1.pleasure的基本意思是“愉快,快乐,满足”,指某事使人在感情上得到满足或愉快,也可指使人快乐的各种活动,即“娱乐,消遣”; 还可指能够使人感到快乐或高兴的事,即“快乐的事,乐事”。用于物主代词之后, pleasure还可指“意愿”。
2.pleasure多用作不可数名词,当作“快乐的事,乐事”解时用作可数名词。
3.pleasure有特指含义时其前要加定冠词the,而泛指时其前不用定冠词the。
4.the pleasure (of)常可用作表示“荣幸,光彩”等客套话。pleasure还可用于回答感谢的客套答语,表示“方便而乐意做的事”。
5.pleasure作“意愿”解时,常用于it's sb's pleasure to-v或it's sb's pleasure that...结构, that从句中的谓语动词一般用虚拟语气。

at (one's) pleasure
随便 so as one wishes or decides
Eat at pleasure; drink by measure.多吃菜,少喝酒。
I can make my horse go fast or slow at pleasure.我可以随便让我的马跑快或跑慢。
You are free to come and go at your pleasure.来去自由,悉听尊便。

It is/was my/a pleasure
不客气,不用谢 not at all
〔说明〕 本句用于别人刚刚因你做了某事而向你道谢之后。
“Thank you very much for the dinner.” “It was my pleasure.”“谢谢你请我吃晚饭。”“不用谢。”
“Thank you for helping me.” “It was a pleasure.”“谢谢你帮忙。”“不用客气。”

take pleasure in
以某事为乐,喜欢做某事 enjoy sth; like to do sth
She seemed to take pleasure in our suffering.她似乎对我们的痛苦幸灾乐祸。
They take great pleasure in reminding us of our poverty.他们特别喜欢向我们提到我们穷。
She took no pleasure in her work.她觉得自己的工作毫无乐趣。

with pleasure
愉快地,高兴地,没问题 very happy
I have read your paper with great pleasure.我已经非常愉快地阅读了你的论文。“Could you put me up tonight?” “With pleasure.”“今晚你可以留我住一宿吗?”“非常乐意。”

He didn't show any pleasure when I offered to go with him.我提出和他一起去,他并没有表示出高兴的样子。
Bert could scarcely conceal his pleasure at my resignation.伯特几乎无法掩饰他对我的辞职感到高兴。
His grandchildren afforded him his greatest pleasure in his old age.他的孙子和孙女们在他晚年的时候给了他最大的欢乐。
Business before pleasure.先工作,后玩乐。
Pleasure has its sting in its tail.乐极生悲。
Has she gone to Paris on business or for pleasure?她到巴黎是办公事还是游玩去了?
I'm going to Hawaii for pleasure combined with business.我准备去夏威夷玩玩,也办点事。
He writes not only to make money but also for pleasure.他写作不仅是为了赚钱,也是为了消遣。
It is one of my greatest pleasures.这是我最高兴的事之一。
Work is a pleasure to him.工作对他来说是乐事。
We await your pleasure.我们等您的意思。
She hasn't made known her pleasure yet.她还没有表明她的意愿。
His life is spent in the pursuit of pleasure.他一生都在寻欢作乐。
I know him to be nothing but a man of pleasure, a dandy who has given himself up to the relentless pursuit of sensual pleasure.我知道他是一个放荡的人,一个不顾一切、死心塌地地追求情欲之欢的花花公子。
▲～+to-v
It gave me no pleasure to have to tell them they were fired.非得由我去告诉他们已被解雇,我并不为此感到愉快。
It gave me great pleasure to welcome the delegation.我很高兴欢迎代表团的到来。
It's a pleasure to teach her.教她真是件乐事。
It's been a great pleasure to talk to you.和你交谈真是天大的乐事。
It's a pleasure to hear of your success.听说您获得了成功,这真是一件让人高兴的事。
▲～+that-clause
Is it your pleasure that I sign the minutes of the last meeting as correct?你希望我在上次会议记录上签字,证明所记无误吗?
▲～+in n./v-ing
I find great pleasure in going to the theatre.我觉得看戏很开心。
He finds pleasure in reading.他从阅读中得到乐趣。
▲～+of n./v-ing
I had the pleasure of your husband's acquaintance in the States when he was there some years ago.几年前您的丈夫旅美时,我荣幸地认识了他。
May I have the pleasure of the next dance with you?你肯赏光跟我跳下一个舞吗?
I had the pleasure of meeting your parents yesterday.我昨天有幸遇见你的父母。
Are we to have the pleasure of seeing you again?我们是不是有幸能再见到你?

do the pleasure, have the pleasure
这两个短语都可用来表示向人请求,并且都用于疑问结构。两者的区别是:have the pleasure是从自己着想,而do the pleasure则是从对方着想。试比较:
My I have the pleasure of dancing with
you?
我能同你跳个舞吗?
Will you do the pleasure of dancing with
me?
你能同我跳个舞吗?
pleasure, delight, joy
参见delight条。
下面两句意思略有不同:
It is a pleasure to hear of your presence.
听到你光临真是高兴。
It gave us pleasure to hear of your presence.
听到你光临,真叫我们高兴。
下面两句意思相同:
I have the pleasure of meeting you here.
I have pleasure in meeting you here.
在这里碰到你我感到很高兴。
下面两个短语意思不同:
at one's pleasure
随便
with pleasure
欣然,乐意

1.收到你的邀请我很高兴。
［误］  It gives me many pleasures to receive your invitation.
［正］  It gives me much pleasure to receive your invitation.
［析］  pleasure表示“愉快,高兴”,是不可数名词,没有复数形式,不能用many修饰,应改为much。
2.帮助你是件乐事。
［误］  It's pleasure to help you.
［正］  It's a pleasure to help you.
有些老年人生活的乐趣很少。
［误］  Some old people have very few pleasure in life.
［正］  Some old people have very few pleasures in life.
［析］  当pleasure表示“乐事,乐趣”时,为可数名词,可以有复数形式,也可加不定冠词。

［同义词］   delight, enjoyment, happiness, joy, luxury
［反义词］   discomfort, displeasure, pain