ENJOY1 to enjoy doing something2 to enjoy something, especially something bad or wrong3 experiences and activities that you enjoy4 someone who enjoys something very much5 someone who people enjoy being with6 when you do something for enjoyment7 a feeling of enjoying something8 to enjoy getting a lot of praise, attention etc9 things you do for enjoymentRELATED WORDSoppositeDISLIKEsee alsoLIKEHAPPYENTHUSIASTIC/UNENTHUSIASTIC1 to enjoy doing something 喜欢做某事enjoy /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/ [transitive verb]to get pleasure from doing something 喜欢；享受…的乐趣 Did you enjoy the party? 你喜欢那次聚会吗？enjoy doing something My father always enjoyed playing golf at weekends. 我父亲总是喜欢在周末打高尔夫球。enjoy yourselfdo things that make you feel happy 过得愉快；得到乐趣 The park was full of people enjoying themselves in the sunshine. 公园里满是人，他们都是来享受阳光的。thoroughly/greatly enjoy Thanks for a lovely evening. I thoroughly enjoyed it. 谢谢你让我度过了一个愉快的夜晚，我非常开心。 Most of the students said that they had really enjoyed the day out. 大多数学生都说非常高兴在外面度过这一天。enjoy every minute/moment of something It was a wonderful vacation - we enjoyed every minute of it. 这假期很愉快—我们分分秒秒都尽情享受。enjoy something immenselyespecially British Parts of the play were extremely funny. I enjoyed it immensely. 这出戏有些部分十分有趣，我非常喜欢。like /laɪk/ [transitive verb not in progressive or passive]to enjoy doing something, especially something that you do regularly or for a long time 喜欢〔尤指经常做或做了很久的事〕 I don't like meetings, especially if they go on for too long. 我不喜欢开会，尤其是时间太长的会议。like doing something We liked living abroad. It was a wonderful experience. 我们喜欢住在国外，那是个愉快的经历。like to do somethingdo something often or regularly because you enjoy it 喜欢做某事 Nick likes to relax and read a book in the evenings. 尼克喜欢在晚上放松一下看看书。love /lʌv/ [transitive verb not in progressive or passive]especially spokento enjoy doing something very much and get a lot of pleasure out of it 【尤口】非常喜欢〔做某事〕，喜爱 Cassie works in the theatre, and she really loves it. 凯茜在剧院工作，她非常喜欢这一行。love doing something Ben loves swimming, playing tennis, those kinds of thing. 本喜欢游泳、打网球这一类活动。love to do somethingdo something often or regularly because you enjoy it a lot 爱做某事 She loved to sit in the park and feed the ducks. 她喜欢坐在公园里喂喂鸭子。have a good/great/wonderful etc time /hæv ə ˌgʊd ˈtaɪm/ [verb phrase]especially spokento enjoy yourself very much when you are with other people 【尤口】〔指和别人一起时〕过得很愉快，玩得很高兴 We had a great time last night - you should have come. 昨天晚上我们玩得很开心——你也应该来的。 Did you have a good time at the beach? 你在海滩上玩得开心吗？have a good/great etc time doing something The kids all had a wonderful time meeting up at each other's houses. 孩子们到彼此的家里聚会，大家都玩得很开心。live it up/whoop it up /ˌlɪv ɪt ˈʌp, ˌwuːp ɪt ˈʌp/ [verb phrase]informalto enjoy yourself very much by going out a lot and spending a lot of money on social activities 【非正式】〔在社交活动上花许多钱〕享乐；狂欢作乐 Pat spent most of his time at college going to parties and living it up. 帕特在大学里大部分时间都在参加聚会，尽情享乐。 I had saved about two thousand dollars, so I decided to whoop it up in Vegas before going home. 我存了约2,000美元，所以决定回家之前在拉斯韦加斯好好享乐一番。have fun /ˌhæv ˈfʌn/ [verb phrase]to enjoy yourself with other people, for example by relaxing, talking, or laughing with them 玩得高兴；过得愉快 I was having so much fun I forgot how late it was. 我玩得非常高兴，忘记了时间已经很晚了。have fun doing something We had fun trying to guess who Mike's new girlfriend was. 我们大家闹着玩，猜迈克的新女朋友是谁。have a blast/have a ball /ˌhæv ə ˈblɑːstǁ-ˈblæst, ˌhæv ə ˈbɔːl/ [verb phrase]especially American, informalto have a very good time 【尤美，非正式】玩得很愉快 We went down to the Gulf Coast of Florida for spring break - we had a blast! 我们放春假时去了佛罗里达的海湾海岸，玩得很愉快！have the time of your life/have a whale of a time /hæv ðə ˌtaɪm əv jɔːʳ ˈlaɪf, hæv ə ˈweɪl əv ə ˌtaɪm/ [verb phrase]informalto enjoy yourself very much 【非正式】玩得非常高兴 ‘Your vacation sounds fantastic.’ ‘We had the time of our lives!’ “你们的假期听上去好极了。”“我们也算是享受过生活了！”have the time of your life/have a whale of a time doing something Alan was having the time of his life, playing to an admiring audience. 那是艾伦人生中最得意之时——给崇拜他的听众演奏音乐。 The kids all had a whale of a time, in and out of the pool all day. 孩子们整天在游泳池进进出出，开心极了。get a kick out of doing something /get ə ˌkɪk aʊt əv ˈduːɪŋ something/ [verb phrase]to enjoy doing or seeing something 从做某事中得到乐趣 I get a real kick out of watching my son learning to speak. 看着儿子牙牙学语给我带来乐趣。 Jody got a kick out of trying some of the new video games. 乔迪从尝试一些新的电视游戏中得到很大的乐趣。2 to enjoy something, especially something bad or wrong 喜欢某事，尤指不好或不对的事情revel in /ˈrevəl ɪn/ [transitive phrasal verb]to enjoy something that most people would not like 陶醉于，醉心于〔大多数人都不喜欢的事〕 Her job is very stressful, but she seems to revel in it. 她的工作压力很大，但她却好像乐此不疲。revel in doing something Tom seems to revel in disagreeing with everything I say. 汤姆好像总是喜欢反对我所说的话。get a kick out of /get ə ˈkɪk aʊt ɒv/ [verb phrase]to enjoy doing something, especially something that is difficult, dangerous, or unkind 从…得到乐趣〔尤指从困难、危险或不厚道的事情中〕 I love speaking to a large audience. I get a real kick out of it. 我喜欢对着一大群的听众讲话，我从中得到真正的乐趣。get a kick out of doing something Maggie seems to get a big kick out of flirting with other people's husbands. 玛吉似乎从跟别人的丈夫打情骂俏得到乐趣。relish /ˈrelɪʃ/ [transitive verb]to very much enjoy doing something that is difficult or hurts other people 喜欢〔困难的事情或伤害他人的事情〕 Setting up your own business is never easy, but Frank relished the challenge. 自己开公司绝对不是简单的事，但是弗兰克喜欢这种挑战。relish doing something The interviewer seemed to relish asking her personal questions. 主持面试的人似乎很喜欢问她私人问题。relish the chance/opportunity to do something I stayed with an Israeli family, and relished the chance to soak up their culture at ground-level. 我住在一个以色列家庭里，借此机会从基本层面学习他们的文化。relish the thought/prospect/idea of doing somethingrelish the idea of doing something in the future 喜欢做某事的想法/机会/主意 She clearly relished the prospect of breaking the news to them. 她显然正巴不得要把这条消息透露给他们。 I really didn't relish the idea of being alone for two weeks. 我真不希望单独一个人过两个星期。gloat /gləʊt/ [intransitive verb]to get pleasure from someone else's failure or bad luck, especially when you have been more successful or luckier than them 幸灾乐祸；扬扬得意 ‘I told you that idea wouldn't work.’ ‘Well, there's no need to gloat.’ “我告诉过你那个办法不行。”“行了，你没必要这样沾沾自喜。”gloat about/at/over Jane used to gloat over other people's misfortunes. 简以前喜欢对别人的不幸幸灾乐祸。 ‘What are you gloating about?’ he said in an irritated voice. “有什么好幸灾乐祸的？”他不悦地说道。wallow in /ˈwɒləʊ ɪnǁˈwɑː-/ [transitive phrasal verb]to enjoy being sad, feeling sorry for yourself etc, especially in order to make people notice you and pay attention to you 沉溺于〔悲伤、自怜等，尤指为了引起他人的注意〕wallow in grief/guilt/pity etc Since his girlfriend left him, he's been wallowing in self-pity. 自从女友离他而去以后，他一直自哀自怜。 Wallowing in angst at the unfairness of it all will only make the problem worse. 这种不公平的事，一味的苦恼只会使问题恶化。take pleasure in /ˌteɪk ˈpleʒər ɪn/ [verb phrase]to enjoy doing something bad to other people 以〔对其他人做坏事〕为乐 Charlie's always bullying the smaller kids. He seems to take pleasure in it. 查利老是欺负比自己小的孩子，他好像以此为乐。take pleasure in doing something He appears to take pleasure in hurting her feelings. 他好像就喜欢伤害她的感情。delight in /dɪˈlaɪt ɪn/ [transitive phrasal verb]to enjoy doing something that makes other people feel a little uncomfortable or embarrassed 以〔做令他人感到有些不舒服或尴尬的事情〕为乐 Most people delight in a bit of scandal, especially when it involves public figures. 大多数人都是有点丑闻就津津乐道，涉及公众人物的时候尤为如此。delight in doing something She's the kind of woman who delights in pointing out other people's mistakes. 她是那种喜欢指出别人错误的女人。3 experiences and activities that you enjoy 喜欢的经历和活动enjoyable /ɪnˈdʒɔɪəbəl/ [adjective]an enjoyable activity, especially something you do with other people, is pleasant and interesting 〔活动，尤指和别人一起做的事〕有乐趣的；使人快乐的 We spent an enjoyable evening playing cards. 我们开心地玩纸牌玩了一个晚上。 I try to make my lessons more enjoyable by using games. 我试图利用游戏使课堂更加有趣。fun /fʌn/ [uncountable noun]especially spokenif something is fun, you enjoy it because it is very interesting and exciting 【尤口】乐趣 The course was really hard work but it was fun. 这课程很难，但是很有乐趣。have funenjoy yourself with other people 玩得愉快 On Saturday night, all I want to do is relax and have some fun. 星期六晚上，我只想放松放松，找点乐趣。it is fun to do something/it is fun doing something It's fun to eat out sometimes, instead of cooking at home. 有时候家里不做饭而出去吃是很有乐趣的。 It'll be fun seeing all my old friends again. 能再次见到所有的老朋友一定很开心。good/great funvery enjoyable 很有乐趣 Have you ever been windsurfing? It's really good fun. 你有没有玩过帆板？非常好玩的。somebody's idea of funwhat someone enjoys doing, although other people might not 对某人来说很有趣 Running around a freezing hockey field isn't my idea of fun. 我可不觉得在寒冷的冰球场上跑来跑去有什么好玩。half the fun (of it)almost as enjoyable as the experience itself 大部分乐趣 Planning a vacation is half the fun of it. 安排去度假本身也一样开心。fun [adjective] Hundreds of people were there and it was a really fun day out. 那里有好几百人，这天出游真是开心啊。pleasurable /ˈpleʒərəbəl/ [adjective]formalgiving you a lot of pleasure, enjoyment and satisfaction 【正式】令人愉快的；使人满意的 The pleasurable effects of any drug quickly wear off. 任何毒品给人带来的快感都会很快消失。 Once you are reasonably fit, you will find the exercise satisfying and pleasurable. 当你身体一旦康复之后，就会觉得做这样的运动是令人愉快和舒适的。pleasure /ˈpleʒəʳ/ [countable noun]an experience or activity that makes you feel happy and satisfied 高兴，快乐；满足 One of her greatest pleasures was walking in the mountains. 她的最大乐趣之一是在山间漫步。the simple pleasures (of life) Ted enjoyed the simple pleasures of life: his family, his home, and his garden. 特德享受着生活中简单的乐趣：他的家庭、居所和花园。be a pleasure to look at/watch/read etc A really good game of basketball is a pleasure to watch. 看一场打得很好的篮球比赛是一种乐趣。be a delight /biː ə dɪˈlaɪt/ [verb phrase]formalan event or activity thatis a delight is extremely enjoyable, especially when you did not expect it to be 【正式】是一种乐趣〔尤指没有预料到的〕 Sarah found that work was a delight compared to motherhood. 萨拉发现，与为人母亲相比，工作是一种乐趣。 The story's really funny and the illustrations are a delight. 这故事很有趣，插图很好看。be a delight to hear/look at/ see etc Anna's piano playing is a delight to listen to. 听安娜的钢琴演奏是一种享受。be a blast /biː ə ˈblɑːstǁ-ˈblæst/ [verb phrase]American informalto be very enjoyable and exciting 【美，非正式】非常好玩 The party was a blast. We didn't stop dancing till three in the morning. 这次聚会很热闹。我们跳舞一直跳到凌晨3点。be a good laugh /biː ə ˌgʊd ˈlɑːfǁ-ˈlæf/ [verb phrase]British informalto be enjoyable and amusing 【英，非正式】很好玩 We went skating on Saturday. I kept falling over, but it was a good laugh. 我们星期六去滑冰了—我老是摔跤，不过很好玩。4 someone who enjoys something very much 非常喜欢某事物的人avid /ˈævɪd, ˈævəd/ [adjective only before noun]avid reader/collector/listenersomeone who enjoys reading, collecting something etc, and does it with great interest 热心的读者/收藏家/听者 Tim's father is an avid collector of old blues and jazz records. 蒂姆的父亲是个热衷于收集布鲁斯与爵士乐旧唱片的人。 As a keen writer and avid newspaper reader, Jenny had always wanted to be a journalist. 珍妮非常喜欢写作和读报，她一直希望成为一名记者。keen /kiːn/ [adjective only before noun]Britishkeen gardener/sportsman/golfer/painter etcsomeone who enjoys gardening, sport etc so much that they spend a lot of their free time doing it 热衷于园艺/体育/高尔夫球/绘画等的人 Goethe was a keen amateur geologist. 歌德是一位热心的业余地质学爱好者。 Paul, a keen sportsman, prided himself on his level of fitness. 保罗是一位热衷于体育运动的人，对自己的健康状况感到自豪。great /greɪt/ [adjective only before noun]great traveller/reader/talker etcsomeone who has an eager, lively interest in travelling, reading etc, so that they do it as often as they can 热爱旅行/阅读/说话的人 Thesiger was a great traveller, especially in Arabia and Africa. 塞西杰是个大旅行家，尤其喜欢游历阿拉伯国家和非洲。be a great one for somethingBritish I was never really a great one for sport as a child. 小时候，我从来就不太喜欢运动。5 someone who people enjoy being with 人们喜欢共处的人be good company /biː ˌgʊd ˈkʌmpəni/ [verb phrase]if someoneis good company, people enjoy spending time with them 是良伴；是令人愉悦的同伴 Harry was such good company - always joking and full of fun. 哈里是个好同伴——总是开玩笑，很有趣。fun /fʌn/ [adjective]spokenuse this about people who are always cheerful, interesting, and amusing 【口】〔指人〕有趣的；令人愉快的 Let's invite Margot - she's always fun. 我们邀请玛戈吧—她总是很有趣。be good/great funBritish be a lot of fun I like Sam a lot - he's good fun. 我非常喜欢萨姆—他很有趣。be fun to be with The O'Brien boys were always fun to be with. 和奥布赖恩家的男孩子们在一起总是非常有趣。a fun person/guy/girl Oh yes, I know Eddie - he's a really fun guy. 啊，是啊，我认识埃迪——他是个非常有趣的家伙。be a good laugh /biː ə ˌgʊd ˈlɑːfǁ-ˈlæf/ [verb phrase]British informalto be amusing and cheerful when you are with other people 【英，非正式】好玩，有趣 I'm glad Sylvia's coming too - she's a good laugh. 我很高兴西尔维娅也去——她这人很有趣。6 when you do something for enjoyment 出于好玩而做某事for fun /fəʳ ˈfʌn/ [adverb]if you do somethingfor fun, you do it because you enjoy it and not for any other reason 为了乐趣，出于好玩 I only really started the shop for fun, but it's been a huge success. 我开这店真的只是想玩玩，没想到生意很好。just for fun When we started our band we played music in restaurants just for fun. 乐队刚刚成立时，我们就在餐馆里演奏音乐，纯粹是出于好玩。for a laugh /fər ə ˈlɑːfǁ-ˈlæf/ [adverb]Britishin order to enjoy yourself and to make people laugh 【英】为了逗乐 I only entered the contest for a laugh, so I couldn't believe it when I won! 我参加比赛只是为了好玩，所以不能相信我居然得奖了！ In the end Kelly admitted that she'd invented the story for a laugh. 最后凯莉承认说，这故事是她为了博大家一笑而编出来的。just (for) a bit of fun /dʒʌst (fər) ə bɪt əv, ˈfʌn/ []British spokenif something isjust a bit of fun, it is done as a joke or for enjoyment, especially when other people do not approve 【英口】只是好玩；只是开玩笑〔尤指不为别人赞成〕 The two boys told the court that they stole the car - ‘just for a bit of fun’. 那两个男孩在法庭上说，他们偷了车—“只是为了好玩”。 Don't get upset Mum - it was only a bit of fun. 别生气了妈妈——只是开个玩笑嘛。(just) for the hell of it /(ˌdʒʌst) fəʳ ðə ˈhel əv ɪt/ [adverb]informalif you do somethingfor the hell of it, you do it only because you enjoy it and for no other reason, especially something bad 【非正式】〔只是〕为了取乐；〔只是〕为了追求刺激〔尤指做坏事〕 We used to go out every Saturday night and get drunk, just for the hell of it. 我们过去每个星期六晚上都出去喝个一醉方休，只是想寻找刺激。 A lot of rich kids are turning to crime just for the hell of it. 许多富家子弟就是为了寻求刺激才走上犯罪道路的。(just) for kicks /(ˌdʒʌst) fəʳ ˈkɪks/ [adverb]informalfor enjoyment - use this when someone does something that you strongly disapprove of, for example hurting another person, for enjoyment 【非正式】〔只是〕为了好玩〔指做别人强烈反对的事，如伤害他人〕 Detectives say that the murderer is a ‘lunatic who kills for kicks’. 侦探说凶手是一个“以杀人取乐的疯子”。 Some kids steal from shops just for kicks. 有些孩子偷商店的东西只是为了好玩。7 a feeling of enjoying something 做某事感到的乐趣enjoyment /ɪnˈdʒɔɪmənt/ [uncountable noun]the feeling you get when you enjoy doing something 乐趣；欢乐get enjoyment out of something I get a lot of enjoyment out of working with young children. 和小孩子打交道我得到了很大的乐趣。enjoyment of A really good wine will add to your enjoyment of the meal. 美酒能为佳肴增添乐趣。pleasure /ˈpleʒəʳ/ [uncountable noun]the happy feeling you get when you are enjoying something 高兴；满足；快乐get pleasure from something My father always got a lot of pleasure from being with his grandchildren. 我父亲和孙辈们一起总是非常快乐。do something for pleasurebecause it gives you pleasure 做某事为娱乐 I don't very often read for pleasure. 我不是经常以读书作为娱乐。with pleasure I noticed with pleasure how much happier he seemed. 我欣喜地注意到他似乎开心多了。give/bring pleasure to somebodymake someone happy 给某人带来欢乐 Her singing has given pleasure to so many people over the years. 多年来，她的歌声给许多人带来了快乐。take pleasure in (doing) something His French was excellent, and he took pleasure in speaking it. 他的法语很棒，他很喜欢说。ecstasy /ˈekstəsi/ [uncountable noun]a feeling of extreme enjoyment, happiness and satisfaction 狂喜the ecstasy of (doing) something I remember the ecstasy of opening the letter and finding that I'd passed my exam. 我记得我打开信得知通过了考试的时候，简直欣喜若狂。in ecstasywith great happiness and enjoyment 处于狂喜之中 The ball flew out of the stadium, and the Boston fans hugged each other in ecstasy. 球飞出了球场，波士顿队的球迷欣喜若狂地互相拥抱。sheer/pure ecstasycomplete ecstasy 完全的欣喜若狂 Just let the chocolate melt in your mouth. It's sheer ecstasy! 就让巧克力在你口中融化。那真是美妙的享受！8 to enjoy getting a lot of praise, attention etc 喜欢享有盛誉，得到许多关注等bask in /ˈbɑːsk ɪnǁˈbæsk-/ [transitive phrasal verb]to enjoy a situation where people are saying how good or successful you are 沉浸于〔别人的表扬之中〕 The group were clearly basking in the crowd's adoration and applause. 乐队显然是沉浸于群众的敬慕和掌声之中。bask in the glory/glow (of something) It was a tremendous victory for the team, and they sat back and basked in the glory. 那是球队的一次巨大胜利，现在他们惬意地坐着尽享荣誉。 For several months I'd been basking in the glow of graduation, but now it was time to get a job. 我毕业后享受了几个月的快乐，但是现在该找工作了。revel in /ˈrevəl ɪn/ [transitive phrasal verb]to enjoy a situation where you get a lot of attention or praise 陶醉于〔别人的关注或赞扬〕 Barrymore clearly revels in the joy of entertaining an audience. 巴里莫尔显然享受着娱乐观众的乐趣。 During his visit, the President seemed to revel in the limelight. 总统出访期间似乎因成为公众关注的中心而飘飘然了。lap up /ˈlæp ʌp/ [transitive phrasal verb]to enjoy getting a lot of attention or praise 欣然接受〔许多人的关注或称赞〕lap up something We all lapped up the five-star treatment on the ship. 我们大家都愉快地享受着船上的五星级款待。lap something up Fred was in the middle of a group of girls, and was obviously lapping it up. 弗雷德被一群女孩团团围住，他显然乐在其中。9 things you do for enjoyment 娱乐活动recreation /ˌrekriˈeɪʃən/ [uncountable noun]activities, especially physical activities and games, that you do to enjoy yourself 娱乐；消遣〔尤指体力活动或游戏〕 The afternoons at the conference were left free for recreation. 会议期间下午不作安排，供大家娱乐。 Vancouver is a city more in tune with outdoor recreation than cultural institutions. 温哥华这个城市适合户外康乐活动多于适合文化活动。recreational [adjective] The town's recreational facilities were totally inadequate until the new sport center was built. 在新的体育中心建成之前，镇上的娱乐设施极不完备。leisure /ˈleʒəʳǁˈliː-/ [uncountable noun]the time when you are not working, when you can enjoy yourself, especially by doing something relaxing 空闲时间，闲暇 Your standard of living depends on your income and also on the amount of leisure you have. 生活水平要看收入多少，还要看你有多少休闲时间。leisure time/activity/facilities The reduction in average working hours has led to an increase in leisure time. 平均工作时间的减少使空闲时间增加了。 A wide range of leisure activities such as swimming, fishing, and sailing are also available. 另外还有游泳、钓鱼和帆船运动等多项休闲活动。