gay 1 S3 W3 / ɡeɪ / 形容词

1 if someone, especially a man, is gay, they are sexually attracted to people of the same sex 同义词 homosexual → straight , lesbian :

the gay community in London

gay men and lesbians

a gay bar

a campaigner for gay rights (= equal treatment for gay people )

2 old-fashioned bright or attractive :

gay colours

3 old-fashioned cheerful and excited :

She felt excited and quite gay.

4 with gay abandon in a careless way, without careful thought

— gayness 名词 [不可数名词] → gaily , gaiety