(1)快樂(lè)(愉快)的(cheerful and happy;full of fun and joy)(舊用法)：～Christmas to sb/wish sb a～Christmas 祝某人圣誕快樂(lè);a～dance/party/laugh/life/time歡樂(lè)的舞蹈/聚會(huì)/笑聲/生活/時(shí)光;A group of young people joined the～crowd.一些年輕人加入到歡樂(lè)的人群中?！纪絟appy，cheerful，glad;〖反〗sad，unhappy，gloomy;
(2)令人愉快的(causing to feel cheerful)(古用法)：～music 使人高興的音樂(lè);令人愉快的曲子;the～month of May 令人快樂(lè)的5月;
(3)微醉的(slightly or a little drunk)(infml)：be already/get a bit/grow a little～已有/有些/漸漸有點(diǎn)醉意;The fellow got quite～after all that wine. 喝了那些酒之后，這家伙醉醺醺的?！纪絛runk;
make merry(行)(作)樂(lè)：They made～in the ballroom/the most expensive hotel.他們?cè)谖鑿d里/最豪華的旅館里尋歡作樂(lè)。
→′merrily adv歡樂(lè)地;′merriness n 歡樂(lè);′merriment n 歡樂(lè)，行(作)樂(lè);′merry-maker n 狂歡(行樂(lè))者(舊用法);′merry-making n 歡(玩)樂(lè)，慶?；顒?dòng)(文學(xué)用法);′merry-go-round n 旋轉(zhuǎn)木馬，一連串繁忙活動(dòng);
【辨異】merry與gay、jolly 和joyful的區(qū)別見(jiàn)GAY。