cheer學測 L2KK [ˈtʃɪr] ｜ /ˈtʃɪr/
歡呼聲；喝采·為…加油；歡呼鼓勵·使人開心；振奮·歡樂；愉快的氣氛
球賽、選舉場合常見，名動詞皆考
At the sports day, the whole crowd cheered when Amy crossed the finish line first.
運動會當天，當 Amy 第一個衝過終點線時，全場群眾都歡呼了起來。
一個畫面：振臂高喊送暖
振臂高喊雙手舉起，放聲吶喊表達支持
聲浪打氣喊聲傳向對方，替他加油鼓勵
暖意擴散低落的心情因此變得明亮
義項
賽場歡呼A1noun歡呼聲；喝采
The fans gave a loud cheer when their team scored a goal.
當他們的球隊得分時，球迷們發出一陣響亮的歡呼。
a loud cheergive a cheer
看台加油A2verb為…加油；歡呼鼓勵
The crowd cheered the soccer team on as they got closer to the goal.
當足球隊愈來愈接近球門時，群眾為他們歡呼加油。
cheer the team oncheer loudly
擁抱振奮A2verb使人開心；振奮
After a long day at work, a warm hug from my wife cheered me up.
工作了漫長的一天後，妻子一個溫暖的擁抱讓我開心了起來。
cheer up a friendcheer up quickly
病房暖意B2noun歡樂；愉快的氣氛
The clown's jokes brought some cheer to the sick children.
小丑的笑話為生病的孩子們帶來了一些歡樂。
bring cheerfull of cheer
片語
cheer up驅散陰霾 →打起精神變開心
cheer on吶喊助威 →用歡呼聲替人加油
cheer for為隊加油 →對著隊伍大聲支持
cheers!舉杯乾杯 →碰杯時說的祝福語
你會不會這樣說？
小明考差了，朋友想讓他打起精神變開心，適合說 cheer him ___. (up / on)
看答案
up
cheer up 是讓心情變好；cheer on 則是為進行中的行動加油。
"The clown's jokes brought some cheer to the sick children." 這裡的 cheer 最接近哪個意思？(A) 歡呼聲 (B) 歡樂的氣氛
看答案
(B)
此句指小丑帶來的快樂氣氛，並非群眾發出的喝采聲。
字族
cheerful 快樂的；興高采烈的・cheerleader 啦啦隊員
順路看看
encourage — 更正式的鼓勵，不一定用喊的applaud — 用鼓掌表達讚賞，而非喊叫support — 長期支持，不限於當下喊聲多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
員工表揚活動
The staff gave a loud cheer when their colleague stepped onto the stage to accept the award.
同事上台領獎時，員工們發出響亮的歡呼聲。
忙碌工作後的鼓勵
A thank-you note from a colleague cheered Nora up after a difficult shift.
辛苦值班後，同事的一張感謝便條讓諾拉開心了起來。
詞族
cheer verb 歡呼加油；使開心・cheerful adjective 愉快的；開朗的・cheerfully adverb 愉快地・cheerfulness noun 愉快；開朗
四選一
The receptionist greeted the visiting trainers ____ as they entered the office.
看答案
cheerfully
cheerfully 是副詞，修飾 greeted，說明接待方式。cheerful 是形容詞；cheer 作名詞或動詞都不符合此句結構；cheerfulness 是名詞，不能直接放在此處修飾 greeted。
同義改寫
The staff gave a loud cheer when their colleague stepped onto the stage to accept the award. → The staff shouted loudly in approval when their colleague stepped onto the stage to accept the award.
此處 cheer 是表達支持與讚賞的歡呼聲；shouted loudly in approval 保留出聲喝采的意思。
A thank-you note from a colleague cheered Nora up after a difficult shift. → A thank-you note from a colleague made Nora feel happier after a difficult shift.
cheered Nora up 指讓諾拉心情變好，與 made Nora feel happier 等義。