| 词组 | delight |
| 释义 | delight /dɪˈlaɪt/ noun a feeling of great pleasure and satisfactionadjectivesgreat delight It gave her great delight to tease him about his girlfriends.sheer/pure delight (=very great) She opened the present and laughed with sheer delight.obvious/evident delight The children were watching the show with obvious delight.verbstake/find delight in (doing) sth (=enjoy something a lot) He took delight in cooking for his friends.squeal/scream with delight Lucy saw the sea and screamed with delight.laugh with delight “That’s a brilliant idea!” she said, laughing with delight.greet sth with delight His offer was greeted with delight.prepositionsto sb’s delight To my delight, dolphins came and swam alongside the boat.in/with delight (=because of feeling very happy) He clapped his hands in delight.sb’s delight at sth He could not hide his delight at being invited.sb’s delight in sth Her love of gardening was related to her delight in nature.phrasesa squeal/gasp/cry etc of delight The child gave a squeal of delight.a source of delight This beautiful park is a source of delight to many visitors. |
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