英汉词典

gay 基本解释

中文拼写：盖伊名字含义：愉快的名字来源：古法语名字类别：女John Gay 约翰•盖伊：
(1685～1732)，英国剧作家，作品有《乞丐的歌剧》等。

变形

复数：gays

双语释义

adj.(形容词)快乐的,欢快的; 轻松的,愉快的 happy and full of fun; cheerful[A]轻率的,不假思索的; 放荡的 careless; thoughtless; only concerned with pleasure同性恋的homosexual

英英释义

gay[ ɡei ]

n.someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex

同义词：homosexualhomophilehomo

adj.bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

"a gay sunny room"

同义词：cheerysunny

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

"when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"

同义词：jocundjollyjovialmerrymirthful

given to social pleasures often including dissipation

"led a gay Bohemian life"; "a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies"

brightly colored and showy

"a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds with gay plumage"

同义词：bravebraw

offering fun and gaiety

"gay and exciting night life"

同义词：festalfestivemerry

homosexual or arousing homosexual desires

同义词：queerhomophile(a)

gay 相关例句

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• gay appearance快乐的样子
• gay bar同性恋者喜欢去的酒吧
• gay beach欢快的海滨
• gay community同性恋团体
• gay crowd欢乐的人群
• gay flags鲜艳的彩旗
• gay holiday快乐的假期
• gay life放荡的生活
• gay person无忧无虑的人,同性恋者

动词+～

• go gay过放荡生活

词组短语

gay marriage同性恋婚姻

gay man男同性恋者

同近义词辨析

joyful, glad, delightful, merry, gay, happy, agreeable, jolly, nice, pleasant, cheerful

这组词都有“愉快的，高兴的”的意思，其区别是：

joyful语气较强，强调心情或感情上的欣喜。

glad最普通用词，语气较弱，表示礼貌的惯用语。指乐于做某事或因某事而感到满足，常表愉快的心情。

delightful指能带来强烈的快乐，激起愉快的情感，用于非常愉快的场合。

merry指精神情绪的暂时高涨，表示欢乐、愉快的心境或情景，侧重充满欢笑声和乐趣。

gay侧重无忧无虑、精神昂扬、充满生命的快乐。

happy侧重感到满足、幸福或高兴。

agreeable指与感受者的愿望、情趣或受好等和谐一致而带来的心情上的快意。

jolly通俗用词，多指充满快乐与喜悦的神情。

nice语气较温和，泛指任何愉快或满意的感觉。

pleasant侧重给人以“赏心悦目”或“愉快的，宜人的”感受。

cheerful多指因内心的愉快而表现出兴高采烈，是强调而自然的感情流露。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. They object to the movie's depiction of gay people.
   他们反对这部影片对同性恋者的刻画。

用作形容词(adj.)

1. She gave a gay laugh.
   她发出了快活的笑声。
2. The package was tied with gay ribbons.
   包裹用色彩鲜艳的丝带捆扎好。
3. They painted the room in gay colours.
   他们用鲜艳的颜色粉刷房间。
4. I suppose she'd got tired of a gay life and wanted to settle down.
   我想她一定是厌倦了放荡的生活，想要安定下来。
5. He has always championed the cause of gay rights.
   他一直在为争取同性恋者的权利而斗争。

权威例句

Minority stress and mental health in gay men.
Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890–1940. By George Chauncey. (New York: BasicBooks, 19...
Mental health correlates of perceived discrimination among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults in the United States.
Prejudice, social stress, and mental health in lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations: conceptual issues and research evidence.
A systematic review of mental disorder, suicide, and deliberate self harm in lesbian, gay and bisexual people
The impact of homophobia, poverty, and racism on the mental health of gay and bisexual Latino men: findings from 3 US cities.
The 2011 National School Climate Survey: The Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth in Our Nation's Schools.
Family rejection as a predictor of negative health outcomes in white and Latino lesbian, gay, and bisexual young adults.
The 2003 National School Climate Survey. The School-Related Experiences of Our Nation's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth.
A prospective controlled study of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain in gay men and parenteral drug users with human immunodefi...