cheer

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /t͡ʃɪə̯/    美 /t͡ʃɪə̯/|/t͡ʃɪɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood. uncountable
    — I have not that alacrity of spirit, / Nor cheer of mind, that I was wont to have.
  2. Cheerleading, especially when practiced as a competitive sport. Canada,US,uncountable
    — Alex participated in cheer all four years of college.
  3. Pronunciation spelling of chair. alt-of,pronunciation-spelling
    — Well then, I seed a little junewile get on a cheer and smash—
  4. That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness, especially food and entertainment prepared for a festive occasion. uncountable
    — a table loaded with good cheer
  5. A cry expressing joy, approval or support, such as "hurrah". countable
    — Three cheers for the birthday boy!
  6. A chant made in support of a team at a sports event. countable
  7. One's facial expression or countenance. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — And soo on the morne they were alle accorded that they shold departe eueryche from other / And on the morne they departed with wepynge chere / and euery knyȝt took the way that hym lyked best
    And so they all agreed that they should depart from each other in the morning / And in the morning they departed with weeping faces / and every knight took the way that pleased him best
  8. One's attitude, mood. archaic,countable,uncountable
    — And anon he talked with them, and sayde unto them: be of good chere, it is I, be not afrayed.
动词 v.
  1. To gladden; to make cheerful; often with up. transitive
    — We were cheered by the offer of a cup of tea.
  2. To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort. transitive
    — The proud he tam'd, the penitent he cheer'd.
  3. To encourage to do something. obsolete,transitive
    — Let’s cheere our ſouldiers to incounter him, […] And burne him in the fury of that flame, That none can quench but blood and Empery.
  4. To applaud or encourage with cheers or shouts. ambitransitive
    — The crowd cheered in support of the athletes.
  5. To feel or express enthusiasm for (something). figuratively,transitive
    — The finance sector will cheer this decision.

词形变化

cheers plural cheers present,singular,third-person cheering participle,present cheered participle,past cheered past cheers plural

词汇关系

近义词
acclaim acclamate applaud hail barrack beclap cheer cheer on clap encheer hurrah hurray huzzah
反义词
heckle jeer at sneer
上位词
approve encourage incite root for support
衍生词
bellycheer Bronx cheer cheerful cheerish cheerleader cheerless cheerly cheermaster cheersome Christmas cheer countercheer cup that cheers encheer good cheer three cheers what cheer wotcher cheerable cheerer cheer-off cheer on cheers cheer ship cheer to the echo cheer up cheery outcheer upcheer

词源

词源 1
From Middle English chere, from Anglo-Norman chere, from Old French chiere (“head, face; appearance; reception, hospitality; meal, dinner, food”) (Modern French chère), from Late Latin cara (“head”).
词源 2
Clipping of cheerleading.
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