单词 | exhilarate |
释义 | exhilarate (once / 1182 pages) v Exciting or thrilling things might exhilarate you. If you love acting, just the thought of being on stage might exhilarate you, giving you a feeling of giddy excitement. The Latin word exhilarare meant "to gladden" and exhilarate still holds a similar meaning today. If you feel down, maybe imagining a high, clear sky on a fresh, cool day can exhilarate your spirit. You found out that driving a race car exhilarates you but only makes your friend carsick. I hope you brought some rags. WORD FAMILYexhilarate: exhilarated, exhilarates, exhilarating, exhilaration+/exhilarating: exhilaratingly/exhilaration: exhilarations USAGE EXAMPLESIt was a season of close finishes and a few exhilarating moments. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) So one of the most gratifying qualities of “Hidden Figures” is how it bursts onto the screen like a shot of distilled, exhilarating joy. Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016) The scary, exhilarating brightness of raw adolescence emanates from every scene of Sarah DeLappe’s incandescent portrait of an indoor soccer team. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) v fill with sublime emotion Syn|Hyper beatify, exalt, inebriate, thrill, tickle pink elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift fill with high spirits; fill with optimism |
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