| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_to-get-pleasure-from-something |
| 释义 | to get pleasure from somethingThese words refer to getting pleasure from something. One very common word for this is enjoy. You can also use the reflexive phrase enjoy yourself to describe getting pleasure out of a particular situation you are in. Enjoy your meal! I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation. He's enjoying himself at his job. Two other common ways to say this are to say that you like something, or that you love something. These uses are very common in speech. I like hiking a lot. After working in the garden, I love a good soak in the tub. A more formal way of saying enjoy is relish. Jonathan always relishes a challenge. When someone enjoys a situation or activity very much, you can use the phrasal verbs lap up or revel in. He lapped up all the attention they gave him. She revelled in her role as team manager. If someone enjoys doing something that other people think is unpleasant, the phrasal verb delight in is sometimes used. She seems to delight in making other people look stupid. The verb savour is sometimes used when someone enjoys something slowly so that they can appreciate it as much as possible. Savour is the UK English spelling. In US English, this word is spelled savor. It was the first chocolate he'd had for over a year, so he savoured every mouthful. When people enjoy themselves very much, in informal situations you can say that they are having a ball or having a whale of a time. We had a ball in Miami. I had a whale of a time on the school trip. |
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