cheer

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

cheer (chîr)n.
1. Lightness of spirits or mood; gaiety or joy:
a happy tune, full of cheer.
2. A source of joy or happiness; a comfort.
3.
a. A shout of approval, encouragement, or congratulation.
b. A short, rehearsed jingle or phrase, shouted in unison by a squad of cheerleaders.
4. Festive food and drink; refreshment.v. cheered, cheer·ing, cheersv. tr.
1. To make happier or more cheerful:
a warm fire that cheered us.
2. To encourage with or as if with cheers; urge:
The fans cheered the runners on.
See Synonyms at encourage.
3. To salute or acclaim with cheers; applaud. See Synonyms at applaud.v. intr.
1. To shout cheers.
2. To become cheerful:
had lunch and soon cheered up. [Middle English chere, expression, mood, from Old French chiere, face, from Late Latin cara, from Greek kara, head. See ker-¹ in Indo-European Roots.] cheerʹer n.cheerʹing·ly adv.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  cheerfulness, sunniness, sunshine, root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up, cheer up, chirk up, jolly along, jolly up, hearten, recreate, embolden
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  uncheerfulness, complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch, dishearten, put off