亚洲网紅露点

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delight

[ dih-lahyt ]

noun

  1. a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture:

    She takes great delight in her job.

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  2. something that gives great pleasure:

    The dance was a delight to see.

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verb (used with object)

  1. to give great pleasure, satisfaction, or enjoyment to; please highly:

    The show delighted everyone.

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verb (used without object)

  1. to have great pleasure; take pleasure (followed by in or an infinitive):

    She delights in going for long walks in the country.

delight

/ 诲瑟藞濒补瑟迟 /

verb

  1. tr to please greatly
  2. intrfoll byin to take great pleasure (in)
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. extreme pleasure or satisfaction; joy
  2. something that causes this

    music was always his delight

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 诲别藞濒颈驳丑迟别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 诲别路濒颈驳丑迟顎侥谤 noun
  • 诲别路濒颈驳丑迟顎僫苍驳路濒测 adverb
  • 诲别路濒颈驳丑迟顎僱别蝉蝉 adjective
  • 蝉别濒蹿顎-诲别路濒颈驳丑迟顎 noun
  • 耻苍顎卍别路濒颈驳丑迟顎僫苍驳 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of delight1

First recorded in 1175鈥1225; (verb) respelling, after light 1, of earlier delite, Middle English deliten, from Anglo-French deliter, Old French delitier, from Latin 诲别濒别肠迟腻谤别 ( delectable ); (noun) respelling (as above) of Middle English delit, from Anglo-French, Old French, derivative of the verb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of delight1

C13: from Old French delit, from deleitier to please, from Latin 诲脓濒别肠迟腻谤别, from 诲脓濒颈肠别谤别 to allure, from de- + lacere to entice; see delicious ; English spelling influenced by light
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The sheer delight of playing within that theatrical arena, just like when I was James Bond doing 鈥淭he Tailor of Panama,鈥 another film in the world of espionage.

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After serving up such a delight - one full of drama and a will to win from both men - the clamouring for a rematch will be too loud to ignore.

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So Ben's delighted Trump hit the gas immediately, imposing tariffs on countries that range from allies like Canada and Mexico to adversaries like China.

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From his broad smile you could tell that Donald Trump's special envoy was indeed delighted to see Vladimir Putin.

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Once a local mecca for Chinese culinary delights, 99 Ranch has become a national pan-Asian behemoth under Jonson and Alice Chen.

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