funpleasure ⬥ (a) good time ⬥ enjoyment ⬥ (a) great timeThese are all words for the feeling of enjoying yourself, or activities or time that you enjoy. 以上各词均表示愉快、快乐的事、欢乐的时光。
- fun (
rather
informal) the feeling of enjoying yourself; activities that you enjoy 指享乐、乐趣、享乐的事：◆We had a lot of fun at Sarah's party. 我们在萨拉的聚会上玩得很开心。◆Sailing is good/great fun. 帆船运动很/极有乐趣。 - pleasure (
rather
formal) the feeling of enjoying yourself or being satisfied 指高兴、快乐、愉快、满意：◆Reading for pleasure and reading for study are not the same. 读书以自娱和读书以学习是不相同的。 - (a) good time (
rather
informal) a time that you spend enjoying yourself 指欢乐、愉快的时光：◆We had a good time in Spain. 我们在西班牙过得很愉快。 - enjoyment (
rather
formal) the feeling of enjoying yourself 指愉快、快乐、乐趣：◆I get a lot of enjoyment from music. 我从音乐中获得很多乐趣。
pleasure or enjoyment? 用 pleasure 还是 enjoyment？
Enjoyment usually comes from an activity that you do; pleasure can come from sth that you do or sth that happens. * enjoyment 通常源于活动；pleasure 既可源于所做的事也可源于发生的事：◆He beamed with pleasure at seeing her. 他看到她时喜不自胜。◆He beamed with enjoyment at seeing her.
- (a) great time (
rather
informal) a time that you spend enjoying yourself very much 指非常欢乐、愉快的时光：◆We had a really great time together. 我们一起度过了非常快乐的时光。
Patterns
- to do sth for fun/pleasure/enjoyment
- great fun/pleasure/enjoyment
- to have fun/a good time/a great time
- to get pleasure/enjoyment from sth
- to spoil the fun/sb's pleasure/sb's enjoyment