| 单词 | excitement |
| 释义 | excitement excitement /ɪkˈsaɪt.mənt/ noun [C or U] ► B1 a feeling of being excited, or an exciting event: » Robin's heart was pounding with excitement.» If you want excitement, you should try parachuting.» the excitements of the previous dayThesaurus+: ↑Excitement, interest, energy and enthusiasmWord partners for excitement• ♯feel excitement• ♯cause/♯create/♯generate excitement• excitement ♯grows/♯mounts• ♯great/♯growing/♯mounting/♯wild excitement• ♯nervous excitement• a ♯feeling/♯sense of excitement• a ♯flurry/♯frisson/♯tingle of excitement• excitement ♯about/♯at/♯over sthWord Builder:–Nouns: excitement–Adjectives: excitable, excited, exciting–Verbs: excite–Adverbs: excitedly, excitinglyCollocations:–Verbs-lu. feel/sense excitement» The excitement I felt at that moment was indescribable.-lu. cause/create/generate excitement» Her new book has generated a lot of excitement.-lu. contain/hide your excitement» The crowd could hardly contain its excitement when he opened the box.-lu. add to the excitement» The room was dark, and to add to the excitement, stirring music was playing.-lu. burst/buzz/tingle with excitement» When I opened the present, I thought I would burst with excitement.-lu. excitement grows/mounts» Our excitement grew when we saw the horses approach.-lu. excitement surrounds sth» There is a lot of excitement surrounding the election.–Nouns-lu. a feeling /sense of excitement» I had a sense of excitement about the work.-lu. an air of excitement» There was an air of excitement in the room.-lu. a frisson of excitement» When our hands touched, I felt a frisson of excitement.-lu. a buzz /flurry /rush /surge /wave of excitement» The movie was launched this week in a flurry of excitement.–Adjectives-lu. considerable/great/growing/huge/mounting/tremendous/wild excitement» We watched the performance with great excitement.-lu. genuine/real excitement» There was a sense of real excitement in the theatre.-lu. sheer excitement» The sheer excitement of the evening prevented us from sleeping.-lu. nervous excitement» He jumped up and down with nervous excitement.-lu. sexual excitement» She was in a state of sexual excitement.–Prepositions-lu. excitement about/at/over sth» There was a lot of excitement over her revelations.-lu. do sth in excitement» The children screamed in excitement. • • • Extra Examples:» I ski for the excitement, but I'm also always aware of the risks.» Minelli is a born performer - she loves the excitement and she loves the adulation.» The children were jumping up and down with excitement.» A buzz of excitement went through the audience as he came on stage.» The excitement of starting a new job is always mingled with a certain apprehension. |
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