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单词 exciting
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excitingex‧cit‧ing /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/ ●●● S2 W3 adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • an exciting story
  • Hockey is a fast, exciting game to watch.
  • I've got some exciting news for you.
  • It must have been so exciting to watch the first men land on the moon.
  • Stuart found life in Paris exciting.
  • You're going to India? How exciting!
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • By choosing a career in advertising or public relations you will be in this complex and exciting business of communication.
  • He recalled Marion, slender and exciting.
  • Ironically, this means that the most exciting objects for play are also the simplest and the cheapest.
  • The cultural stereotype of cattle stealing as an exciting, adventurous activity may also have contributed to its acceptance.
  • The other paintings are by Peter Keck of 1705, and offer nothing very exciting.
  • The response above would mean that the pupil found using computers in school very exciting, quite interesting and useless for girls.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
very exciting
a gripping film, story etc is very exciting and interesting
used about something that is exciting to watch or hear about as it happens: · the dramatic events of the past week
making you feel happy, excited, and full of energy: · an exhilarating ride
very exciting, especially because you do not know what is going to happen next: · a nail-biting finish
Longman Language Activatorfeeling excited about something
feeling happy and full of energy, especially about something good that has happened or is going to happen: · Steve's coming home tomorrow - we're all really excited.· crowds of excited football fansexcited about: · How can you be so excited about a stupid computer game?get excited: · When Mattie gets excited, she starts talking really fast.excited by: · Doctors are very excited by the discovery.excited to do something: · When we get home, the dogs are always excited to see us.
to feel excited about something good that is going to happen and to think about it a lot: · The kids are looking forward to their vacation - they've never been to California before.look forward to doing something: · She's really looking forward to meeting him.
spoken if you can't wait for something to happen, you want it to happen soon because you are very excited about it: · "We'll see you next week." "I know - I can't wait!"can't wait for: · The kids can't wait for Christmas.can't wait to do something: · He couldn't wait to get home and tell Dean the news.can't wait for somebody/something to do something: · I can't wait for the football season to start.
very excited , happy, and pleased: thrilled to do something: · I'm thrilled to be here tonight.thrilled with: · Chester's absolutely thrilled with his baby daughter.thrilled at/by: · She was thrilled at the idea of flying to Europe.thrilled to bitsBritish spoken thrilled to death/pieces American spoken (=very thrilled): · Paul is thrilled to death that I'm finally learning to cook.
feeling very excited and full of energy because you are experiencing something that you have never experienced before, especially something dangerous or unusual: · The first time I flew a plane alone, I felt both exhilarated and scared.exhilarated by: · She felt exhilarated by her new sense of power.
American informal to be excited and full of energy, especially when this makes you ready to compete or play sport: · After the coach's pep talk, we were all really pumped and ready to play.get somebody pumped (up) (=make some excited and full of energy): · Nothing gets the crowd or the players pumped up more than a good slam dunk.
if a place is buzzing with excitement , people are very excited, especially because something is about to happen: · The crowd was buzzing as everyone waited for the band to come on stage.· The new stadium has sports fans buzzing with excitement.
to be excited and slightly nervous when you are watching something because you do not know what will happen next: · I was on the edge of my seat from the beginning of the movie to the end.keep somebody on the edge of their seat (=make someone very excited because they do not know what will happen next): · The final ten minutes of the game kept everyone on the edge of their seats.
to be nervous and excited because you are anxiously waiting to hear the result of something, or to know what happens at the end of a story: · After the interview Fran was on tenterhooks, wondering if she'd got the job.keep somebody on tenterhooks (=make someone feel nervous and excited by not telling them something): · Agatha Christie keeps the reader on tenterhooks until the final pages of the story.
if the feeling among a large group of people is at or reaches fever pitch , they are all extremely excited: · The anticipation surrounding the band's arrival is now at fever pitch.
too excited
someone, especially a child, who is overexcited has become too excited to behave calmly: · The kids are getting overexcited and won't go to sleep.· "Does it bite?" asked one of an overexcited group of boys.
unable to stop shouting, crying etc because you are extremely excited: · Hysterical fans tried to stop Damon's car at the airport.· He got a hysterical phone call from his mother in the middle of the night.get/go hysterical (=become hysterical): · The crowd went hysterical as Juventus scored in the last minute of the game.
in a state of great and uncontrollable excitement: · There are just two minutes to go of this game, and the crowd is in an absolute frenzy.work yourself into a frenzy (=become more and more excited until you are in a frenzy): · Supporters of Hodge have worked themselves into a frenzy over the latest polls.
someone who is excitable gets excited too easily: · Puppies are naturally affectionate and excitable.highly excitable (=very excitable): · On my first day's teaching, I had a class of highly excitable 5-year-olds.
spoken too excited and too full of energy, so that you do not feel comfortable: · The kids are really hyper today - I think I'm going to send them outside.get hyper: · Sometimes he gets so hyper you can't talk to him.
to make someone feel excited
especially written to make someone feel excited: · Being part of the crowd at a ball game had always excited me.· She was at a point in her life where her work didn't really excite her anymore.
informal to make someone excited: · We've chosen some fairly controversial topics to try to get the students excited.get somebody excited about something: · Looking through all those cook books has gotten me excited about cooking again.
especially written to make someone feel very happy and excited: · Her first sight of the African landscape thrilled her enormously.it thrills somebody to do something: · It thrilled Sara to learn that the visitor was a member of the Royal Family.
if something gives someone a thrill , it makes them feel happy and excited, although it is very simple or may seem unimportant: · Catching small animals used to give the boys a thrill.· It gives me a thrill to see kids that I have taught succeed in life.
to make you feel nervously excited and full of energy. Adrenaline is a chemical produced in your body that makes your heart beat faster when you are afraid or excited: · Performing for the President really gets your adrenaline going.· At the end of a long race, it's the sight of the finish line that gets the old adrenaline pumping.
exciting
making you feel excited: · You're going to India? How exciting!· I've got some exciting news for you.· Hockey is a fast, exciting game to watch.find something exciting: · Stuart found life in Paris exciting.
making you feel very excited and slightly nervous: · The helicopter trip over the mountains was a thrilling end to a fantastic holiday.· In a thrilling victory over Arizona, Bailey scored four straight points.
use this about books or films that are so exciting that you cannot stop reading or watching them: · a gripping detective story· The author describes in gripping detail the accident on the icy highway.
an exhilarating experience or activity makes you feel excited and full of energy: · Learning to surf is exhausting but exhilarating.· I still remember the exhilarating freedom of driving my first car.
a dramatic part of a story, film etc has a lot of exciting and unexpected things happening in it: · The movie starts with a dramatic car chase across the desert.· "Voice of the Heart" is a dramatic story of two women that sweeps from New York to Europe and back again.
extremely exciting because you do not know what is going to happen next: · The movie's rescue scene makes a nice nailbiting finish.· The Minutemen managed another nailbiting win to remain undefeated.
an action-packed film, book etc has a lot of exciting action in it: · Kids will love this action-packed adventure movie.· The book has an action-packed plot dealing with life during the Civil War.
formal: heady days/atmosphere/excitement etc a time, feeling etc that makes you feel very excited, hopeful, and full of energy: · the heady excitement of being in love· He often wished he could relive the heady days of his youth.
the most exciting part of something
the most exciting or important part of a story or event, usually near the end: climax of: · A parade through the streets marks the climax of the festival.reach a climax: · The opera reaches its climax with Violetta's death in the third act.
the most exciting, enjoyable, or important moment of an event or activity, especially one that continues for a long time: high point/spot of: · For Amelia, a high point of the trip was riding with her father on a Ferris wheel.· The 1972 election was the high spot of her political career.
the part of an event or activity such as a holiday or a game that is the most exciting or enjoyable, and that you remember most clearly: highlight of: · Highlights of the ball game will be shown later.· A highlight of most Alaska cruises is a day spent among the glaciers.
the feeling of being excited
· If you're looking for excitement, you won't find it here.excitement of · He missed the excitement of working with so many intelligent people.in/with excitement (=in an excited way) · In the stands, the crowd was shouting with excitement.great/tremendous excitement · There's an atmosphere of tremendous excitement here in the stadium.
a sudden very strong feeling of excitement, mixed with pleasure and sometimes fear: thrill of: · Most of the researchers are motivated by the simple thrill of discovery.get a thrill out of something: · Even though I've been acting for 40 years, I still get a thrill out of going on stage on opening night.give somebody a thrill: · Using a gun always gave me a strange thrill.
a feeling of happy excitement, for example that you get from an exciting physical activity or from something you have achieved: · She was filled with exhilaration when she first saw her newborn baby.exhilaration of: · Nothing can compare with the exhilaration of riding a motorcycle as fast as you can.
excited and cheerful feelings or behaviour, especially of a group of young people: · They didn't mean to cause any damage - it was just high spirits.in high spirits: · It was the last day of term and everyone was in high spirits.
extreme excitement that makes people cry, laugh, shout etc uncontrollably: · The hysteria of the screaming girls was somewhat frightening.mass hysteria (=hysteria in a crowd of people): · The pushing and grabbing at yesterday's sales bordered on mass hysteria.
when a lot of people are very excited about a particular thing: World Cup/Harry Potter/election etc fever: · For a few months after its introduction, lottery fever swept the nation.· Football fever has always been widespread in Thailand, but this year perhaps more than ever before.
an exciting experience
an event or experience that gives you a feeling of excitement and pleasure: · Flying is still a tremendous thrill for me.the thrills and spills/chills (=the exciting experiences, moments etc in a film, race etc): · Don't miss all the thrills and spills of Formula 1 Grand Prix racing on Channel 26!
an exciting experience in which something dangerous or unusual happens: · He always used to tell us about his adventures at sea.sense/spirit of adventure (=a desire to do unusual or dangerous things): · All right, I'll go without you - you guys have no sense of adventure at all!
something unexpected or unusual that happens and makes you feel excited and unable to relax: · Gerry found it difficult to sleep after all the excitements of the day.· The biggest excitement of the day was when Joe accidentally set off the fire alarm.
American informal an exciting experience that you enjoy very much: · You should try water-skiing - it's a blast.have a blast: · Thanks for taking us camping - Miranda had a blast!
to do something just for excitement
to do something, especially something dangerous or harmful, in order to get a feeling of excitement and not for any other reason: · He was a nasty man who mistreated people for kicks.just for kicks: · He says he started stealing just for kicks, not because he didn't have the money.
to do something just to get a feeling of excitement or because you are bored, and not for any more serious reason: · Gina would gamble away thousands of dollars in casinos just for the thrill of it.· Sometimes I walk very close to the edge of the cliffs for the thrill of it.
to make someone feel sexually excited
· She excites me in a way that no other woman can.get somebody excited (=make them excited) · Some of those Internet chat rooms can get you pretty excited.
informal to make someone feel sexually excited: · It's difficult telling your partner what actually turns you on.· Men with long hair really turn me on.
if pictures, stories etc in newspapers and books titillate people, they are deliberately intended to make people feel slightly sexually excited: · Details of the sex scandal are being revealed just to titillate the public, not inform them.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYnouns
· The job offers an exciting career opportunity for the right individual.
· Penny allowed herself to consider the exciting possibility that Jack might be at the party.
· It was the most exciting time of my life.
(=a change that makes a product, situation etc better)· This exciting development could mark the end of the long-running conflict.
(=an event in the future, about which you feel excited)· For the team, there’s the exciting prospect of travelling to many major cities.
(=a person who has a good chance of success in the future)· His pace and skill mark him as one of the most exciting prospects in Super League.
verbs
· He found it very exciting to ride a horse at such speed and jump over large obstacles.
adverbs
· The images are sexually exciting.
phrases
· The theme park has many new and exciting rides.
· There are many exciting new developments in cancer research.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· In this scene, the play reaches its dramatic climax.
· The existence of the new solar system was a very exciting discovery.
· The match could not have been more exciting.
· The city offers many exciting possibilities for young people.
· We were to be her guardians. This was an exciting prospect.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Indeed all sections of the exhibition struck me as exciting and thought-provoking with the exception of the ceramics section which is mediocre.· Two: that you found my mind as exciting as I certainly found yours.· His blond stubble was silky and made his mouth as exciting as an adolescent boy's.· When the uniform was off, the results were by no means as exciting as she could have wished.· But it was just as exciting, nevertheless.· Eyes, who saw everything around him as exciting and interesting, was the imaginative one.· My first encounter with a badger, as a lad of 10, was as exciting as I could have wished.· The magic was every bit as exciting the second time around as it had been with William.
· You will understand how exciting it was.· We were curious. How exciting!· How easy it had all seemed then - how exciting!
· Many people doing boring or repetitive jobs deliberately introduce a certain amount of stress to make the routine more exciting.· But this is more exciting, because the music is more varied.· Now, doesn't that sound a whole lot more exciting than the next Prodigy video?· To me they're some of the most exciting things of Picasso's, more exciting than things like Guernica.· She told me how much more exciting Willesden was than rural Bedfordshire, despite the once a year trips to Milton Keynes.· For, to the romantic, the bird of paradise is much more exciting than the humble house sparrow.· It was as if she were holding a much more exciting conversation inside her own head, Carrie decided.· That moment seems in retrospect to have been more exciting than any of the films that followed.
· Auctions Auctions offer the most exciting and unpredictable method of buying a rug.· But it will certainly be remembered as having one of the most exciting finishes for years.· Even the most exciting events require a period of rest in which their reverberations may subside, before they are repeated.· Who can do the worst, the most exciting things to whom.· About the most exciting thing that happened to me was knocking some ink over.· One of the most exciting concepts coming through Charnos' latest product development is the control top with lycra.· A life that includes rural beauty as well as the world's most exciting city.· For gardeners this is the most exciting time of year, when all your plans are realised and ideas become reality.
· The story is getting quite exciting.· This is quite exciting in itself.· We discovered a little-known mountain area near Ohau, and did a walk up the Temple valley which turned out quite exciting.· I think it's quite exciting.· At present the river is quite exciting because the spring rains are keeping it high.· Henry loved food and mealtimes had become quite exciting.· Male speaker It's quite exciting waiting for them to come back.· It's quite exciting, I suppose-the news about my wife and child.
· That was a really exciting moment, I felt as though I'd come from nowhere to a big event.· Would they undertake some really, really exciting, cutting-edge media projects?· This way is not really exciting, but Belisarius fought here 1500 years ago, so we are in distinguished company ....· The beauty of this kind of patterning is that you can produce really exciting and elaborate designs with the simplest machines.· You could even cover a cone with macramé for a really exciting special flower holder.· It was really exciting just to carry on and get involved in making an album - get on the road.· It was really exciting as Jack finished sixth, shooting a 67 on the last day.
· But the Cherkasskys and the Wilds do, which is what makes their playing so exciting.· The car was not so exciting to drive as the Mascot, but he had to admit that it was less demanding.· That is why Paul Gascoigne was, and I trust will be, so exciting and so different.· That's why it's so exciting.· It had been so exciting the last time with one plane.· It was so exciting making 10.· I believe that the project is so exciting, innovative and imaginative that it should be approached on an all-party basis.· This was why Pyke's appearance was so exciting.
· They just didn't seem very exciting.· Female speaker It's very exciting to win at shows.· The response above would mean that the pupil found using computers in school very exciting, quite interesting and useless for girls.· But improvising round a text and its written characters, finding out about their intentions is very exciting too.· Male speaker It's very exciting.· Male speaker I think it is very exciting.
NOUN
· It is a very exciting challenge and one which is long overdue.· Today she looked as if she was meeting an exciting challenge.· You now know that local government is a satisfying career choice and offers an exciting challenge to the solicitor.
· The announced change is an exciting development which is anticipated to underpin the strength and depth of club cricket in Essex.· Finally, one exciting development is the electronic intarsia carriage for use with the standard gauge electronic machine.· Turn to pages 6, 7 and 10 where you will find the very latest news on these exciting developments.· The most exciting development in recent years has been the illuminated fountain.· Perhaps the most exciting development has been the Animation Programme.· But also a year in which the good new cars, exciting developments and true innovations kept flowing.· For me this is the most exciting development of them all and it is something I've believed in for many years.
· The anniversary of the accession of George I, 1 August, was marked by an exciting event on the river.· Even the most exciting events require a period of rest in which their reverberations may subside, before they are repeated.
· The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives.· Others still were from the very lowest ranks of the Church who preferred the more exciting life of the camp.· Here were all the ingredients of an exciting life and nothing to pay.· He was called Howard Hughes and had lived what appeared to be a glamorous, exciting life.· She loved her family but having tasted a more exciting life, could not forget it.· It's an exciting life by any standards and this description of Watson's incredible feats certainly makes exciting reading.
· And yet most redundant hospitals offer unique and exciting opportunities for conversion and re-use.· As evening approaches, other exciting opportunities jostle for your attention.· Don't miss this exciting opportunity!· These developments, together with other exciting opportunities being investigated for the Wedgwood brand, give the Board significant confidence for the future.· The ability to probe the environment of the individual atoms that both form and modify glass offers exciting opportunities.· Today will be full of exciting opportunities.
· It's a favourite because it reminds me of the most exciting part of political campaigning: the roadshow.· Texture and shape For young children the most exciting part of the play with junk is probably feeling and choosing.· But you suspect that for the Nethercotts the most exciting part will be over.· The exciting part of a movie construction, though, takes place in the Movie Editor.· Very often the film, which was always very old and fragile, broke; and usually at the most exciting part.· And now, thought Doug morosely as he drove back in to town, comes the exciting part, writing the report.· That's the most exciting part, when you take off overpaint and discover something underneath.
· With more recent gardens, there are exciting possibilities of restoring them to their original appearance.· Just because the technology offers exciting possibilities, we can not assume that they will be realised.· Perhaps the son was a traitor or a criminal, which led to the exciting possibility of civil wars in later reigns.· Desk-top publishing already promises exciting possibilities for reducing the cost of publishing excavation reports.· Digitisation brings with it exciting possibilities for the archival scholar.· The provision of opportunities here for introducing and monitoring new materials is now beginning to be realised and opens very exciting possibilities.· There are exciting possibilities for the purchase of additional locomotives from abroad.· Their musicians, in common with everyone else, face undoubted difficulties but also some exciting possibilities.
· Administrator Denise Gilgallon said many exciting projects were in the pipeline.
· The possibility of introducing anti-oncogenes into those with a predisposition to colon cancer is undoubtedly one of the most exciting prospects.· This is an exciting prospect as future policy could depend on how the eight perform at Cologne and Essen.· He has always looked a chaser and his unexpected achievements over flimsy flights of timber make him a most exciting prospect.· Scientists agree this is an exciting prospect to pursue.· Another exciting prospect for diesel economy in even smaller cars is the diesel two-stroke.· The truly exciting prospect, though, is workwear taking it a stage beyond its booming club and hip hop customer base.· I've just got into my college's riding team and am over the moon at this exciting prospect.· It is an exciting prospect considering development in this area.
· It was a very exciting story, I remember.· He's telling the jury an exciting story, and they like him.· The truth is, not all exciting stories are properly thrillers.
· She considers this' probably the most exciting thing I've been involved with.· Who can do the worst, the most exciting things to whom.· To me they're some of the most exciting things of Picasso's, more exciting than things like Guernica.· You have to remember that electricity itself was a new, exciting thing.· About the most exciting thing that happened to me was knocking some ink over.· Some of the exciting things I could do without.· This is the most exciting thing that can happen in a school corridor, short of giraffes fighting.· It struck Edward as a strange, exciting thing, with overtones he found quite horrible.
· Who can do the worst, the most exciting things to whom.· To me they're some of the most exciting things of Picasso's, more exciting than things like Guernica.· Some of the exciting things I could do without.· I have quite a few exciting things to tell you about this year's season.· But the most exciting things of all are out of sight of the village itself.· I wanted to be an archaeologist and find exciting things in the mud.· You will also be happy to learn that more exciting things than sherry happen in schooners.· So domes don't sound particularly exciting things.
· It was the most exciting time of her life.· These are exciting times and you and your readers are very lucky.· It was ridiculous to miss such a beautiful exciting time of day for a mark on a clock.· Christmas day is a busy and exciting time for everyone, but we should not forget the reason for our celebration.· After a long exciting time we caught the train and went home tired but happy.· Those who already sail have an exciting time trying to stay upright when it's really blowing.· These are exciting times and every day there seems to be something new and innovative happening.· For gardeners this is the most exciting time of year, when all your plans are realised and ideas become reality.
Word family
WORD FAMILYadjectiveexcitableexcitedexciting ≠ unexcitingexcitablenounexcitementexcitabilityadverbexcitedlyexcitinglyverbexcite
 making you feel excited:  an exciting discovery ‘Julia and Paul are getting married!’ ‘Oh, how exciting!’ I’ve got some very exciting news for you. Let’s do something exciting. Melanie finds her work exciting and rewarding.exciting opportunity/possibility/prospect etc exciting job opportunities—excitingly adverb:  the most excitingly original movie of the yearCOLLOCATIONSnounsan exciting opportunity· The job offers an exciting career opportunity for the right individual.an exciting possibility· Penny allowed herself to consider the exciting possibility that Jack might be at the party.an exciting time· It was the most exciting time of my life.an exciting development (=a change that makes a product, situation etc better)· This exciting development could mark the end of the long-running conflict.an exciting prospect (=an event in the future, about which you feel excited)· For the team, there’s the exciting prospect of travelling to many major cities.an exciting prospect (=a person who has a good chance of success in the future)· His pace and skill mark him as one of the most exciting prospects in Super League.verbsfind something exciting· He found it very exciting to ride a horse at such speed and jump over large obstacles.adverbssexually exciting· The images are sexually exciting.phrasesnew and exciting· The theme park has many new and exciting rides.an exciting new something· There are many exciting new developments in cancer research.THESAURUSthrilling /ˈθrɪlɪŋ/ very excitinggripping a gripping film, story etc is very exciting and interestingdramatic used about something that is exciting to watch or hear about as it happens: · the dramatic events of the past weekexhilarating /ɪɡˈzɪləreɪtɪŋ/ making you feel happy, excited, and full of energy: · an exhilarating ridenail-biting very exciting, especially because you do not know what is going to happen next: · a nail-biting finish
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