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单词 carry away
释义

carry away

verb

carried away; carrying away; carries away

transitive verb

1
: to arouse to a high and often excessive degree of emotion or enthusiasm
The girl was carried away by her pity. Winston Churchill
2
: carry off sense 1

Synonyms

  • enrapture
  • enthrall
  • enthral
  • entrance
  • rap
  • rapture
  • ravish
  • transport
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Example Sentences

the beauty of the music carried him away

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1

carry away

verb

as in to transport
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight) the beauty of the music carried him away

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • transport
  • entrance
  • knock one's socks off
  • delight
  • satisfy
  • please
  • rapture
  • knock dead
  • rap
  • enrapture
  • ravish
  • enchant
  • fascinate
  • enthral
  • enthrall
  • gratify
  • charm
  • stir
  • captivate
  • gladden
  • elate
  • bewitch
  • excite
  • exhilarate
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