” —compare
displeasure IHT71 at your/ sb’s 'pleasure {formal) as you want; as sb else
wants SHftW ( ^c^AW ) S:]g; MM: The land can be sold at the
owner’s pleasure. & $ ^
± A W 11 <> my
'pleasure used as a polite way of
replying when sb thanks you for doing sth, to show that you were happy to do it
( —
with 'pleasure used as a polite way of
accepting or agreeing to sth (
T,
fS IS M: ‘May I sit
here?’ ‘Yes, with pleasure.’ tffc
SYNONYMS
pleasure
delight ♦ joy ♦
treat
These are all
words for things that make you happy or
bring you enjoyment. K±#is]^^^Aitt^,
(Wo
pleasure a thing that
brings you enjoyment or satisfaction iff A T, 'ft#1: the
pleasures and pains of everyday life 0 o
It’s been a pleasure
meeting you.
delight a thing or person that brings you great enjoyment or satisfaction jf
^Af^AmJ^^tA, A A®: the delights of living in the country
zmmrn
joy a thing or person that brings you
great enjoyment or happiness Jg^Ai^AtWlfcA, the
joys and sorrows of childhood tc T W A A
PLEASURE, DELIGHT OR JOY? pleasure,
delight &M. joy?
A delight or joy is stronger than a pleasure; a person, especially a child, can
be a delight
or joy, but not a pleasure; joys are often contrasted with sorrows, but
delights are not. * delight ^ joy pleasure %a
£
t£il
pleasure,, joys sorrows M&Mtfc, ffi delights
treat (informal) a thing that sb enjoyed or is
likely to enjoy very much jfjA#A A®: You’ve never been to this area before?
Then you’re in for a real treat. %\>X
PATTERNS AND
COLLOCATIONS
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the pleasures/delights/joys of sth
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It’s a pleasure/delight/joy/treat
to
see/find ...
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It was a great pleasure/delight/joy
to me
that...
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Some of their football was a pleasure/delight/joy to behold/watch.
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Their baby girl was a delight/joy.
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a real/rare pleasure/delight/joy/treat
‘pleasure
boat (also
'pleasure
craft) noun a boat used for short
pleasure trips Sfrfn pleat /pliit/ noun a
permanent fold in a piece of cloth, made by sewing the top or side of the fold
(
W )*g
pleat ed /'pliitid/ adj.
having pleats W1WW: a
pleated skirt
pleb /pleb/ noun {disapproving) an ordinary person,
especially one who is poor or not well educated f IA;
( Aft ) *±Aife&f TWA
plebe /plirb/ noun {US,
informal) a first-year student at a military or naval college in the US ( MB ) — ¥15. Kt£
ple beian /pla'biian/ adj.,
noun
m adj. 1 connected with
ordinary people or people of the lower social classes A W ; M A W ; T A 1± A W 2 {disapproving)
lacking in culture or education Hi W; #ri&W: plebeian tastes lftf£rW®?H ■ noun (usually disapproving)
a person from a lower social
1519 plenteous
class (used originally in
ancient
—
compare patrician
pleb is cite /'plebisit; -salt/ noun ~ (on sth) {politics ®) a vote by the people of a country or a
region on an issue that is very important A m
A IS; A Eg
AiA Em referendum
: to hold a plebiscite on the country’s future system of
government
sfc ® ^ A A W iM fij'J A ^ ^ hi | '
mm la
plebs /plebz/ noun (usually the plebs) [pi.] (informal) an offensive way of
referring to ordinary people, especially those of the lower social classes jit; TfiA
tk; mm
plec trum /'plektram/ noun {pi. plectrums or plectra
/-tra/)
(also informal pick) a small piece of metal,
plastic, etc. used for plucking the strings of a guitar or similar instrument ( #3£^&MW )$T pled {
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noun 1 ~ (to do sth) a serious promise Iff
raise taxes? iffW, 0
Management
has given
a pledge that
there will be no job losses this year. % A U. tjE A A T A M X M & „
2
a sum of money or sth valuable that you leave with sb to prove that you will do
sth or pay back money that you owe Jf ; M jf
Bnp D3E| sign/take the
'pledge
(old-fashioned) to
make a promise never to drink alcohol Alff^cM
■
verb 1 ~ sth (to sb/sth) to formally promise to give or
do sth UvEZfrXr ( [VN]
pledged $100 million in humanitarian aid. 0
$ —
A it ± X
ftJj o o The
government pledged their support for the plan. g[
If U iiE A it & ® if $J 0 o We all had to pledge allegiance to the flag (= state that we are
loyal to our country). f] f & A M M SI M m W
<>
[V to inf] The group has pledged to continue
campaigning. & T A W
%£ % m A is o O [V (that)] The
group has pledged that they will continue campaigning.
2 ~ sb/y0urseif (to
sth) to make sb or yourself formally promise to
do sth $ vE ; A W Hn swear : [VN] They were all pledged to secrecy. fMl 0 0 [VN. to inf] The
government has pledged itself to root out corruption.
3
[VN] to leave sth with sb as a pledge(2) Jftjf; ft A 4
{NAmT) to promise to become a
junior member of a fraternity or sorority
My
brother
pledged Sigma Nu. ^ If If a W /JP A SNU f
if^o
the .Pledge of Allegiance noun [sing]
a formal promise to be loyal to the US, which Americans make standing in front
of the flag with their right hand on their heart ( il A^S
miff )
plen ary /'pliinari/ adj., noun
m adj. [only
before noun] {formal) 1 (of meetings, etc.
^ii^) to be attended by everyone who has the right to attend #]JP W: The new committee holds its first plenary session this week. - A A Ao
2
without any limit; complete APHW;
W : The Council has plenary powers to
administer the agreement.
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noun {pi. -ies) a plenary meeting A AAA; A A pleni po ten tiary /.plempa'tenjari; NAmE also
-fieri/
noun {pi. -ies) {technical A iff) a person who has
full powers to take action, make decisions, etc. on behalf of their government,
especially in a foreign country ( % AAA^ ►plenipotentiary adj.: plenipotentiary powers plenitude /'plenrtjuid; NAmE -tu:d/
noun [sing.,
U]
(formal) a large amount of sth Aft; FCITl
ABUNDANCE
plent eous /'pleritias/ adj. {literary) -
plentiful