1 [U] a feeling of great happiness 欢欣;喜乐:
We'd like to wish you joy and success in your life together.我们祝你们俩一起生活快乐,事事如意。
2 [C] a person or thing that gives you great pleasure 使人高兴的人或事物:
the joys of fatherhood当爸爸的乐趣That class is a joy to teach.教那班学生是赏心乐事。
3 [U] (Brit 英) (informal 非正式) (used in questions and negative sentences 用于疑问句及否定句) success or satisfaction 成功;满意:
‘I asked again if we could have seats with more legroom but got no joy from the check-in clerk.’我又问了一次登机手续人员,可不可以给我们安排到有较大伸脚空间的位子,可是没有得到满意的答复。