pleasure /ˈplɛʒə/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-UNCOUNT If something gives you pleasure, you get a feeling of happiness, satisfaction, or enjoyment from it. 愉悦

  例：

  Watching sports gave him great pleasure.

  观看体育运动带给他极大的愉悦。

  例：

  Everybody takes pleasure in eating.

  每个人都在吃中获得愉悦。

• 2. 

  N-UNCOUNT Pleasure is the activity of enjoying yourself, especially rather than working or doing what you have a duty to do. 娱乐

  例：

  He mixed business and pleasure in a perfect and dynamic way.

  他把工作和娱乐以一种完美而活跃的方式结合了起来。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A pleasure is an activity, experience, or aspect of something that you find very enjoyable or satisfying. 乐事

  例：

  Watching TV is our only pleasure.

  看电视是我们惟一的乐趣。

  例：

  ...the pleasure of seeing a smiling face.

  …看到一张笑脸的那种愉悦。

• 4. 

  CONVENTION If you meet someone for the first time, you can say, as a way of being polite, that it is a pleasure to meet them. You can also ask for the pleasure of someone's company as a polite and formal way of inviting them somewhere. 荣幸 (用于初次见面礼貌地打招呼) [礼貌]

  例：

  "A pleasure to meet you, sir," he said.

  “很荣幸见到您，先生，”他说。

• 5. 

  CONVENTION You can say "It's a pleasure" or "My pleasure" as a polite way of replying to someone who has just thanked you for doing something. 乐意效劳 (用作回应别人的感谢时的礼貌用语) [套语]

  例：

  "Thanks very much anyhow."—"It's a pleasure."

  “无论如何，非常感谢你。”—“不客气。”