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易混词辨析
happy、merry、cheerful
1.jolly（形容词 / 副词，口语）：“愉快的；高兴地”（侧重 “活泼、开朗的愉快”，如 “jolly children” 活泼愉快的孩子、“laugh jolly” 开心地笑）；
2. happy（形容词，通用）：“开心的；幸福的”（如 “happy life” 幸福的生活），范围最广，jolly 更强调 “活泼感”；
3. merry（形容词）：“愉快的；欢乐的”（多用于节日或特定场景，如 “Merry Christmas” 圣诞快乐、“merry laughter” 欢乐的笑声），比 jolly 更具 “节日氛围”；
4. cheerful（形容词）：“开朗的；愉快的”（侧重 “情绪稳定的开朗”，如 “cheerful personality” 开朗的性格），jolly 更侧重 “即时的活泼愉快”。
短语动词
短语动词 习语 查看更多 以下资源来自牛津词典 jolly sb along （用愉快的方式）鼓励某人 to encourage sb in a cheerful way jolly sb into sth/into doing sth 哄着某人做某事 to persuade or encourage sb to do sth by making them feel happy about it jolly sb/sth up 使更有生气；使更快活 to make sb/sth more cheerful 收起 adv. jolly good! (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) （赞同别人说的话）非常好，太好了 used to show that you approve of sth that sb has just said jolly well (old-fashioned, BrE) （生气时用以加强语气）当然，无疑，必然 used to emphasize a statement when you are annoyed about sth If you don't come now, you can jolly well walk home! 你要是还不来，那就步行回家吧！ n. get your jollies (informal) 玩个痛快；作乐；尽情享乐 to get pleasure or have fun
词语辨析
cheerful bright cheery jolly merry in a good mood All these words describe people who feel happy and show this in their behaviour. 以上各词均形容人快乐的心情和这种心情的表露。 cheerful happy and showing it in your behaviour or expression 指快乐的、高兴的、兴高采烈的： a cheerful, hard-working employee 快快乐乐、勤奋工作的雇员 bright (of a person or their expression) cheerful and lively 指人或神色快活而生气勃勃： He felt bright and cheerful and full of energy. 他感到兴高采烈，浑身充满活力。 用cheerful还是bright？ When describing people, bright is used in the phrase bright and cheerful or after the verbs be/feel . 形容人时，bright用于bright and cheerful短语中或动词be/feel之后： I was not feeling very bright that morning. 我那天早上心情不是很欢快。 You can say a cheerful boy/girl but a bright boy/girl is intelligent, not cheerful. 表示快乐的男孩 / 女孩可用cheerful boy/girl；bright boy/girl指男孩 / 女孩聪明，而不是指欢快。 cheery ( informal ) (of a person or their manner) cheerful 指人或举止欢快起劲： The telephonist at the other end was cheery and casual. 那一端的接线员欢快而轻松。 jolly ( rather informal ) (of a person or their manner) cheerful 指人或举止高兴的、兴高采烈的： The manager was fat and jolly. 经理胖乎乎乐呵呵的。 merry ( literary ) (of a person or their manner) cheerful 指人或举止欢乐： A merry crowd of villagers watched the proceedings. 一群兴高采烈的村民观看了仪式。 用cheery、jolly还是merry？ All these words describe sb's manner, appearance or behaviour more than their inner feelings. Jolly and merry can sound slightly old-fashioned. Jolly people are often large and fat; cheery people can be any shape or size. 以上各词均形容人的举止、外表或行为而非他们的内心感受。jolly和merry听起来稍显过时。jolly通常用于体型肥大的人，cheery可用于任何体型的人。 in a good mood (of a person) feeling happy so that you behave well to other people, usually because sth good has happened to you 指人心情、情绪好： He was not in a good mood that day. 他那天心情不好。 常用搭配 to be cheerful / bright / cheer
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