/'merɪ; `mɛrɪ/
adj (-ier, -iest)
1 (dated 旧) happy and cheerful; full of joy and gaiety 高兴的; 愉快的; 兴高　烈的
*a merry laugh, party, group 愉快的笑声、聚会、团体
* wish sb a merry Christmas 祝某人圣诞快乐.
2 (infml 口) slightly drunk 微醉的
*We were already merry after only two glasses of wine. 我们只喝了两杯葡萄酒就已有醉意了.
3 (arch 古) pleasant 令人愉快的; 令人快乐的
*the merry month of May 美好的五月
* Merry England 可爱的英格兰.
4 (idm 习语) make `merry (dated 旧) sing, laugh, feast, etc; celebrate 欢宴作乐; 庆祝; 行乐.

adj
[Language: Old English;Origin: myrge, merge]
Merry Christmas!
used to say that you hope someone will have a happy time at Christmas
= Happy Christmas
literary happy
= cheerful, jolly jolly
　He marched off, whistling a merry tune.
　He's a lovely man with merry eyes and a wide smile.
the more the merrier
spoken used to say that you are happy for other people to join you in what you are doing
　'Do you mind if I bring Tony?' 'No, of course not. The more the merrier.'
[not before noun]BrE informal slightly drunk
= tipsy
make merry
old-fashioned to enjoy yourself by drinking, singing, laughing, etc
　Christmas is a time to eat, drink and make merry.
old use pleasant
　the merry month of June
>merrinessn[U]
→play (merry) hell with sthathell¹ (25), lead sb a merry old danceatlead¹ (19)