Word · Frequency #1613
pleasured
使快乐；使高兴；给…带来快乐
pleasured is the past of pleasure.
to make someone feel happy or give them enjoyment
- 1.
To give or afford pleasure to.
给予或带来快乐
- 2.
To give sexual pleasure to.
给予性愉悦
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
In use
It pleasures me to see my old friends doing well.
Grandpa was clearly pleasured by the card we made for him.
The warm sunshine and soft music pleasured the guests on the terrace.
Verb forms
base pleasure · third person pleasures · -ing pleasuring · past pleasured · past participle pleasured
作动词时通常带宾语，意为“使愉快”；规则变化为 pleasure – pleasured – pleasured。
Connections
Learner notes
Memory Tip
pleasure 拆成 please + sure：让人“确定开心”，即动词“使快乐、取悦”。
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。
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。
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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