mirth

英 [mɜːθ]

美 [mɜːrθ]

n.  欢乐; 欢笑

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BNC.15358 / COCA.21285

牛津词典

noun

• 欢乐；欢笑
  happiness, fun and the sound of people laughing
  1. The performance produced much mirth among the audience.
     这场演出使观众笑声不断。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 欢笑;欢乐
  Mirthis amusement which you express by laughing.
  1. That caused considerable mirth amongst pupils and sports masters alike...
     那个举动引得学生和体育老师大笑不止。
  2. It was all he could do to stop tears of mirth falling down his cheeks.
     他能做的只有不让快乐的泪水滑落脸庞。

英英释义

noun

• great merriment
  Synonym:hilaritymirthfulnessgleegleefulness

双语例句

• What was comedy to them was tragedy to her; and she could hardly bear their mirth.
  在他们眼中是一出喜剧，然而在她眼里却是一出悲剧；对于他们的欢乐，她简直受不了。
• He could not restrain his temper [ mirth].
  他无法抑制愤怒[欢笑]。
• Edith Wharton and Her Quest for Moral Significance as Shown in The House of Mirth
  伊迪丝·华顿与她在《欢乐之家》中对道德意义的追寻
• When I told them what had happened to me, they all chortled with mirth.
  我把我的事告诉他们以后，他们咯咯地笑起来了。
• Mirth is the medicine of life; it cures its ills and calms its strife.
  欢乐是生活的良药，它能治愈生活中的疾病，平息生活中的争斗。
• Murray Pick's hollow laugh had no mirth in it.
  默里·皮克的干笑里没有一点快乐。
• Mirth spreads from leaf to leaf, my darling, and gladness without measure.
  欢乐在叶片间传递，我的亲爱，快乐无法衡量了。
• He checked his unreasonable mirth.
  他止住了自己这种不合时宜的玩笑。
• Christmas is a time of mirth, especially for children.
  圣诞节是个快乐的日子，尤其是对孩子们。
• They must have also enjoyed themselves because they gave us the words glee, laughter and mirth.
  他们一定也过得很快乐，因为他们还留下高兴，笑声和欢笑这些词。