单词 | emotional |
释义 | emotionalemotional /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/ ●●○ S3 W3 adjective 1making people have strong feelings: It was an emotional reunion for all of us.THESAURUSmoving – making you feel strong emotions, especially sadness or sympathy: Kelly’s book about her illness is deeply moving.touching – making you feel sympathy or sadness. Used especially when someone does something that shows how much he or she cares about another person: The way he spoke with pride about his mother was very touching.emotive formal – making people have strong feelings. Used especially about language: In his book, he expresses his ideas in highly emotive language.passionate – expressing very strong feelings of love, anger, or hate. Used about people or the language they use: In a passionate speech, the king gave his army a reason to go back into battle.fiery – expressing strong emotions in a way that makes people feel excited or angry. Used about language or speeches: The pastor gave a fiery sermon about the dangers of hell.poignant – making you feel sad or full of pity, especially when you remember the past: The memorial is a poignant reminder of the effects of war.sentimental – showing emotions such as love, pity, and sadness too strongly in a way that seems slightly silly: As a teenager she wrote many sentimental poems.2having strong feelings and showing them to other people, especially by crying: He’s an emotional guy. Please don’t get emotional (=start crying).3[only before noun] relating to your feelings or how they are controlled: Ann suffered from a number of emotional disturbances.4influenced by what you feel, rather than what you know: Craig had an immediate emotional response to her suggestion.5an emotional cripple disapproving someone who is not able to deal with his or her own or other people’s feelings6emotional blackmail disapproving a method of trying to persuade someone to do something by making him or her feel guilty—emotionally adverb |
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