merriment

英 [ˈmerimənt]

美 [ˈmerimənt]

n.  欢乐; 嬉戏; 欢笑

BNC.22446 / COCA.23147

牛津词典

noun

• 欢乐；嬉戏；欢笑
  happy talk, enjoyment and the sound of people laughing

柯林斯词典

• 欢笑;欢乐
  Merrimentmeans laughter.

英英释义

noun

• activities that are enjoyable or amusing
  1. I do it for the fun of it
  2. he is fun to have around
  Synonym:funplayfulness
• a gay feeling
  Synonym:gaiety

双语例句

• What calls for this merriment?
  什么事值得这么高兴？
• To person, biggest merriment, the biggest happiness is to offers own spirit power to others.
  对人来说，非常大的欢乐，非常大的幸福是把我自己的精神力量奉献给他人。
• This time of year is filled with merriment and marked by special occasions with family and friends.
  每年的这个时候充满了欢乐并以和家人朋友特别的团聚活动为标志。
• The air was full of the sound of Christmas merriment as I walked from the streetcar to my small apartment.
  我下了电车一路走回家，空中弥漫着圣诞节的欢乐气氛。
• For the rest of dinner father was silent save for an occasional snuffle of merriment.
  父亲在晚餐的其余时间一直沉默着，除了偶尔发出几声快乐的抽鼻子声音。
• Sounds of merriment from the party could be heard in the street.
  从聚会中传来的欢乐的笑声在街上也可以听到。
• There was little time, however, for the indulgence of any images of merriment.
  不过，他没有那么多的时间去作那些愉快的想象。
• But Pearl's laugh, when she was caught, though full of merriment and music, made her mother more doubtful than before.
  但珠儿被抓住的时候，她咯咯的笑声中虽然充满欢乐和鸣，却使母亲较前益发困惑。
• His unusual name has long been a source of merriment for his friends.
  他不寻常的名字长期以来一直成为他朋友们的笑料。
• The classmates study effort, the life is filled with merriment.
  同学们学习努力，生活充满欢乐。