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merry adj.愉快的；欢乐的；<口>微醉的 (1) 她脸上露出愉快的微笑。(2) 他今天心情极为愉快。(3) 圣诞快乐！(4) 他以十分风趣的话结束了演讲。(5) 欢乐的歌手们正在唱颂歌。 To be merry is to be happy, jaunty, and ready to frolic. A group of people laughing as they walk down the street is a merry gang. Anything merry is festive, often involving games, celebrations, and parties. A merry-go-round makes kids happy as it spins them around. Smiling and laughing are signs of being merry. If you go along your merry way, you walk away happily, maybe even skipping.

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英 ['meri] 美 ['meri] (1) There is a merry smile on her face.(2) He is in a very merry mood today.(3) Merry Christmas!(4) He ended his speech with a merry quip.(5) Merry songsters are singing carols. To be merry is to be happy, especially in a fun, festive way. Parties and celebrations are merry, and so are the fun people who attend them. This old fashioned word for “happy” is popular in December when people say, “Merry Christmas.” 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]欢乐的；愉快的；兴高采烈的 If you describe someone's character or behaviour as merry, you mean that they are happy and cheerful.   [OLD-FASHIONED 过时]He was much loved for his merry nature...他快乐的天性很是招人喜欢。From the house come the bursts of merry laughter...房子里传出一阵阵欢乐的笑声。Merry black eyes glinted at them.闪烁着喜悦光芒的黑眼睛注视着他们。merrilyChris threw back his head and laughed merrily.克里斯回过头，开心地笑了。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](声音)悦耳的；(景象)令人快乐的 A merry sound or sight makes you feel cheerful.   [OLD-FASHIONED 过时]...the merry sounds of a seven-piece brass band...由7名乐手组成的铜管乐队演奏的悦耳乐声She was humming a merry little tune.她哼着一支动听的小曲。3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]微醉的；微醺的 If you get merry, you get slightly drunk.   [v-link ADJ]  [BRIT 英]  [INFORMAL 非正式]They went off to Glengarriff to get merry.他们到格伦加里夫去好好地喝上一杯。4[ADJ 形容词](表示强调，常有不赞成或幽默之意) Some people use merry to emphasize something that they are saying, often when they want to express disapproval or humour.   [ADJ n]  [emphasis]It hasn't stopped the British Navy proceeding on its merry way...这没有阻止英国海军继续得意扬扬地前进的步伐。In the merry world of American lawyers it is the simplest thing in the world to start an action.在无忧无虑的美国律师界，世上最简单的事情就是提出诉讼。5See also:merrily；  6[CONVENTION 惯用语]圣诞快乐 Just before Christmas and on Christmas Day, people say 'Merry Christmas' to other people to express the hope that they will have a happy time.   [formulae]Merry Christmas, everyone...祝大家圣诞快乐！I just wanted to wish you a merry Christmas...我只想祝福你圣诞快乐。A merry Christmas to all our readers.祝我们所有的读者圣诞快乐。7[PHRASE 短语]尽情欢乐；寻欢作乐 If people make merry, they enjoy themselves and have fun, for example by singing, dancing, and drinking together.   [V inflects]  [OLD-FASHIONED 过时]Neighbours approached their boundaries from opposite sides and made merry together.邻居们从对面来到他们这边，一起尽情欢乐。8 to lead someone a merry dance→see: dance； to play merry hell→see: hell；

英语单词	merry
英美音标	英 ['meri] 美 ['meri]
中文释义	adj.愉快的；欢乐的；<口>微醉的
英语例句	(1) There is a merry smile on her face. (2) He is in a very merry mood today. (3) Merry Christmas! (4) He ended his speech with a merry quip. (5) Merry songsters are singing carols.
中文例句	(1) 她脸上露出愉快的微笑。 (2) 他今天心情极为愉快。 (3) 圣诞快乐！ (4) 他以十分风趣的话结束了演讲。 (5) 欢乐的歌手们正在唱颂歌。
vocabulary简明	To be merry is to be happy, especially in a fun, festive way. Parties and celebrations are merry, and so are the fun people who attend them. This old fashioned word for “happy” is popular in December when people say, “Merry Christmas.”
vocabulary扩展	To be merry is to be happy, jaunty, and ready to frolic. A group of people laughing as they walk down the street is a merry gang. Anything merry is festive, often involving games, celebrations, and parties. A merry-go-round makes kids happy as it spins them around. Smiling and laughing are signs of being merry. If you go along your merry way, you walk away happily, maybe even skipping.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]欢乐的；愉快的；兴高采烈的 If you describe someone's character or behaviour as merry, you mean that they are happy and cheerful. [OLD-FASHIONED 过时] He was much loved for his merry nature... 他快乐的天性很是招人喜欢。 From the house come the bursts of merry laughter... 房子里传出一阵阵欢乐的笑声。 Merry black eyes glinted at them. 闪烁着喜悦光芒的黑眼睛注视着他们。 merrily Chris threw back his head and laughed merrily. 克里斯回过头，开心地笑了。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](声音)悦耳的；(景象)令人快乐的 A merry sound or sight makes you feel cheerful. [OLD-FASHIONED 过时] ...the merry sounds of a seven-piece brass band... 由7名乐手组成的铜管乐队演奏的悦耳乐声 She was humming a merry little tune. 她哼着一支动听的小曲。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]微醉的；微醺的 If you get merry, you get slightly drunk. [v-link ADJ] [BRIT 英] [INFORMAL 非正式] They went off to Glengarriff to get merry. 他们到格伦加里夫去好好地喝上一杯。 4 [ADJ 形容词](表示强调，常有不赞成或幽默之意) Some people use merry to emphasize something that they are saying, often when they want to express disapproval or humour. [ADJ n] [emphasis] It hasn't stopped the British Navy proceeding on its merry way... 这没有阻止英国海军继续得意扬扬地前进的步伐。 In the merry world of American lawyers it is the simplest thing in the world to start an action. 在无忧无虑的美国律师界，世上最简单的事情就是提出诉讼。 5 See also:merrily ； 6 [CONVENTION 惯用语]圣诞快乐 Just before Christmas and on Christmas Day, people say 'Merry Christmas' to other people to express the hope that they will have a happy time. [formulae] Merry Christmas, everyone... 祝大家圣诞快乐！ I just wanted to wish you a merry Christmas... 我只想祝福你圣诞快乐。 A merry Christmas to all our readers. 祝我们所有的读者圣诞快乐。 7 [PHRASE 短语]尽情欢乐；寻欢作乐 If people make merry, they enjoy themselves and have fun, for example by singing, dancing, and drinking together. [V inflects] [OLD-FASHIONED 过时] Neighbours approached their boundaries from opposite sides and made merry together. 邻居们从对面来到他们这边，一起尽情欢乐。 8 to lead someone a merry dance→see: dance ； to play merry hell→see: hell ；

Merry People Christmas Happy Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 [Old Fashioned 过时