merry 音標拼音: [m'ɛri]
a . 快樂的,愉快的,嬉戲作樂的
快樂的,愉快的,嬉戲作樂的
merry adj 1 :
full of or showing high -
spirited merriment ; "
when hearts were young and gay "; "
a poet could not but be gay ,
in such a jocund company "-
Wordsworth ; "
the jolly crowd at the reunion "; "
jolly old Saint Nick "; "
a jovial old gentleman "; "
have a merry Christmas "; "
peals of merry laughter "; "
a mirthful laugh " [
synonym : {
gay }, {
jocund },
{
jolly }, {
jovial }, {
merry }, {
mirthful }]
2 :
offering fun and gaiety ; "
a festive (
or festal )
occasion ";
"
gay and exciting night life "; "
a merry evening " [
synonym : {
gay },
{
festal }, {
festive }, {
merry }]
3 :
quick and energetic ; "
a brisk walk in the park "; "
a lively gait "; "
a merry chase "; "
traveling at a rattling rate "; "
a snappy pace "; "
a spanking breeze " [
synonym : {
alert }, {
brisk },
{
lively }, {
merry }, {
rattling }, {
snappy }, {
spanking }, {
zippy }]
Merry \
Mer "
ry \ (
m [
e ^]
r "
r [
y ^]),
n . (
Bot .)
A kind of wild red cherry .
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Merry \
Mer "
ry \,
a . [
Compar . {
Merrier };
superl . {
Merriest }.] [
OE .
merie ,
mirie ,
murie ,
merry ,
pleasant ,
AS .
merge ,
myrige ,
pleasant ;
cf .
murge ,
adv .;
prob .
akin to OHG .
murg ,
short ,
Goth .
gama ['
u ]
rgjan to shorten ;
cf .
L .
murcus a coward ,
who cuts off his thumb to escape military service ;
the Anglo -
Saxon and English meanings coming from the idea of making the time seem short .
Cf . {
Mirth }.]
1 .
Laughingly gay ;
overflowing with good humor and good spirits ;
jovial ;
inclined to laughter or play ;
sportive .
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They drank ,
and were merry with him . --
Gen .
xliii .
34 .
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I am never merry when I hear sweet music . --
Shak .
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2 .
Cheerful ;
joyous ;
not sad ;
happy .
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Is any merry ?
let him sing psalms . --
Jas .
v .
13 .
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3 .
Causing laughter ,
mirth ,
gladness ,
or delight ;
as ,
a merry jest . "
Merry wind and weather ." --
Spenser .
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{
Merry dancers }.
See under {
Dancer }.
{
Merry men },
followers ;
retainers . [
Obs .]
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His merie men commanded he To make him bothe game and glee . --
Chaucer .
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{
To make merry },
to be jovial ;
to indulge in hilarity ;
to feast with mirth . --
Judg .
ix .
27 .
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Syn :
Cheerful ;
blithe ;
lively ;
sprightly ;
vivacious ;
gleeful ;
joyous ;
mirthful ;
jocund ;
sportive ;
hilarious .
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84 Moby Thesaurus words for "
merry ":
addled ,
animated ,
beery ,
bemused ,
besotted ,
blind drunk ,
blithe ,
blithesome ,
boon ,
buoyant ,
buxom ,
carefree ,
carouse ,
celebrate ,
cheerful ,
cheery ,
convivial ,
crapulent ,
crapulous ,
delighted ,
dizzy ,
drenched ,
drunk ,
drunken ,
exhilarating ,
exuberant ,
far -
gone ,
festal ,
festive ,
flustered ,
fou ,
frivolous ,
frolic ,
full ,
gala ,
gay ,
giddy ,
glad ,
gladsome ,
gleeful ,
glorious ,
happy ,
hilarious ,
in liquor ,
inebriate ,
inebriated ,
inebrious ,
intoxicated ,
jocular ,
jocund ,
jolly ,
jovial ,
joyful ,
joyous ,
jubilant ,
laughter -
loving ,
light -
hearted ,
lighthearted ,
lively ,
mad ,
make merry ,
maudlin ,
mellow ,
merrymaking ,
mirth -
loving ,
mirthful ,
muddled ,
nappy ,
on the loose ,
reeling ,
rejoicing ,
revel ,
riant ,
risible ,
shikker ,
sodden ,
sotted ,
sprightly ,
tiddly ,
tipsy ,
unconstrained ,
under the influence ,
vivacious ,
wild
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