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。