一、详细释义:


adj.

兴高采烈的,快活的,快乐的,高兴的


例句:

She is smart and jolly, but she just doesn't belong.

她爽直快活,就是有些孤僻。


例句:

He became jolly at the news.

听到这个消息之后,他很兴奋。


令人愉快的,有趣的,欢快的,惬意的,宜人的


例句:

What a jolly morning it is!

多么令人陶醉的早晨啊!


例句:

We had a jolly time at the party.

我们在聚会上玩得很高兴。


adv.

很,非常


例句:

The weather is jolly good.

天气不错。


例句:

You are jolly late.

你来得很迟。


v.

开玩笑,打趣,作乐 [I,T]


例句:

They spent their nights around the campfire good-naturedly jollying and telling stories.

他们晚上围着篝火开善意的玩笑、讲故事。


例句:

She's not a person that you can jolly with.

她不是那种你可以与之开玩笑的人。


使高兴,使愉快 [T]


例句:

You'll have to jolly him along a bit, but he'll do a good job.

得哄着他点儿,他才好好干。


例句:

He was jollied into the task.

他被鼓励去做这个任务。


二、词义辨析:


happy,glad,cheerful,joyful,merry,delightful,gay,pleasant,nice,jolly,agreeable

这些形容词均含“愉快的,高兴的”之意。 happy侧重感到满足、幸福或高兴。 glad最普通用词,语气较弱,表示礼貌的惯用语。指乐于做某事或因某事而感到满足,常表愉快的心情。 cheerful多指因内心的愉快而表现出兴高采烈,是强调而自然的感情流露。 joyful语气较强,强调心情或感情上的欣喜。 merry指精神情绪的暂时高涨,表示欢乐、愉快的心境或情景,侧重充满欢笑声和乐趣。 delightful指能带来强烈的快乐,激起愉快的情感,用于非常愉快的场合。 gay侧重无忧无虑、精神昂扬、充满生命的快乐。 pleasant侧重给人以“赏心悦目”或“愉快的,宜人的”感受。 nice语气较温和,泛指任何愉快或满意的感觉。 jolly通俗用词,多指充满快乐与喜悦的神情。 agreeable指与感受者的愿望、情趣或受好等和谐一致而带来的心情上的快意。


三、相关短语:


jolly along

使高兴,使开心,戏弄,奉承


jolly boat

n. 大船上所携带的小艇


jolly roger

n.海盗旗[骷髅旗]


四、参考例句:


You are jolly late.

你来得很迟。


The weather is jolly good.

天气不错。


She is a jolly person.

她是个快乐的人。


What a jolly morning it is!

多么令人陶醉的早晨啊!


They enjoyed a jolly good time.

他们度过了一段极快乐的时光。


She was a jolly, kindhearted woman.

她是一个开朗、善良的女人。


He became jolly at the news.

听到这个消息之后,他很兴奋。


She had a very jolly time in Korea.

她在韩国玩得很惬意。


We had a jolly time during the winter holidays.

我们有一个快乐的寒假期间。


She's not a person that you can jolly with.

她不是那种你可以与之开玩笑的人。