| 单词 | elate |
| 释义 | elate (once / 1047 pages) v To elate is to fill with happiness. If you are elated, you are thrilled. You are walking on air. Elate sounds a bit like inflate. Although the words are not related, if you elate someone the feeling is probably a bit like inflating them — filling them with happiness, making them feel as though they're floating above the ground. Not surprisingly, the word's original sixteenth century meaning was "to physically lift or raise up." WORD FAMILYelate: elated, elates, elating, elation+/elated: elatedly/elation: elations USAGE EXAMPLESAndrew Brunson was elated when Turkey’s Interior Ministry summoned him on Oct. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) Russell Begaye, the president of the Navajo Nation, said Wednesday that his tribe was “elated” by the designation. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) “I was elated when the state put the data online, then deflated when I realized the quality of the data was not there,” he said. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) v fill with high spirits; fill with optimism Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down lower someone's spirits; make downhearted beatify make blessedly happy puffmake proud or conceited beatify, exalt, exhilarate, inebriate, thrill, tickle pinkfill with sublime emotion excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of |
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