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词汇 enjoyment
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Definition of enjoyment in English:

enjoyment

noun ɪnˈdʒɔɪmənt
mass noun
  • 1The state or process of taking pleasure in something.

    the enjoyment of a good wine
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His father delighted in my enjoyment of his wine.
    • I was under the impression that the park was a public open space… accessible 24 hours a day for enjoyment and relaxation.
    • The purpose of sport was to provide fun activities during recreation time from which people could derive plenty of pleasure, fun and enjoyment.
    • They claim enjoyment of the peace and beauty of the park is being undermined for locals and visitors alike who are being put at risk.
    • For me, art is a medium for pleasure and enjoyment.
    • The days and nights that followed were a blur of happiness, enjoyment and contentment.
    • With the bowling season approaching lots of people derive a great pleasure and enjoyment from outdoor bowling.
    • What it's really about is relaxation and enjoyment - the simplest of pleasures.
    • The feedback too has been very positive with people who have been away for many years getting great enjoyment and pleasure from reading the book.
    • Last weekend's flurry of hail and snow brought a lot of enjoyment and pleasure to thousands of children around the country.
    • Both of these careers spanned over my lifetime and both brought great enjoyment and pleasure to me.
    • It was also the most expensive player, which ensured quality and hours of pleasurable listening enjoyment.
    • Their satisfaction, well-being and enjoyment of the race are their primary goals.
    • His enjoyment of life and passion for flying shone through.
    • From their point of view, you are generously sending them an expensive item that is commonly used for enjoyment and pleasure.
    • The dedication, hard work and enjoyment combined to give pleasure to the cast, production team and helpers, and to the audiences who supported them.
    • Eventually you'll find something that works, and you're sure to find enjoyment in the process.
    • He puts restaurant's success down to good food, polite efficient service, and the process of pleasure and enjoyment.
    • Another friend has always informed me that passion is good, indulge in it and get enjoyment and pleasure.
    • But from my perspective I would argue that is is hard to place a value on the sheer enjoyment, excitement and pleasure you brought to so many.
    Synonyms
    pleasure, entertainment, amusement, diversion, recreation, relaxation
    comfort, relief, delight, happiness, merriment, gladness, joy, fun, gaiety, jollity, satisfaction, gratification
    liking, zeal, relish, gusto
    North American informal rec
    humorous delectation
    dated sport
    rare beguilement
    1. 1.1count noun A thing that gives pleasure.
      one of his particular enjoyments was campfire singing
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Even more unobtainable, no doubt, is a measure of the comparative enjoyments derivable from choosing for oneself.
      • Once you feel there's nothing to be scared of, there's an enjoyment in playing, understanding and using those works.
      • There's a forgiveness about her, an enjoyment of life, which she spreads out to others.
      • It adds the interests and views and enjoyments of another person.
      • A culture that ceased to value these things and got all its enjoyments from, say, video games, would not just be different from ours but inferior.
      • Knowing his wants, and being able to provide for them, he is capable of anticipating future enjoyments, and of connecting hope with an infinite variety of ideas.
      • From the triathlon and local hikes for the seriously sporty to pub-crawls and hog roasts for those who prefer gentler enjoyments, the carnival programme has something for everyone.
      • However, on holiday, Maya developed a real enjoyment for splashing around.
      • Anyone with an allotment or a back garden, an enjoyment in growing things and a love of good food could do the same.
      • One of the main enjoyments was how good the props were, they were simply stunning.
      • Motor cars, theatre, and holidays in the south of France were other enjoyments, until Lewis and his wife semi-retired to the Warwickshire countryside in 1963.
      • My daughter, Laura, is severely disabled and one of her few enjoyments is a visit to the pool for the freedom of the water and the company of her friends.
      • People could taste the freshest food while appreciating the views along the river, a different enjoyment from that in restaurants.
      • However a further enjoyment was in store for everyone, when Mr and Mrs Bartlett were invited to celebrate their golden wedding with fellow members.
      • The next month starts on July 18 and, until then, I'm afraid I'll have to take a break here and in all my other online enjoyments.
  • 2The action of possessing and benefiting from something.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I've thought about who could get use or enjoyment out of my possessions and have written down who should receive them.
    • The rent payments were made recurrently to secure the continued enjoyment of those advantages.
    • Those provisions do not deprive a person of his possessions or interfere with his peaceful enjoyment of them.
    • She says competitions and opportunities to exhibit and display artistic work benefit the artist and bring enjoyment to people.
    • Any tenant has a contractual right to quiet possession and enjoyment of the letting.
    • As well as being highly beneficial to their development, pupils get a lot of enjoyment out of it as an after school activity.
    • Molly and Billy were very appreciative of gifts bestowed on them and were delighted that the Hospice was a worthy beneficiary as a result of their own enjoyment.
    • But if the work itself is not endangered or made less available for study and enjoyment, what is the harm?
    • In this context, sharing is predicated upon the idea of individuals having common possession, enjoyment or use of goods.
    • They might well provide much greater benefit, even more enjoyment, over the long term.
    • Or rather, things are not seen as individual possessions but as being available for common use and enjoyment.
    Synonyms
    benefit, advantage, use, possession, ownership, blessing, favour, exercise, endowment, availability

Definition of enjoyment in US English:

enjoyment

noun
  • 1The state or process of taking pleasure in something.

    the enjoyment of a good wine
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Eventually you'll find something that works, and you're sure to find enjoyment in the process.
    • His enjoyment of life and passion for flying shone through.
    • But from my perspective I would argue that is is hard to place a value on the sheer enjoyment, excitement and pleasure you brought to so many.
    • The feedback too has been very positive with people who have been away for many years getting great enjoyment and pleasure from reading the book.
    • I was under the impression that the park was a public open space… accessible 24 hours a day for enjoyment and relaxation.
    • The purpose of sport was to provide fun activities during recreation time from which people could derive plenty of pleasure, fun and enjoyment.
    • With the bowling season approaching lots of people derive a great pleasure and enjoyment from outdoor bowling.
    • He puts restaurant's success down to good food, polite efficient service, and the process of pleasure and enjoyment.
    • What it's really about is relaxation and enjoyment - the simplest of pleasures.
    • For me, art is a medium for pleasure and enjoyment.
    • Last weekend's flurry of hail and snow brought a lot of enjoyment and pleasure to thousands of children around the country.
    • Another friend has always informed me that passion is good, indulge in it and get enjoyment and pleasure.
    • The dedication, hard work and enjoyment combined to give pleasure to the cast, production team and helpers, and to the audiences who supported them.
    • His father delighted in my enjoyment of his wine.
    • Both of these careers spanned over my lifetime and both brought great enjoyment and pleasure to me.
    • They claim enjoyment of the peace and beauty of the park is being undermined for locals and visitors alike who are being put at risk.
    • It was also the most expensive player, which ensured quality and hours of pleasurable listening enjoyment.
    • From their point of view, you are generously sending them an expensive item that is commonly used for enjoyment and pleasure.
    • Their satisfaction, well-being and enjoyment of the race are their primary goals.
    • The days and nights that followed were a blur of happiness, enjoyment and contentment.
    Synonyms
    pleasure, entertainment, amusement, diversion, recreation, relaxation
    1. 1.1 A thing that gives pleasure.
      one of his particular enjoyments was campfire singing
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Once you feel there's nothing to be scared of, there's an enjoyment in playing, understanding and using those works.
      • The next month starts on July 18 and, until then, I'm afraid I'll have to take a break here and in all my other online enjoyments.
      • A culture that ceased to value these things and got all its enjoyments from, say, video games, would not just be different from ours but inferior.
      • It adds the interests and views and enjoyments of another person.
      • One of the main enjoyments was how good the props were, they were simply stunning.
      • From the triathlon and local hikes for the seriously sporty to pub-crawls and hog roasts for those who prefer gentler enjoyments, the carnival programme has something for everyone.
      • There's a forgiveness about her, an enjoyment of life, which she spreads out to others.
      • Motor cars, theatre, and holidays in the south of France were other enjoyments, until Lewis and his wife semi-retired to the Warwickshire countryside in 1963.
      • Even more unobtainable, no doubt, is a measure of the comparative enjoyments derivable from choosing for oneself.
      • Knowing his wants, and being able to provide for them, he is capable of anticipating future enjoyments, and of connecting hope with an infinite variety of ideas.
      • However, on holiday, Maya developed a real enjoyment for splashing around.
      • Anyone with an allotment or a back garden, an enjoyment in growing things and a love of good food could do the same.
      • However a further enjoyment was in store for everyone, when Mr and Mrs Bartlett were invited to celebrate their golden wedding with fellow members.
      • People could taste the freshest food while appreciating the views along the river, a different enjoyment from that in restaurants.
      • My daughter, Laura, is severely disabled and one of her few enjoyments is a visit to the pool for the freedom of the water and the company of her friends.
  • 2The action of possessing and benefiting from something.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As well as being highly beneficial to their development, pupils get a lot of enjoyment out of it as an after school activity.
    • Or rather, things are not seen as individual possessions but as being available for common use and enjoyment.
    • But if the work itself is not endangered or made less available for study and enjoyment, what is the harm?
    • She says competitions and opportunities to exhibit and display artistic work benefit the artist and bring enjoyment to people.
    • Those provisions do not deprive a person of his possessions or interfere with his peaceful enjoyment of them.
    • In this context, sharing is predicated upon the idea of individuals having common possession, enjoyment or use of goods.
    • I've thought about who could get use or enjoyment out of my possessions and have written down who should receive them.
    • They might well provide much greater benefit, even more enjoyment, over the long term.
    • Molly and Billy were very appreciative of gifts bestowed on them and were delighted that the Hospice was a worthy beneficiary as a result of their own enjoyment.
    • Any tenant has a contractual right to quiet possession and enjoyment of the letting.
    • The rent payments were made recurrently to secure the continued enjoyment of those advantages.
    Synonyms
    benefit, advantage, use, possession, ownership, blessing, favour, exercise, endowment, availability
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