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单词 overexcite
释义

overexcite

verb

over·​ex·​cite ˌō-vər-ik-ˈsīt How to pronounce overexcite (audio)
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overexcited; overexciting

transitive verb

: to excite to an excessive degree
overexcites the dog simply by walking in the house
"Now don't overexcite yourself, Grandpa," Mrs. Bucket said. Roald Dahl
Such drawings are also rather characteristic of Tourette's syndrome—the original form, the original thought, lost in a jungle of embellishment … First the imagination is awakened, then overexcited, to endlessness and excess. Oliver Sacks
overexcitable
ˌō-vər-ik-ˈsī-tə-bəl How to pronounce overexcite (audio)
adjective
overexcitable fans
an overexcitable puppy
overexcitability
ˌō-vər-ik-ˌsī-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce overexcite (audio)
noun
overexcitability in children
overexcitement
ˌō-vər-ik-ˈsīt-mənt How to pronounce overexcite (audio)
noun
The Ifta-winning actor's disappointment at her bit-part … was worsened by her brother's overexcitement at seeing his big sister on stage. Jennifer Ryan

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

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