pleasure

pleasure
noun
  1. [mass noun]a feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment
    高兴，愉快，快乐；满足
    she smiled with pleasure at being praised.
    受到称赞，她高兴地笑了。
    ■enjoyment and entertainment, contrasted with things done out of necessity
    （相对于差事而言的）消遣，娱乐
    she had not travelled for pleasure for a long time.
    她好久没有做消遣旅游了。
    ■[count noun]an event or activity from which one derives enjoyment
    乐事，乐趣
    the car makes driving in the city a pleasure.
    这辆车使得在城里驾驶成了一件乐事。
    ■sensual gratification
    快感，惬意
    the touch of his fingers gave her such pleasure.
    他手指的触摸让她感觉很惬意。
adjective
  1. [attrib.]used or intended for entertainment rather than business
    游乐的，非公务的
    pleasure boats.
    游乐船。
verb
  1. [with obj.]give sexual enjoyment or satisfaction to
    使有性快感，使有性满足感
    tell me what will pleasure you.
    告诉我怎样才能让你有性快感。
    ■[no obj.](pleasure in)derive enjoyment from
    从…中获得乐趣
    risky verbal exchanges that the pair might pleasure in.
    两人可能从中得到乐趣的危险的嘴巴仗。
常用词组
at Her (或 His) Majesty's pleasure
  1. detained in a British prison
    被拘禁在英国监狱里
at someone's pleasure
  1. as and when someone wishes
    随便，听便，随意
    the landlord could terminate the agreement at his pleasure.
    房东可以随意终止协议。
have the pleasure of something (或 of doing something)
  1. used in formal requests and descriptions
    [用于正式请求和描写]有幸，荣幸
    he asked if he might have the pleasure of taking her to lunch.
    他问他能否有幸请她吃午饭。
my pleasure
  1. used as a polite reply to thanks
    [用作对谢意的客气回答]愿意为您效劳
take pleasure in
  1. derive happiness or enjoyment from
    以…为乐事
    they take a perverse pleasure in causing trouble.
    他们以惹是生非为乐事，真是变态。
what's your pleasure?
  1. what would you like? (used especially when offering someone a choice)
    你喜欢什么? （尤用于给别人提供选择时）
    ‘What's your pleasure?’ ‘A cappuccino, please.’.
    “你喜欢什么? ”“来一杯卡普契诺咖啡。”。
with pleasure
  1. gladly (used to express polite agreement or acceptance)
    [用于表达客气的赞同或接受]高兴地，很乐意
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French plaisir 'to please' (used as a noun). The second syllable was altered under the influence of abstract nouns ending in -ure, such as measure
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