delight
US: /dɪˈɫaɪt/
UK: /dɪlˈaɪt/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
delight /di'lait/- danh từ
- sự vui thích, sự vui sướng
- to give delight to: đem lại thích thú cho
- điều thích thú, niềm khoái cảm
- music is his chief delight: âm nhạc là cái thích thú nhất của anh ta
- to the delight of
- làm cho vui thích
- to take delight in
- ham thích, thích thú
- sự vui thích, sự vui sướng
- ngoại động từ
- làm vui thích, làm vui sướng, gây khoái cảm, làm say mê
- to be delighted: vui thích, vui sướng
- làm vui thích, làm vui sướng, gây khoái cảm, làm say mê
- nội động từ
- thích thú, ham thích
- to delight in reading: ham thích đọc sách
- thích thú, ham thích
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
1 [U] a feeling of great pleasure: a feeling of sheer / pure delight + The children squealed with delight when they saw the puppy. + She won the game easily, to the delight of all her fans. + He takes (great) delight in (= enjoys) proving others wrong.
2 [C] something that gives you great pleasure: This guitar is a delight to play. + the delights of living in the country + the unrivalled culinary delights of the hotel
+ verb [VN] to give sb a lot of pleasure and enjoyment: This news will delight his fans all over the world.
Phrasal Verbs: delight in sth / doing sth [no passive] to enjoy doing sth very much, especially sth that makes other people feel embarrassed, uncomfortable, etc.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 please, gratify, satisfy, gladden, cheer, tickle, amuse, entertain, divert, excite, thrill, captivate, entrance, fascinate:
We were delighted to hear the Mighty Allen Art Players once again.
2 delight in. enjoy, appreciate, like, relish (in), savour, revel in, glory in; love, adore; Colloq get a kick from or out of; Slang get off on:
She delights in any kind of jazz.
n.
3 pleasure, gratification, joy, satisfaction, enjoyment, delectation; bliss, ecstasy, rapture:
She takes great delight in playing practical jokes on her guests. In his dreams he visited the garden of earthly delights.
Collocation
1 feeling of great pleasure
ADJ.
deep, great, intense | absolute, utter | pure, sheer | mischievous, perverse | childish/childlike | endless | evident, obvious | mutual | aesthetic, sensual, spiritual
His mind was reeling with an almost aesthetic delight at the beauty of the thing.
VERB + DELIGHT
express | find, take
She took evident delight in frightening the children with horror stories.
| give sb | scream with, squeal with, whoop with
Alice squealed with sheer delight when she saw the monkeys.
| be greeted with
The news was greeted with great delight.
PREP.
in/with ~
We danced around with childish delight.
| of ~
She gave a whoop of delight and dived into the water.
| to your ~
To my great delight, they phoned and offered me the job.
| ~ at
He expressed his delight at seeing us all again.
| ~ in
I find a perverse delight in listening to traffic.
PHRASES
a cry/gasp/squeal of delight, much to sb's delight
Much to the delight of the crowd, the band came back and did three encores.
2 sth that gives great pleasure
ADJ.
real | constant, continual
The baby was a constant delight and source of amazement.
| unexpected | culinary, gastronomic
VERB + DELIGHT
explore, sample | enjoy, savour
Savour the culinary delights of Morocco.
PREP.
to
The old lady's reminiscences were a continual delight to Constance.
Concise dictionary
delights|delighted|delightingdɪ'laɪtnoun
+a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
+something or someone that provides pleasure; a source of happiness
verb
+give pleasure to or be pleasing to
+take delight in
+hold spellbound
