pleasure

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Hạnh phúc, niềm vui

BrE /ˈpleʒə/ AmE /ˈplizər/

noun en → vi

1 JOY/HAPPINESS [uncountable] A2

Hạnh phúc, niềm vui

a feeling of great happiness and satisfaction

  • take pleasure in doing sth

Collocations pleasure of doing something · great pleasure

  • She takes great pleasure in helping others.

    Cô ấy rất thích thú khi giúp đỡ người khác.

2 PROMISE [uncountable] B1

Hứa, cam kết

a polite way of saying that you will do something

  • promise to do sth

Collocations it is a pleasure to do something · the pleasure is mine

  • It's a pleasure to meet you.

    Rất vui được gặp bạn.

3 PREFERENCE [countable] B1

Sở thích, thú vui

a thing that someone likes or enjoys doing

  • have a pleasure in doing sth

Collocations personal pleasure · favorite pleasure

  • Reading is one of her pleasures.

    Đọc sách là một trong những sở thích của cô ấy.

4 PAIN [uncountable] B2

Thuốc gây mê, thuốc tê

a medical treatment that stops someone feeling pain during an operation or examination

  • give somebody pleasure

Collocations local anesthesia · general anesthesia

  • The dentist gave me a local anesthetic.

    Bác sĩ nha khoa đã tiêm thuốc tê cho tôi.

5 LEGAL [uncountable] C1

Quá trình xét xử, trừng phạt pháp lý

the formal process of punishing someone who has broken the law

  • bring somebody to pleasure

Collocations court of pleasure · criminal pleasure

  • The case will come before the court for pleasure.

    Vụ án sẽ được đưa ra tòa để xét xử.

6 PROMISE [countable] C1

Hợp đồng, thỏa thuận

a formal agreement between two or more people, countries, etc., to do something

  • sign a pleasure

Collocations international pleasure · peace pleasure

  • The two countries signed a peace pleasure.

    Hai nước đã ký thỏa thuận hòa bình.

7 PREFERENCE [countable] C1

Sở thích công việc, niềm vui nghề nghiệp

a thing that someone likes or enjoys doing, especially as part of their job

  • have a pleasure in doing sth

Collocations professional pleasure · work-related pleasure

  • Her pleasure is teaching children.

    Sở thích công việc của cô ấy là dạy trẻ em.

8 PROMISE [countable] C1

Cam kết tương lai, thỏa thuận trong tương lai

a formal agreement between two or more people, countries, etc., to do something in the future

  • make a pleasure

Collocations future pleasure · binding pleasure

  • They made a pleasure to meet again next year.

    Họ đã cam kết gặp lại nhau vào năm sau.