一、详细释义:
adj.
快乐的,愉快的
例句:
I am happy and free, in good health, gay and cheerful.
我快活自由,身体健康,积极乐观。
例句:
She was as beautiful and gay as the other nymphs.
她和其他的女神一样美丽和快乐。
同性恋的
例句:
Everywhere people limit me in ways far more insidious than stereotyping or anti-gay legislation.
到处的人们看我的眼光和对待我的方式比反同性恋的法规还来的阴险恶毒。
例句:
They object to the movie's depiction of gay people.
他们反对这部影片对同性恋者的刻画。
鲜艳的,艳丽的,华丽的
例句:
The sofa was adorned with a gay print slipcover.
沙发上罩了一个鲜艳的印花套子。
例句:
I like gay, relaxing paintings.
我喜欢色彩鲜艳、让人放松的画。
放荡的,无法无天的
例句:
When he was younger he lived a rather gay life but nowadays his wife keeps him on the straight and narrow.
他年轻时,过的是寻欢作乐的生活。
例句:
Through bright windows, at every corner, might be seen gay companies in luxuriant restaurants.
在每一个街角上,透过灯火通明的窗户,都可以看见豪华餐厅里那些寻欢作乐的男男女女。
n.
同性恋者
例句:
And, yes, we know that some of them are gay.
的确,我们知道,其中有一些人是同性恋。
例句:
I have known my daughter is gay since she was 5 years old.
女儿五岁的时候,我就已经知道她是同性恋者了。
二、词义辨析:
happy,glad,cheerful,joyful,merry,delightful,gay,pleasant,nice,jolly,agreeable
这些形容词均含“愉快的,高兴的”之意。happy侧重感到满足、幸福或高兴。glad最普通用词,语气较弱,表示礼貌的惯用语。指乐于做某事或因某事而感到满足,常表愉快的心情。cheerful多指因内心的愉快而表现出兴高采烈,是强调而自然的感情流露。joyful语气较强,强调心情或感情上的欣喜。merry指精神情绪的暂时高涨,表示欢乐、愉快的心境或情景,侧重充满欢笑声和乐趣。delightful指能带来强烈的快乐,激起愉快的情感,用于非常愉快的场合。gay侧重无忧无虑、精神昂扬、充满生命的快乐。pleasant侧重给人以“赏心悦目”或“愉快的,宜人的”感受。nice语气较温和,泛指任何愉快或满意的感觉。jolly通俗用词,多指充满快乐与喜悦的神情。agreeable指与感受者的愿望、情趣或受好等和谐一致而带来的心情上的快意。
三、参考例句:
ladies in gay caparison
穿着华丽衣服的女士们
We had a gay holiday.
我们度过了快乐的假期。
I like gay, relaxing paintings.