1. vt. & vi.为…欢呼，喝彩　 shout in praise, approval or support
2. vt. & vi.鼓励，鼓舞　 give encouragement or hope to

　～ football team　为足球队加油
　～ the sick man　使病人欣慰
　～ enthusiastically　热情地欢呼
　～ heartily　全身心地欢呼
　～ incomparably　无比地欢呼
　～ loudly　大声欢呼
　～ rabidly　狂热地欢呼
　～ shrilly　刺耳地欢呼
　～ thunderously　欢声雷动
　～ unanimously　一致地欢呼
　～ warmly　热烈地欢呼
　～ wildly　激动地欢呼
　～ down a speaker　把演讲人轰下台
　～ the runners on　向赛跑者喊加油
　～ up　高兴起来，振奋起来
　～ up at the news　为那消息感到鼓舞
　～ for　为…欢呼
　～ for a good player　为一位优秀运动员欢呼
　～ over the victory　为胜利欢呼

　When they saw us, they waved and cheered.　他们看到我们时，又挥手又欢呼。
　The crowds cheered as the queen rode past.　当女王御车经过时，群众发出欢呼声。
　The children cheered as the plane swept low over the village.　当飞机在村庄上空掠过时，孩子们欢呼起来。
　They cheered when the truck came.　当卡车来到时，他们欢呼起来。
　The audience caught fire at the speaker's words and began to cheer.　听众听了演说者的演讲非常激动，开始欢呼起来。
　Everyone cheered at the news that the war was over.　每人都为战争结束的消息而欢欣鼓舞。
　The audience cheered him as he walked on stage.　当他走上台时，观众向他欢呼。
　Your visit has cheered the sick man.　你的来访鼓舞了病人。
　The boys cheered their football team.　男孩子们向他的足球队高呼加油。
　They cheered both teams with enthusiasm.　他们热情地为双方加油。
　Mary did her best to cheer her father and to prevent him from hearing what John was saying.　玛丽尽力使她的父亲高兴起来，想不让他听见约翰说的话。
　The capture of that thief cheered the people greatly.　抓住了那个小偷，真是大快人心。
　The speaker was loudly cheered by the crowd.　演说者受到群众高声的欢呼。
　His speech was cheered by the audience.　他的演说博得听众的喝彩。
　The trapped miners were cheered when they heard the rescue party.　困在矿井中的矿工们听到救援队的声音大为鼓舞。
　He was cheered with singing.　唱歌使他感到振奋。
　Everyone was cheered by the good news.　大家都为这条好消息而振奋。
　He was cheered by the hope that he might see his mother soon.　想到有可能很快见到母亲，他感到高兴。
　She was cheered by the examination result.　检查的结果使她高兴。
　It cheered the old woman to have us visit her.　我们的访问使那老妇人十分高兴。
　We cheered ourselves hoarse.　我们把嗓子都喊哑了。

 ♣ cheer for　(v.+prep.)
　为…喝彩叫好，为…鼓劲加油　support (a competitor) with cheers, shouting, etc.
　Everyone cheered for the violinist at our school concert.　在学校组织的音乐会上，大家都为小提琴手喝彩叫好。
　Let's go to the football game and cheer for our favorite team.　咱们去看足球比赛，为咱们最喜爱的球队呐喊助威。
 ♣ cheer on　(v.+adv.)
　向…欢呼，为…鼓劲加油　encourage with cheers or shouts
　We did our best to cheer him on when he was about to give up.　当他将要放弃时我们尽力鼓励他。
　The crowd cheered the runners on as they started on the last lap of the race.　当运动员开始跑最后一圈时，人群为他们加油。
　Please come to the sports meeting to cheer our team on.　请到运动会场去为我们队助威。
 ♣ cheer up　(v.+adv.)
　（使）高兴起来，（使）振作起来　(cause to) become happier; (cause to) adopt a happier manner
　Cheer up!The day will surely come when you'll go to school.　别泄气，你总有一天能上学。
　Try as we would, we could not get him to cheer up.　不管我们怎么劝说，都不能使他打起精神。
　He cheered up at once when I promised to help him.　我一答应帮忙，他立即高兴起来。
　She cheered up after we had been to see her.　我们去看她后，她精神上感到快乐。
　She cheered up at the news that her son who had pneumonia had passed the critical stage.　听说儿子的肺炎已过了危险期，她高兴极了。
　You need a holiday to cheer you up.　你得去度个假，振作振作精神。
　We all tired to cheer her up, but she continued to feel despondent.　我们大家都想法让她高兴起来，但她仍然感到沮丧。
　I thought she seemed unhappy so I took her some flowers on purpose to cheer her up.　我觉得她好像不快活，便有意识地给她送些花使她高兴。
　A vase of roses cheered up the room.　一瓶玫瑰花使得房间里生机盎然。
　At the beginning of the party, the lady host suggested singing a song together to cheer up the atmosphere.　晚会一开始，女主人便建议一起唱支歌活跃活跃气氛。
　I need something to cheer me up with that terrible colour spreading all over the wall.　满屋都是那种难看的颜色真使人难受，我需要点东西兴奋一下。
　Mary was sad at losing her purse, but her husband's joke cheered her up.　玛丽丢了钱包很懊恼，但她丈夫的笑话使她又高兴起来。
　She was cheered up by the news that her father would come to see her the next day.　父亲第二天要来看她的消息使她很高兴。
　He was cheered up at the good news.　他为此喜讯而高兴万分。

 ♣ cheer sth, cheer at sth
　这二者都可表示“为某事欢呼”。其区别是：
1. cheer sth中的cheer是及物动词；而cheer at sth中的cheer是不及物动词。
2. cheer sth强调的是“所为之欢呼的事（物）”， sth是动词宾语；而cheer at sth强调的是“欢呼行为”， sth是介词宾语， at在这里表示“欢呼的原因”。例如：
　His friends cheered (at) the news of his entrance to Beijing University.　他的朋友们为他考入了北京大学而欢呼。
 ♣ cheer, cheer up
　这两者意思并不相同，前者意思是“欢呼”，后者意思是“振奋起来”。例如：

 ♣ cheer, applaud, root
　参见applaud条。
 ♣ cheer, encourage, excite
　这组词都有“刺激，鼓舞”的意思。其区别是：cheer指帮助萎靡不振的人重新焕发精神或勇气去进行最后的奋斗；encourage是指对意志薄弱的人或缺乏经验的人加以“鼓舞，鼓励”等，其宾语后面可接带to的不定式，也可接介词"in+名词短语”。例如：
　They encourage the children to paint pictures.　他们鼓励孩子们画画。
　He encouraged me in my work.　他在工作上鼓励我。
　excite　指通过刺激某人的感情或情绪使人达到兴奋状态。例如：
　The news of the victory excited everybody very much.　听到那胜利的消息，人人兴奋不已。

1. C 欢呼，喝彩　 a shout of praise, approval, or encouragement
2. U 快活，欢欣　 a feeling of happiness and confidence; good spirits

　enjoy good ～　享受盛宴
　evoke ～s　激起欢呼声
　give ～　欢呼
　make good ～　饮酒作乐
　raise a ～　发出欢呼声
　take good ～　因某事而振作起来
　deafening ～s　震耳欲聋的欢呼声
　hearty ～　真诚的欢呼
　loud ～s　高声欢呼
　sustaining ～　持续不断的欢呼
　Christmas ～　圣诞节的欢呼声
　word of ～　振奋人心的话
　～ after cheer　一阵又一阵的喝彩声
　～ for the hero　为英雄欢呼
　～ from the crowd　人群中的欢呼
　～ over the victory　胜利的欢呼

　The President stood up to acknowledge the cheers of the crowd.　总统站起来向欢呼的人群致意。
　When the first stream of clear water flowed into the canal, a great cheer went up.　当第一股清泉流入水渠时，顿时一片欢腾。
　Cheer after cheer followed his appearance on the platform.　他在台上出现后，爆发了一阵又一阵的欢呼声。
　Her successful jump brought a spontaneous cheer from the crowd.　她成功越过横竿后，观众立即发出一阵欢呼声。
　I heard the cheers of the crowd, and I knew our team was winning.　我听到观众的欢呼声便知道我们的队赢了。
　The young swimmer got so tired that she wanted to stop; but she was carried along by the cheers of her supporters.　那个年轻的游泳选手疲劳之极，想停下来，但支持者的欢呼声使她大受鼓舞。
　The expedition leader called for the members of the team to give three cheers for their helpers.　探险队队长叫队员们欢呼三声，向帮助他们的人致敬。
　The cheers spurred the team to victory.　喝彩声激励队员们去夺取胜利。
　The young singer has been burning for a chance to hear the cheers of the crowd.　那年轻的歌手一直渴望能听到观众的喝彩声。
　He tried to comfort me with words of cheer.　他试图用振奋人心的话来安慰我。
　The nurse always had words of cheer for the patients.　护士总是安慰鼓励患者。
　The general's speech gave cheer to his anxious troops.　将军的讲话使焦急不安的部队振奋起来。
　She promised to help with good cheer.　她愉快地答应帮忙。
　The party sparkled with cheer.　晚会洋溢着欢快的气氛。
　After the long hard winter, the feeling of spring in the air filled her with cheer.　经过漫长的隆冬后，空气中的春意使她充满了喜悦。
　A good meal brought cheer to our hearts.　一顿丰盛的酒宴使我们心情愉快。

 ♣ be of (good) cheer
　兴致勃勃　in high spirits
　He's always full of cheer in summer.　在夏季他总是兴致勃勃。
　The old man was of good cheer.　那老人情绪很好。

　在英式英语中，常用cheers来表示“谢谢；（打电话时表示）再见”。例如：
　"Here is the book you wanted.""Oh, Cheers."　“这是你所想要的书。”“哦，谢谢。”
　"See you at six, then.""Cheers."　“那么我们六点见。”“再见。”

　［同义词］ v. comfort, delight, encourage n. applause, approval
　［反义词］ v. discourage, sadden
　［词源］　中古英语chere（面目，高兴，气质，心情）