喜出望外 meaning in English
be overjoyed; be delighted with one's unexpected good fortune; be overcome with unexpected joy; be pleasantly surprised; be pleased beyond one's expectations; delighted with unexpectedly good results; in pleased surprise; joy beyond (all) expectations
Examples
- They will be overjoyed to find you safe and well .
他们看到你安然无恙，一定喜出望外。 - He jumped at the invitation, i told him to have his kit sent along .
他听了真是喜出望外，我让他打发人把行李送去。 - He started with delight and, keeping close to his lamp-post, tried to read the result in their walk .
他喜出望外，一面把身子贴紧电杆，试图从两人的步态中，窥破他们幽会的结果。 - They fried the fish with the bacon and were astonished; for no fish had ever seemed so delicious before .
他们把鱼和咸肉在一起煎来吃，结果喜出望外，因为从来没有什么鱼有这么鲜美。 - Fully qualified civil engineers of forty were happy to work as draughtsmen for a low wage .
完全具有开业资格的四十岁左右的工程师如能从事绘图员工作谋得低微的工资，就已喜出望外了。