alacrity

英 [əˈlækrəti]

美 [əˈlækrəti]

n.  欣然同意; 十分乐意

GRE

BNC.19836 / COCA.27693

牛津词典

noun

• 欣然同意；十分乐意
  great willingness or enthusiasm
  1. They accepted the offer with alacrity.
     他们欣然接受了建议。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 欣然；痛快
  If you do somethingwith alacrity, you do it quickly and eagerly.
  1. As you can imagine, I accepted with alacrity.
     你可以想象得到，我欣然接受了。

英英释义

noun

• liveliness and eagerness
  1. he accepted with alacrity
  2. the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him
  Synonym:brisknesssmartness

双语例句

• Such books we read with resignation rather than with alacrity.
  这样的书我们是无可奈何地而不是轻松愉快地去读的。
• They fell on the sandwiches with alacrity.
  他们快活地扑向三明治。
• I think now the last remaining moves of the game can be played out with smoothness and alacrity.
  我想我们现在可以顺当而且快速地下完这盘棋的最后几步。
• Cairncross accepted our offer with alacrity.
  凯恩克罗斯欣然地接受了我们的建议。
• She accepted the money with alacrity.
  她欣然接受了这笔钱。
• "I should be most happy," he replied aloud, jumping up with alacrity.
  “我非常乐意，”他霍地跳了起来，大声答道。
• Immediately he had finished tea he rose with alacrity to go out.
  一吃完茶点，他就匆忙起身外出。
• He accepted her offer with alacrity.
  他欣然接受了她的建议。
• "I willingly obey the orders of my Chief," said The Vengeance with alacrity, and kissing her cheek.
  我衷心接受上级的命令，复仇女神敏捷作答，而且亲了亲她的面颊。
• I was instructed to make contact with maximum alacrity.
  我被命令越快和你们取得联系越好。