单词 | effusive |
释义 | effusive (ɪfjuːsɪv ) adjective If you describe someone as effusive, you mean that they express pleasure, gratitude, or approval in a very enthusiastic way. He was effusive in his praise for the general. She was very gushing and very effusive. Synonyms: demonstrative, enthusiastic, lavish, extravagant effusively adverb She greeted them effusively. Collocations: effusive praise Rarely has such a quiet, unassuming display prompted such effusive praise and raucous celebration. Times, Sunday Times Apart from references to his sister, the report was in the traditional vein: effusive praise for the 31-year-old despot and plaudits for the 'noble mission' of the cartoon-makers. Times, Sunday Times Their softball queries would invariably be prefaced by effusive praise for numbers that had often been goosed through some accounting trick or other. Globe and Mail As if anyone expected him suddenly to burst into effusive praise and do cartwheels. Times, Sunday Times It professed to be committed to the truth and whose content was largely dedicated to effusive praise of the government or endorsing independence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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