
Collocations
- take pleasure in
- 以……为乐
- She takes great pleasure in reading classic novels.她以阅读经典小说为乐。
- with pleasure
- 欣然，乐意地
- I'll help you with pleasure.我很乐意帮助你。
- give pleasure to
- 给……带来快乐
- Music gives pleasure to millions of people.音乐给数百万人带来快乐。
- find pleasure in
- 在……中找到乐趣
- He finds pleasure in simple things.他在简单的事物中找到乐趣。
- the pleasure of
- ……的乐趣
- May I have the pleasure of your company?我能有幸邀请您作伴吗？
- my pleasure
Learner notes
Memory Tip
读音似'please sure'，请你当然愉快。
Context & Register
通用礼貌用语，多用于正式或社交场合表达愉快感受，也常见于日常对话。中性语域，但在正式书面语中更常见。
Grammar Note
作不可数名词时指抽象的快感；作可数名词时指具体的快乐事物或娱乐
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -ɛʒə/ like measure, treasure, and leisure (UK) rhyme with pleasure. Note that words like closure (/ˈkloʊʒər/) and seizure (/ˈsiːʒər/) have different stressed vowels so they do not rhyme.
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。
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。
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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