又惊又喜 meaning in Chinese
be surprised but [and] glad [pleased; happy]; be both glad and afraid; be both surprised and delighted; have mixed feelings of surprise and joy; be pleasantly surprised; half terrified and half glad; half frightened, half pleased
Examples
- He contemplated his friend with admiration, but with fear too .
他怀着又惊又喜的心情凝视着他的朋友。 - The mole fell backwards on the snow from sheer surprise and delight .
鼹鼠又惊又喜，仰面朝天地倒在雪地上。 - The mole to his surprise and rapture found himself actually seated in the stern of a real boat .
鼹鼠又惊又喜，发现自己真的坐在一条名副其实的船上了。 - He looked on with delight and wonder whilst ophelia busied herself about the room, and prepared for dinner .
他看着莪菲丽雅在屋里忙这忙那，准备晚餐，心里只觉得又惊又喜。 - I was surprised and cheered to see how far dawn was advanced: what rosy streaks were beginning to brighten the east !
看到黎明早已来临，一道道玫瑰色霞光已照亮东方，我又惊又喜。