| 单词 | intoxicating |
| 释义 | intoxicating (once / 2168 pages) adj Something that's intoxicating is exciting and a bit disorienting. The intoxicating smell of your mom's lasagna might make you forget momentarily that you said you'd meet a friend for pizza. The adjective intoxicating is perfect for describing things that exhilarate or thrill you. The sound of an audience cheering for you at your accordion concert might feel intoxicating, and a ride on a roller coaster can also be wonderfully intoxicating. A more literal meaning of intoxicating is "making one drunk," and the word itself comes from a Latin root, "to poison." WORD FAMILYintoxicating: intoxicatingly+/intoxicate: intoxicated, intoxicates, intoxicating, intoxication/intoxicated: unintoxicated/intoxication: intoxications USAGE EXAMPLESThe romanticism of Paterson’s artistic isolation, of the solitary pursuit of art by a seeming separate inspiration, is an intoxicating myth. The New Yorker(Dec 30, 2016) So the music is also equally intoxicating in that. Salon(Dec 28, 2016) That’s the intoxicating thing about conspiracy theories — layers within layers, the tantalizing hope of deeper hidden truth lurking somewhere. Seattle Times(Dec 14, 2016) 1adj extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic Syn heady exciting creating or arousing excitement 2adj causing Syn intoxicant alcoholic characteristic of or containing alcohol |
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