jolliest 非常
极为
恭维
哄
开玩笑
戏虐
欢乐
欢庆
快活的, 高兴的, 兴高采烈的( jolly的最高级 )
- Why is 'U' the jolliest letter?
为什么“U”是最快活的字母? - I do think he is the jolliest actor.
我看他的确是个最逗人的演员。 - This desert is the biggest, jolliest ball-room floor that ever was, and I dare say we shall be the first to waltz on it since the creation of the world.
这片沙漠是最美最大的舞台,我敢说自华尔兹的创造以来,我们是第一对在沙漠里跳的人! 回家后我们就有的说了。
Jolly \Jol"ly\ (j[o^]l"l[y^]), a. [Compar. {Jollier}
(-l[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Jolliest}.] [OF. joli, jolif,
joyful, merry, F. joli pretty; of Scand. origin, akin to E.
yule; cf. Icel. j[=o]l yule, Christmas feast. See {Yule}.]
1. Full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous; merry; mirthful.
Like a jolly troop of huntsmen. --Shak.
``A jolly place,'' said he, ``in times of old!
But something ails it now: the spot is cursed.''
--Wordsworth.
2. Expressing mirth, or inspiring it; exciting mirth and
gayety.
And with his jolly pipe delights the groves.
--Prior.
Their jolly notes they chanted loud and clear.
--Fairfax.
3. Of fine appearance; handsome; excellent; lively;
agreeable; pleasant. ``A jolly cool wind.'' --Sir T.
North. [Now mostly colloq.]
Full jolly knight he seemed, and fair did sit.
--Spenser.
The coachman is swelled into jolly dimensions. --W.
Irving.