| 词组 | enjoy |
| 释义 | enjoy /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/ verb 1. to get pleasure from somethingadverbsenjoy sth very much/very much enjoy sth It’s a very funny book and I enjoyed it very much. | I have very much enjoyed working here.enjoy sth a lot I’ve enjoyed my trip a lot.really/thoroughly enjoy sth She really enjoys cooking.enjoy sth immensely/enormously/tremendously/hugely The audience enjoyed the show immensely.greatly enjoy sth The children’s teacher said they had greatly enjoyed the visit.particularly/especially enjoy sth I particularly enjoyed the article about space travel.quite/rather enjoy sth He quite enjoys being alone.actually enjoy sth (=used when you think it is surprising) I actually enjoy being out in the rain.nounsenjoy your job/work He clearly enjoys his job.enjoy a holiday/trip Did you enjoy your holiday?enjoy a day/evening We enjoyed our day in London.enjoy a meal The waiter brought their food and said “Enjoy your meal”.enjoy life I’m enjoying life more than ever before.enjoy an experience I enjoyed the experience of being part of a team.enjoy sb’s company (=enjoy being with someone) He was an interesting man and she enjoyed his company.enjoy the view They sat outside, enjoying the view across the lake.enjoy your freedom Enjoy your freedom while you can.phrasesenjoy yourself (=do things that make you happy) People come here to relax and enjoy themselves.enjoy every minute I enjoyed every minute of the trip.GrammarEnjoy is usually used transitively and usually has an object after it. Don’t say I enjoyed very much. Say I enjoyed it very much. People sometimes say Enjoy! on its own, meaning “I hope you enjoy it!”, especially when they are serving you a meal.THESAURUS: enjoy have fun informal to enjoy doing something relaxing or not serious: See you soon. Have fun! | We all had a lot of fun when we were in Paris.Have fun is usually used on its own. You can also use it with a participle: They had fun shopping together. get pleasure from/take pleasure in to enjoy something: She gets a lot of pleasure from her job. | They took great pleasure in each other’s company.These phrases are sometimes used when talking about people who enjoy causing suffering or problems: Some people get pleasure from hurting other people. I shall take great pleasure in telling him that I’m resigning. delight in doing sth to enjoy doing something that makes other people feel a little uncomfortable or embarrassed: She delights in telling other people they are wrong. | He delighted in playing tricks on people. revel in sth to enjoy every moment or part of something very much: The rest of the family were revelling in the glorious hot weather. | He was positively revelling in his new-found freedom (=enjoying it very much). relishprospect | chance/opportunity | challenge | thought/idea to enjoy the thought that something is going to happen: He is relishing the prospect of playing against some of the best players in the world. | I relished the chance to learn all about the local culture. | It’ll be tough, but I’m relishing the challenge. | I don’t relish the thought of leaving all my friends. savour BrE savor AmEmoment | memory | victory | prospect to enjoy something as it happens and spend time thinking about how enjoyable it is: He paused to savour the moment of being on top of the world’s highest mountain. | She sighed, savouring the memory of his kiss. | He had little time to savour his victory. | Fans are savouring the prospect of a great match. bask inglory | publicity | attention to enjoy the approval or attention that you are getting from other people: He smiled for the cameras, basking in the glory of a job well done. | He and his men find themselves basking in the kind of publicity they never dreamt of. | Robertson basks in the attention such stories bring. wallow inmisery | self-pity | the past to enjoy being sad and feeling sorry for yourself, especially in order to make people notice you and pay attention to you: His songs are depressing and he seems to enjoy wallowing in misery. | Since his girlfriend left him, he’s been wallowing in self-pity. | Some people like to wallow in the past (=they enjoy saying how much better things were in the past than they are now). lap sth up informal to enjoy something very much and want more: The American public lapped up every detail of the stars’ lives. | “Did the audience like the show?” “Yes, they lapped it all up.”Lap up is usually used in another meaning: Cats lap up milk (=they drink it quickly with a lot of pleasure). These two meanings are very different, but they are also related.2. to have something goodnounsenjoy an advantage These children do not enjoy the same advantages that we have.enjoy a benefit Other countries want to share the benefits that Western countries now enjoy.enjoy good health My aunt Eileen is enjoying good health at the age of 84.enjoy support The police service still enjoys the support of the public.enjoy success The team enjoyed some success.enjoy popularity The magazine enjoyed enormous popularity in the early 20th century.enjoy a good reputation The hotel enjoys a good reputation.enjoy a good/close relationship The two men enjoyed a good relationship.enjoy freedom Students enjoy considerable freedom. |
| 随便看 |
英语词组固定搭配大全包含4241条英汉双解词组，基本涵盖了全部常用英文词组、短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。