cheer
[tʃiә]
n. 快, 振奋, 欢

vi. 欢, 喝彩, 快活起

vt. 使振奋, 欢

1. He's always full of cheer in summer.
   夏总。
2. He cheered up at the thought of seeing her again.
   想再次见她，起。
3. They cheered loudly for their football team.
   声自己足球喊油。

cheer
[ noun ]

1. a cry or shout of approval

<noun.communication>

2. the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom

<noun.attribute>
flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room

[ verb ]

1. give encouragement to

<verb.emotion> embolden hearten recreate

2. show approval or good wishes by shouting

<verb.communication>
everybody cheered the birthday boy

3. cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful

<verb.communication> cheer up jolly along jolly up
She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee

4. become cheerful

<verb.communication> cheer up chirk up

5. spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

<verb.communication> barrack exhort inspire pep up root on urge urge on
The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers

Cheer \Cheer\ (ch[=e]r), n. [OE. chere face, welcome, cheer, OF.
chiere, F. ch[`e]re, fr. LL. cara face, Gr. ka`ra head; akin
to Skr. [,c]iras, L. cerebrum brain, G. hirn, and E.
cranium.]
1. The face; the countenance or its expression. [Obs.]
``Sweat of thy cheer.'' --Wyclif.

2. Feeling; spirit; state of mind or heart.

Be of good cheer. --Matt. ix. 2.

The parents . . . fled away with heavy cheer.
--Holland.

3. Gayety; mirth; cheerfulness; animation.

I have not that alacrity of spirit,
Nor cheer of mind, that I was wont to have. --Shak.

1. That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness;
provisions prepared for a feast; entertainment; as, a
table loaded with good cheer.

5. A shout, hurrah, or acclamation, expressing joy
enthusiasm, applause, favor, etc.

Welcome her, thundering cheer of the street.
--Tennyson.

{What cheer?} How do you fare? What is there that is
cheering?


Cheer \Cheer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cheered} (ch[=e]rd); p. pr.
& vb. n. {cheering}.]
1. To cause to rejoice; to gladden; to make cheerful; --
often with up. --Cowpe.

2. To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to
inspirit; to solace or comfort.

The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered.
--Dryden.

3. To salute or applaud with cheers; to urge on by cheers;
as, to cheer hounds in a chase.

{To cheer ship}, to salute a passing ship by cheers of
sailors stationed in the rigging.

Syn: To gladden; encourage; inspirit; comfort; console;
enliven; refresh; exhilarate; animate; applaud.


Cheer \Cheer\, v. i.
1. To grow cheerful; to become gladsome or joyous; -- usually
with up.

At sight of thee my gloomy soul cheers up. --A.
Philips.

2. To be in any state or temper of mind. [Obs.]

How cheer'st thou, Jessica? --Shak.

3. To utter a shout or shouts of applause, triumph, etc.

And even the ranks of Tusculum
Could scare forbear to cheer. --Macaulay.