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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- cheer
[tʃɪər]
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1.
vt.
[+team, speaker]
用欢呼声激励
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2.
vt.
(gladden) 使高兴
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3.
vi.
欢呼
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4.
noun
[c]
喝彩
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cheers!
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[esp BRIT] 干杯!
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5.
noun
[BRIT]
[inf]
(thanks) 多谢
Collins English-English Dictionary
- cheer
[tʃɪə]
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1.
vb
[usually foll by up]
to make or become happy or hopeful; comfort or be comforted
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2.
vb
to applaud with shouts
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3.
vb
[when tr, sometimes foll by on]
to encourage (a team, person, etc) with shouts, esp in contests
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4.
n
a shout or cry of approval, encouragement, etc, often using such words as hurrah! or rah! rah! rah!
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5.
n
happiness; good spirits
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6.
n
state of mind; spirits (archaic, except in the phrases be of good cheer, with good cheer)
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7.
n
[archaic]
provisions for a feast; fare
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8.
n
See also cheers
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9.
n
[Etymology]
C13 (in the sense: face, welcoming aspect): from Old French chere, from Late Latin cara face, from Greek kara head
Examples
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a fire lends cheer to a room
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炉火给房间增添欢乐
→ lend
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She was really depressed, but her friends took her out to cheer her up.
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她当时真的非常沮丧,但朋友们带她出去散心让她振作了起来。
→ cheer
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The announcement was received with cheer by everybody.
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每个人接到通知时都很高兴。
→ cheer
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齐声喝彩
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cheer in chorus; cheer with one accord
→ 喝彩
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打起精神来
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raise one's spirits; cheer up
→ 打
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老李,别那么灰溜溜的。
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Cheer up, Lao Li.
→ 灰溜溜
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尽情欢呼
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cheer heartily
→ 尽情
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想开点,别整天哭丧着脸。
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Cheer up. Don't go around with such a sad look on your face all the time.
→ 哭丧着脸
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呐喊助威
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shout encouragement; cheer
→ 呐喊
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齐声欢呼
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cheer in unison
→ 齐声
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