1. vt.使高兴，使欣喜　 cause (sb) great satisfaction, enjoyment, or joy
2. vi.感到高兴〔快乐　〕 feel great pleasure

　～ audience　使观众满意
　～ one's hearts　使（某人）心情舒畅
　～ the eyes　悦目
　～ equally　同样高兴
　～ extremely　非常高兴
　～ sincerely　由衷地高兴
　～ at　为…而感到高兴
　～ by　为…而感到满意
　～ in　喜欢…，以…为乐
　～ with　喜爱…，对…感到满意

　He delights to talk about his family in the office.　他总喜欢在办公室谈论他家里的事。
　That uncle of yours is always delighting to contradict me.　你的那位叔叔老喜欢同我抬杠。
　Why do you delight to tease me? 　为什么你拿我取笑寻开心?
　Your visit last week delighted us.　你上星期的来访使我们很高兴。
　Her singing delighted everybody.　她的歌唱令人愉悦。
　The new toys delighted the children.　新玩具使孩子们高兴。
　The play delighted the audience.　这个剧观众看了很高兴。
　Her playing of Chopin delighted the guests.　她演奏肖邦的乐曲使宾客们感到愉快。
　What delighted me most was that most of the students did well in the exam.　最使我感到高兴的是大多数学生在考试中都考得很好。
　My husband bought me a gold necklace, which delighted me greatly.　我丈夫给我买一条金项链，这使我非常高兴。
　Myths delight people because they imaginatively picture man's conquest of the forces of nature.　神话故事能给人以乐趣，因为它们富有想象地描绘出人类对自然力的征服。
　His words delighted our hearts.　他的话使我们心情舒畅。
　A beautiful scene delights the eyes.　美景悦目。
　We are quite delighted.　我们很高兴。
　We were delighted when Mr. White was named coach of our team.　怀特先生被指定为我们队的教练，我们都很高兴。
　It delights me to have made your acquaintance.　与你相识我很高兴。
　We shall be delighted to come.　我们一定来。
　Everybody was delighted to see her.　大家见到她都很高兴。
　I'm delighted to hear you say that.　很高兴听你说到那件事。
　I'm delighted to read that book.　我非常高兴读那本书。
　We were all delighted to receive your letter.　收到你的来信，我们都很高兴。
　He was delighted to swim in big rivers.　他爱在大河里游泳。
　We are delighted to have him here with us again.　我们非常高兴他又和我们在一起了。
　Of course I will do it; I shall be delighted to.　当然我愿意去做这件事，我很乐意去做。
　I am delighted that you are all right now.　现在你的病好了，我很高兴。
　They were delighted that we were successful in our experiment.　我们实验成功了，他们感到非常高兴。
　We are delighted that we have won the victory.　我们胜利了，大家都很高兴。
　They are delighted that they have exploded such a fallacy.　把这样一个谬论推翻，他们感到高兴。
　He was delighted that the date of marriage had been fixed.　婚期已定，他感到非常高兴。
　I am delighted you are able to come.　你能来，我很高兴。
　I was delighted at the thought of seeing you again.　一想到能再次见到你，我非常高兴。
　We were delighted at the opportunity to spend some time in that country.　我们非常高兴能有机会到那个国家去度过一段时间。
　John's parents were delighted at his examination results.　约翰的父母对他的考试成绩感到满意。
　We were delighted by your success.　听说你成功时，我们感到非常高兴。

 ♣ delight in　(v.+prep.)
　喜欢…；以…为乐　take great pleasure in
　〔说明〕 delight in通常不用于进行体，也不用于被动结构。
　She delights in him.　她喜欢他。
　He delights in music.　他喜爱音乐。
　The Smiths delight in travels.　史密斯一家喜欢旅游。
　His wife delights in the new car.　他妻子很喜欢这部新车。
　They delight in children's literature.　他们爱好儿童文学。
　This is the kind of verbal sleight-of-hand that he delights in.　他就喜欢玩这套文字游戏。
　My father delighted in telling stories about my childhood.　我父亲喜欢讲我童年的事。
　My youngest brother delights in watching the monkeys in the zoo.　我的小弟弟喜欢看动物园的猴子。
　These youngsters delight in doing good deeds and helping others.　这些年轻人喜欢做好事和帮助别人。
　Jacelin seems to delight in making other people suffer.　杰斯林似乎以使他人痛苦为乐。
　I delighted in having my old friends at my home once again.　我喜欢老朋友们再来我家做客。
　That uncle of yours is always delighting in contradicting me.　你的那位叔叔老喜欢同我抬杠。
 ♣ delight with　(v.+prep.)
　因…而使（某人）高兴；喜爱…　be very pleased about (sb/sth)
　The child delighted his parents with mimicries.　孩子学这学那，逗他的父母高兴。
　Old china delights me with its delicate colour.　我很喜爱古瓷器那种柔和的光泽。
　He delighted himself with his success.　他因自己的成功而兴奋。
　My mother is delighted with my sister.　我妈妈很喜欢我妹妹。
　My teacher is delighted with my second article.　老师对我的第二篇文章感到欣喜。
　They were delighted with the result.　他们对这结果感到高兴。
　The children were delighted with the presents.　孩子们得到礼物都很快活。
　The whole family is delighted with the new house.　全家人对这幢新房都很满意。

　有语法学家把delight后的动词不定式析为宾语，似为不正确。因为delight作为及物动词的意思是“使某人高兴”。

1. U 快乐，高兴　 great pleasure; joy
2. C 使人高兴的东西或人　 sth/sb that gives great pleasure

　discover the ～s of　发现…的乐趣
　experience the ～ of　感受到…的喜悦
　express one's ～ at　表达对…的喜悦心情
　feel the ～ of　感受到…的喜悦
　give ～ to　给…以欢乐
　savour the ～s of　体会到…的乐趣
　take ～ in　以…为乐
　home-felt ～　内心的喜悦
　immeasurable ～　无限的喜悦
　incommunicable ～　不能言传的喜悦
　infinite ～　无限的喜悦
　irresistible ～　极富诱惑力的乐事
　supreme ～　极度喜悦
　ungovernable ～　无法控制的喜悦
　unutterable ～　说不出的喜悦
　in high ～　兴高采烈地

　When he heard about the news his delight knew no bounds.　他听到这个消息时，高兴极了。
　Never before has he known such delight.　他从来没有这样快乐过。
　The puppet show gave great delight to the children.　木偶戏使孩子们非常高兴。
　I felt the delight of seeing them again.　我感受到与他们重逢的喜悦。
　To her great delight she passed the examination with first-class honours.　考试得到特优等使她极为高兴。
　She tried the medicine, and to her delight, improvement and relief from pain quickly followed.　她试服了这种药后，病情迅速好转，疼痛很快减轻，她感到非常高兴。
　He looked at me with delight.　他高兴地看着我。
　I did not expect that he should promise with delight.　我没有料到他竟会欣然允诺。
　In contrast to Haas, he is a delight.　和哈斯大不一样，他却是一个令人愉快的人。
　Your new book is a real delight!　你的新书真讨人喜欢！
　The scene is a perfect delight to the eye.　这景象真是好看极了。
　The zoo is a delight for people of all ages.　动物园是各种年龄的人都喜欢去的地方。
　Singing is her chief delight.　唱歌是她的主要爱好。
　They discovered the delights of feeding chickens gradually.　他们逐渐发现了养鸡的乐趣。
　Last year we sampled the delights of foreign travel.　去年我们初步尝试到在外国旅行的乐趣。
　It is a delight to watch the panda tumbling about on the lawn.　看熊猫在草地上翻滚是件乐事。
　It is a delight for her to watch her daughter dance in the show.　对她来说，观看女儿在节目中表演舞蹈是件很大的乐事。

 ♣ take (a) delight in
　以…为乐；喜欢　find pleasure in (sth or doing sth)
　He seems to take delight in petty cruelty.　他好像喜欢说伤人的话。
　Cage always takes delight in proving others wrong.　凯奇总以证实别人错了为乐。
　Brooks took a delight in inflicting pain on others.　布鲁克斯喜欢让别人遭受痛苦。
　She took a great delight in playing the piano.　她非常喜欢弹钢琴。

 ♣ delight, joy, pleasure
　这三个词的共同意思是“愉快”或“高兴”。其区别是：
1. delight指“喜悦”或“高兴”，多表示突然、短暂的喜悦；pleasure指“愉快”，是一般交际性的礼貌用语，还可指外界对头脑或感官刺激而引起的快感；joy指“欢乐”或“愉快”，有时可替代delight和pleasure. 例如：
　She grinned her delight.　她露齿一笑表示高兴。
　I have the pleasure of presenting our opening speaker.　我很荣幸地介绍一下我们的开场发言人。
　A smile often denotes pleasure.　微笑常常是愉快的表示。
　This afforded him great joy〔pleasure〕.　这使他感到快乐。
2. joy在程度上比pleasure强；delight语气上要比pleasure更强。

　take (a) delight in　后接动名词时，英国词典一般特指所喜欢的是令人不快的、甚至是残酷的事，但美国词典则没有这个意思。

　［同义词］ v. entertain, please, satisfy n. enjoyment, joy, pleasure
　［反义词］ v. disgust, displease, revolt n. disgust, displeasure, revulsion
　［词源］古法语delitier<拉丁语delicatus（精美的东西使人愉快）