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BNC: 3393 COCA: 4890

delight

1 delight /dɪˈlaɪt/ noun
plural delights
1 delight
/dɪˈlaɪt/
noun
plural delights
Learner's definition of DELIGHT
[noncount] : a strong feeling of happiness : great pleasure or satisfaction高兴;愉快;快乐
[count] : something that makes you very happy : something that gives you great pleasure or satisfaction令人高兴的事;乐事;乐趣
see also turkish delight
2 delight /dɪˈlaɪt/ verb
delights; delighted; delighting
2 delight
/dɪˈlaɪt/
verb
delights; delighted; delighting
Learner's definition of DELIGHT
[+ object]
: to make (someone) very happy : to give (someone) great pleasure or satisfaction使高兴;使愉快;使快乐

delight in

[phrasal verb]
delight in (something)
: to be very happy because of (something) : to enjoy (something) very much以…为乐
BNC: 3393 COCA: 4890

delight

1 of 2

noun

de·​light di-ˈlīt How to pronounce delight (audio)
dē-
1
: a high degree of gratification or pleasure : joy
children squealing in delight
also : extreme satisfaction
seems to take delight in the misfortunes of others
2
: something that gives great pleasure
her performance was a delight
3
archaic : the power of affording pleasure
of more delight than hawks or horses be Shakespeare

delight

2 of 2

verb

delighted; delighting; delights

intransitive verb

1
: to take great pleasure
delighted in playing the guitar
2
: to give keen enjoyment
a book certain to delight

transitive verb

: to give joy or satisfaction to
Her books delight readers of all ages.
delighter noun

Example Sentences

Noun We watched the fireworks with delight. The kids screamed in delight as they chased one another around the park. To the delight of the children, there were enough cookies for everyone to have two. Some people seem to take great delight in hearing about the misfortunes of others. The trip was a delight. a garden full of tasty delights The magazine is a cook's delight. The stories are a delight to read. Verb The toy delighted the children. The stories will delight readers of all ages. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
One of the standouts of No Sesso every season is the beauty and glam, and this season was just as much a visual delight. Essence, 10 Sep. 2022 This refreshing low-alcohol punch is a day-drinking delight. Sarah Karnasiewicz, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 These flowers carry a rich history of meaning, medicinal use, and myth, and are a delight to grow in the garden. Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2022 Steering is a quick and accurate delight, and the engine responds eagerly to throttle input. Brendan Mcaleer, Car and Driver, 27 Aug. 2022 Watching the flowers shift from tulips and daffodils to peonies and lilacs to irises and lilies is a true delight. Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Aug. 2022 With all the illicit thrill of eavesdropping on a neighboring conversation on the bus or in a café, Normal Gossip is a cheeky and charming delight. Liam Hess, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2022 The chasteness of the relationship is glaring, feeding my general exhaustion with what should be a late-summer delight. Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 It's been such a delight watching you on Ultimate Girls Trip. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 21 July 2022
Verb
Content was crafted to fit different political orientations and different platforms, and to delight or offend different audiences. Joan Donovan, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2022 Those looking for Easter eggs will likely delight at how a few of Spielberg’s signature techniques (like showing a face react to something incredible before cutting to what the person is seeing) trace back as far as these experiments. Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Sep. 2022 Marry its delicate texture with sweet, zingy flavors—as well as a little bit of drink—and this traditional fare could clearly delight for centuries yet. Chris Baraniuk, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022 The rom-com resort is such an inventive setting, and any lover of those films will delight at the minutiae of the references with which Johnson liberally dots her pages. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 July 2021 On the other hand, companies that delight consumers can go from contenders and upstarts to leaders in short order. Subbu Iyer, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 Kirk's shirt as often as possible, our mission is to represent a variety of agreed upon classics from the U.S.S. Enterprise's maiden voyage that would delight both the original and next generation of fans. Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2022 But the brand will also become the first asset in Vista Outdoor’s new fishing platform, which is sure to delight fishing enthusiasts around the world as the sport and category grow. Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2022 Say howdy to this low-stress, high-reward Woody costume that's sure to delight any little Pixar fan! Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 3 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun

Middle English deliten, from Anglo-French deliter, from Latin delectare, frequentative of delicere to allure, from de- + lacere to allure

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of delight was in the 13th century
BNC: 3393 COCA: 4890
delight

noun¹

1feeling of great pleasure欣喜ADJECTIVE | VERB + DELIGHT | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEgreat極大的快樂absolute, utter絕對/十足的快樂pure, sheer純粹的快樂mischievous, perverse搞惡作劇的/怪癖的快樂childish, childlike天真的/孩子般的快樂girlish (especially BrE) 少女般的喜悅evident, obvious明顯的快樂;顯然的喜悅aesthetic, sensory, sensual, spiritual, visual審美愉悅;感官愉悅;精神愉悅;視覺愉悅Flowering trees provide shade as well as visual delight.開花樹木在提供樹蔭的同時還給人帶來視覺上的愉悅。VERB + DELIGHTexpress表達喜悅find, take找到快樂;以⋯為樂She took evident delight in frightening the children with horror stories.很明顯她以講恐怖故事嚇唬孩子為樂。bring, give sb給某人歡樂laugh with, scream with, squeal with快樂地大笑/叫喊/尖叫Alice squealed with sheer delight when she saw the monkeys.艾麗斯看到猴子時高興得尖叫起來。PREPOSITIONin delight, with delight快樂地We danced around with childish delight.我們像孩子一樣高興地滿屋子跳舞。of delight快樂的⋯She gave a whoop of delight and dived into the water.她高興地大叫一聲,紮進了水裏。to your delight令某人快樂的是To my great delight, they offered me the job.他們給了我這個工作,令我非常高興。delight at因⋯的快樂He expressed his delight at seeing us all again.他表達了再一次見到我們所有人的喜悅之情。delight in⋯中的樂趣I find a perverse delight in listening to traffic.我從聽車流噪聲中找到一種怪異的樂趣。PHRASESa cry, gasp, squeal, etc. of delight快樂的叫喊/喘息/尖叫等much to sb's delight使某人十分高興的是Much to the delight of the crowd, the band came back and did three encores.使觀眾大為欣喜的是,樂隊返回台上又演奏了 3 首。
delight

noun²

2sth that gives great pleasure樂事ADJECTIVE | VERB + DELIGHT | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEreal真正的樂事constant始終不變的樂趣The baby was a constant delight and source of amazement.這個嬰兒不斷給人帶來喜悅和驚奇。unexpected意想不到的樂事culinary, gastronomic烹飪的/美食的樂趣earthly人間的樂事He became deeply religious and turned away from earthly delights.他開始潛心信教,拋開一切塵世之樂。VERB + DELIGHTexplore, sample發掘/嘗試樂事enjoy, savour/savor享受/品味樂趣Savour the culinary delights of Morocco.體味一下摩洛哥烹飪的樂趣。PREPOSITIONdelight to對⋯而言的樂趣The old lady's reminiscences were a continual delight to Constance.這位老太太對往事的回憶總是為康斯坦絲帶來快樂。

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