happy
adjective uk/ˈhæp.i/ us/ˈhæp.i/
(PLEASED)
A1 幸福的，满意的，快乐的
feeling, showing, or causing pleasure or satisfaction
a happy marriage/childhood 幸福的婚姻／童年
She looks so happy. 她看上去非常快乐。
School days are said to be the happiest days of your life. 学生时代据说是一生中最快乐的时光。
Nicky seems a lot happier since she met Steve. 尼基自从认识史蒂夫之后似乎快乐多了。
You'll be happy to know that Jean is coming with us. 要是知道琼和我们一起前来，你会很高兴的。
I'm perfectly happy to (= I will willingly) help out. 我非常愿意帮忙。
I'm so happy (that) everything is working out for you. 我很高兴你一切都很顺利。
Barry seems happy enough working for himself. 巴里似乎很乐意为自己工作。
Are you happy about/with (= satisfied with) your new working arrangements? 你对新的工作安排满意吗？
Your mother's not going to be very happy when she sees the mess you've made! 你妈妈看到你弄得乱七八糟，她是不会高兴的。
formal The manager will be happy (= is willing) to see you this afternoon. 经理很乐意今天下午见你。
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- Childhood is not always a happy time.
- If there's anything you don't understand, I'll be happy to explain.
- They had a long and happy marriage.
- The staff are not very happy about the latest pay increase.
- It was clear that he wasn't happy with the arrangements, so I tried to book a different hotel.
(GREETING)
A1 [ before noun ]（用于特殊日子的祝福）…快乐
(used in greetings for special occasions) full of enjoyment and pleasure
Happy Birthday! 生日快乐！
Happy Anniversary! 周年快乐！
Happy New Year! 新年快乐！
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- We all clinked our glasses together and drank to a happy new year.
- We wish you a long and happy retirement.
- The card said 'Happy Anniversary' in big silver letters.
- Happy Christmas, Mum - this is for you.
- I didn't even see her to wish her a happy birthday.
(LUCKY)
[ before noun ]（情况）幸运的
(of a condition or situation) lucky
We hadn't planned to be in France at the same time as Ann and Charles - it was just a happy coincidence. 我们从未打算与安和查尔斯同时到法国——那只是一个幸运的巧合。
(SUITABLE)
literary（言语或行为）恰当的，得体的
(of words or behaviour) suitable
It wasn't a happy choice of phrase given the circumstances. 这样的措词不适合这种场合。
Idioms
the happy dayidiom humorous 婚礼
a marriage
So when's the happy day then? 那么婚礼何时举行？
the happy eventidiom humorous (US also the blessed event) 喜事（指孩子出生）
the birth of a child
not be a happy camperidiom informal humorous (UK also not be a happy bunny ) 烦恼的，愠怒的
to be annoyed about a situation
Her computer crashed an hour ago and she's lost a morning's work - she's not a happy camper at the moment. 她的电脑一小时前崩溃了，害得她一早上的工作成果都没了。现在她正窝火着呢。