| 单词 | rhapsodic |
| 释义 | rhapsodic (once / 35073 pages) adj If your mother becomes rhapsodic describing a delicious meal, she is so delighted with her food that she's practically composing poems in praise of the butternut squash soup. The straightforward meaning of the adjective rhapsodic is "like a rhapsody," but in usage it borrows chiefly from a figurative use of rhapsody, "effusively rapturous or emotional expression." You might come across the phrase "to wax rhapsodic," which is pretty much the same thing as "to gush." People who are in love, for example, tend to wax rhapsodic about the objects of their affection. WORD FAMILYrhapsodic: rhapsodically USAGE EXAMPLESWhen Pacino finally landed theater work, the reviews were rhapsodic. Washington Post(Nov 29, 2016) It expands to a handful of a new cities and suburbs this weekend and has one rhapsodic review from A.O. New York Times(Nov 03, 2016) Once waxing rhapsodic at every rally about the beauty of randomized surveys, Trump now denounces them all as “phony.” Washington Post(Jul 07, 2016) adj feeling great rapture or delight Syn ecstatic, enraptured, rapt, rapturous joyous full of or characterized by joy |
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