glaciation 862 |
SXOiCY:
Her
expression was glacial. j&^llf 0
Relations
between the two countries had always been glacial.
glaciation /.gleisi'eijn/
noun [U] (geology J&) the process or
result of land being covered by glaciers #Jcjl|
gla cier /'glaesia(r); NAmE 'gleijar/ noun a large mass of ice,
formed by snow on mountains, that moves very slowly down a valley ftj<Jl| glad o-k /glaed/ adj.
1
[not before noun] ~ (about sth) | ~ (to do
sth) | ~ (to know, hear, see ... ) | ~ (that ... ) pleased; happy ifj A;
Mi'R: ‘Ipassed the
test!’‘I’m so glad (for you).’
!
” “&M (
Afft ) i^Ao ” O ‘He doesn’t
need the pills any more.’ ‘I’m glad about that.’
mmmmmnr„; “iMitumAo ” ormgiadto
hear you’re feeling better. f^Bi^iAo
0 I’m glad (that) you’re feeling better.
ifj A« o I’m glad to meet you. I’ve heard a
lot about you.
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A£o 0 He was glad he’d come, it AftkATo 0 I’ve never been so glad to see
anyone in my life! ! 0 I’m so glad
(that) you’re safe! Jfiii A! 0 She was glad
when the meeting was over.
2
~ of sth | ~ if ... grateful for sth [jgitf: She
was very glad of her warm coat in the biting wind. f£M
#lft0M7MTmMlttAAItJii$fAi!mo o I’d be glad of your help. 0 I’d
be
glad if you could help me. g fg W &J ffc, ^
Mo 3 ~ to do sth very willing to do sth
AM; 'If H; I’d be glad to lend you the money.
0 If you’d like me to help you, I’d be only too glad to. 4 [only before noun]
(old fashioned) bringing joy; full of joy f^A
SYNONYMS
n&ttiMfr
glad
happy» pleased ♦
delighted ♦ thrilled ♦ overjoyed
These words
all describe people feeling happy about sth that has happened or is going to
happen.
glad [not usually before noun] happy
about sth or grateful for it jfjfiA, It'K, $M-. He was glad he’d come. ftk^Mj^AffeATo
o She was glad when the meeting was over.
happy pleased about sth nice that you
have to do or sth that has happened to sb
A;#±#J^ii®jrfiA, $47 We are happy to
announce the engagement of our daughter. iMliSjAftk
m, mmz)nmTo
pleased [not before noun] happy about sth
that has happened or sth that you have to do
ift§t#^iif!Ji^A, She was very
pleased with her exam
results. o You’re coming? I’m
so pleased. ? flcAi®
at,
GLAD, HAPPY OR PLEASED? ft glad, happy pleased ?
Feeling pleased can suggest that you have judged
sb/sth and approve of them. Feeling glad can be more about feeling grateful
for sth. You cannot be ‘glad with sb’. ^pleased glad
g&mA
glad with
sb: The
boss -should be glad with you. Happy can mean glad or pleased or
satisfied. * happy ^Ai^A, til*, iiSo delighted very pleased about sth; very happy
to do sth; showing your delight jgjfcAM, 4sMh I’m delighted at your news. Ao
LOlct Delighted is often used to accept an
invitation.
*
delighted HtflT : ‘Can you stay for dinner?’
‘I’d be delighted (to).’ “if
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XMlkX(f): glad news/tidings
fFifl, M I’m glad to say (that ... ) (informal) used when you
are commenting on a situation and saying that you are happy about it (
AA)ftS#1f A
) : Most teachers, I’m glad to say, take
their jobs very seriously. ig W i
fSiAJu
glad-den /‘glaedn/
verb
(old-fashioned) to make sb feel pleased or happy {£i^A; kit$; Htt: [VN] The
sight of the flowers gladdened her heart.
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[VN to inf] It gladdened him to see them all
enjoying themselves.
glade /gleid/ noun (literary) a small open
area of grass in a wood or a forest TTASlfe
'glad-hand verb [V, VN] (especially of a politician X4a 2ft $r) to say hello
to sb in a friendly way, especially when this is not sincere IgBf; ► 'glad-handing
noun [U]
gladi ator /'glaedieita(r)/ noun (in ancient
gladi-olus/.glaedi'aulas; NAmE -'oulas/ noun (pi. gladi-oli /-lai/) a tall garden
plant with long thin leaves and brightly coloured flowers growing up the stem 0 M »; MX; ®X
glad ly /'glaedli/ adv. 1 willingly 4s
M ilk
; 'If Jffi
I
would gladly pay extra for a good seat. f£1f
2 happily; with thanks iflAiifa; /ft#$ifk; & iKitk: When I offered her my seat, she
accepted it gladly.
[fTo B see suffer
glad ness /'glaednas/ noun [U] (literary) joy; happiness A; lift; &&
thrilled [not before
noun] (rather informal) extremely pleased and excited about sth ft
Af> fikJlMr).I:
/ was thrilled to be invited. ,
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A&o
overjoyed [not before
noun] extremely happy about sth A, She was overjoyed
at the birth of her daughter. A J L W fh [&ItikM A
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DELIGHTED,
THRILLED OR OVERJOYED? delighted, thrilled overjoyed ?
Overjoyed or thrilled may express a stronger feeling
than delighted,
but delighted can be made stronger with absolutely,
more than or only too. Overjoyed and thrilled can be made negative and ironic
with not exactly or less than. * overjoyed j£ thrilled tt delighted f$in ffi delighted hj absolutely, more than ^
only too overjoyed TO thrilled X not
exactly less than She
was not exactly overjoyed at the prospect of looking after her niece,
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PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
3
to be/feel
glad/happy/pleased/delighted/thrilled/
overjoyed
4
to look/seem/sound
glad/happy/pleased/delighted/
thrilled/overjoyed
5
to be glad/happy/pleased/delighted/thrilled/overjoyed that... /to
see/hear/find/know ...
■to be
glad/happy/pleased/delighted/thrilled/overjoyed for sb
6
to be glad/happy/pleased/delighted/thrilled/overjoyed about sth
7
to be pleased/delighted/thrilled/overjoyed at sth
8
very glad/happy/pleased
absolutely delighted/thrilled/overjoyed