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{
"term": "pleasure",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a state of feeling or being happy or satisfied",
"sensetop": "for pleasurepleasure in somethingpleasure in doing somethingpleasure from/out of somethingpleasure from/out of doing somethingpleasure of doing somethingpleasure of somethingpleasure at somethingpleasure at doing something",
"labels": "(formal)(formal)(formal)",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "His eyes lit up with pleasure."
},
{
"text": "Encourage your child to read for pleasure.",
"contextForm": "for pleasure"
},
{
"text": "He **takes** no **pleasure** in his work.",
"contextForm": "pleasure in something"
},
{
"text": "She took pleasure in shocking her parents.",
"contextForm": "pleasure in doing something"
},
{
"text": "A large number of people fail to **derive** any **pleasure** at all from horror movies.",
"contextForm": "pleasure from/out of something"
},
{
"text": "He gets a lot of pleasure out of watching his children perform.",
"contextForm": "pleasure from/out of doing something"
},
{
"text": "She **had the pleasure** of seeing him look surprised.",
"contextForm": "pleasure of doing something"
},
{
"text": "We request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of our daughter Lisa.",
"contextForm": "pleasure of something"
},
{
"text": "**May I have the pleasure** of the next dance?"
},
{
"text": "the **sheer pleasure** of performing music"
},
{
"text": "I was touched by her genuine pleasure at her mother's present.",
"contextForm": "pleasure at something"
},
{
"text": "The band's pleasure at being back in Dublin was clear.",
"contextForm": "pleasure at doing something"
},
{
"text": "**It gives me great pleasure** to introduce our guest speaker."
},
{
"text": "Caring for a sick relative is a task that brings both pleasure and pain."
},
{
"text": "The photographs are now available **for your viewing pleasure**."
},
{
"text": "Children find endless pleasure in playing with water."
},
{
"text": "He beamed with pleasure at seeing her."
},
{
"text": "He gained vicarious pleasure from watching people laughing and joking."
},
{
"text": "I hope to have the pleasure of meeting you again."
},
{
"text": "My grandfather got immense pleasure out of life until the end."
},
{
"text": "She was deriving a perverse pleasure from his discomfort."
},
{
"text": "The audience nodded with quiet pleasure at her remark."
},
{
"text": "the dubious pleasure of growing up in the public eye"
}
],
"synonyms": "enjoyment",
"topics": ["Feelings"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["considerable", "deep", "enormous"],
"verb + pleasure": ["bring (somebody)", "give (somebody)", "provide"],
"preposition": ["for pleasure", "with pleasure", "pleasure at"],
"phrases": ["business and pleasure", "business or pleasure", "etc."]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the activity of enjoying yourself, especially in contrast to working",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Are you in Paris on business or pleasure?"
},
{
"text": "a pleasure boat/trip"
},
{
"text": "I often meet useful people at parties, so I combine business with pleasure."
},
{
"text": "I never mix business with pleasure."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["considerable", "deep", "enormous"],
"verb + pleasure": ["bring (somebody)", "give (somebody)", "provide"],
"preposition": ["for pleasure", "with pleasure", "pleasure at"],
"phrases": ["business and pleasure", "business or pleasure", "etc."]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a thing that makes you happy or satisfied",
"sensetop": "pleasure of somethingit is a pleasure to do something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the **simple pleasures** of the countryside",
"contextForm": "pleasure of something"
},
{
"text": "the pleasures and pains of everyday life"
},
{
"text": "Swimming is one of my greatest pleasures."
},
{
"text": "Chocolate is one of life’s little pleasures."
},
{
"text": "This movie was one of the unexpected pleasures of the Film Festival."
},
{
"text": "It's a pleasure to meet you.",
"contextForm": "it is a pleasure to do something"
},
{
"text": "‘Thanks for doing that.’ **‘It's a pleasure.’**"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["great", "dubious", "little"],
"verb + pleasure": ["have", "enjoy", "forgo"],
"pleasure + noun": ["boat", "craft", "cruise"],
"phrases": [
"the pleasures of life",
"the pleasures of the flesh",
"To what do I owe the pleasure?"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "as you want; as somebody else wants",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The land can be sold at the owner's pleasure."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "something that you enjoy, even though you feel it is not really a good thing",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Daytime TV is one of my guilty pleasures."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used as a polite way of replying when somebody thanks you for doing something, to show that you were happy to do it",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used as a polite way of accepting or agreeing to something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "‘May I sit here?’ ‘Yes, with pleasure.’"
}
],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈpleʒə(r)/",
"audio": "pl/pleasure/pleasure__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈpleʒər/",
"audio": "pl/pleasure/pleasure__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French plaisir ‘to please’ (used as a noun). The second syllable was altered under the influence of abstract nouns ending in -ure, such as measure."
}