单词 | exult |
释义 | exult From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishexultex‧ult /ɪɡˈzʌlt/ verb [intransitive, transitive]formalHAPPY to show that you are very happy and proud, especially because you have succeeded in doing somethingexult at/in/over She exulted in her new discovery. ‘We made the front page!’ Jos exulted. —exultation /ˌeɡzʌlˈteɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] a sense of exultation→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusexult• "It was a great day, " Martin exulted.• Sorry, Charlie, she exulted.• He exulted and from the pocket of his long robe withdrew a self-powered Atomo bulb that filled the room with pearly light.• So we find him circling for months around the insoluble problem of Kee, exulting and then despairing, then exulting again.• Inwardly she exulted, for she knew they had won.• I have been very happy in my work, and I have exulted in my play.• I threw myself into my work as never before, exulting in the freedom and protection it gave me.• But she knew it couldn't and so she relaxed, exulting in the magic freedom of now.• Sedge warblers sang exulting in the willow scrub.exult at/in/over• He gazed for a long time at the Prime Minister's empty chair, exulting in his own immense power.• I have been very happy in my work, and I have exulted in my play.• He exulted in the communion of blood and water.• I threw myself into my work as never before, exulting in the freedom and protection it gave me.• But she knew it couldn't and so she relaxed, exulting in the magic freedom of now.• Sedge warblers sang exulting in the willow scrub.Origin exult (1500-1600) French exulter, from Latin exsultare, from saltare “to jump” |
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