joy/dʒɔI; dʒɔI/n 1 [C,U] a feeling of great happiness and pleasure, or something that gives you this feeling 欢欣﹐喜悦﹔乐趣: for/with joy She cried with joy when she heard the news. 她听到这个消息高兴得哭了。+of the joys of travel 旅行的乐趣The garden is her pride and joy . 这花园是她的骄傲和乐趣所在。be a joy to teach/watch etc The Jaguar's a joy to drive. 这辆捷豹汽车开起来是一桩乐事。2 no/not any joy BrE spoken if you have no joy, you do not succeed in getting something【英,口】没有结果﹐不成功: I’ve looked everywhere but I haven’t had any joy . 我哪儿都找过了﹐但毫无结果。