单词 | exhilarated |
释义 | exhilaratedex‧hil‧a‧rat‧ed /ɪɡˈzɪləreɪtɪd/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINexhilarated ExamplesOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin past participle of exhilarare, from hilarus; ➔ HILARIOUSEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
THESAURUS► excited feeling extremely happy, excited, and full of energy: Dan felt strangely exhilarated by the day’s events.► see thesaurus at excited feeling happy, especially about something good that has happened or is going to happen: · He’s excited about his new job.· The kids always get excited on their birthday.· An excited crowd watched their team win 3–0.· When we get home, the dogs are always excited to see us.· Doctors are very excited by the discovery. ► thrilled [not before noun] very excited and pleased: · She was thrilled to hear that you were in London.· I was thrilled when they told me that I’d got a place on the course. ► exhilarated [not before noun] very excited and full of energy, especially because you are experiencing something new or something that involves risks: · She felt exhilarated by her new freedom.· The climb left him feeling exhilarated. ► look forward to something 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.· She’s really looking forward to meeting him. ► can’t wait to do something especially spoken to be very excited about something good that is going to happen: · I can’t wait to see him again. ► on the edge of your seat extremely excited and interested when you are watching a film, game etc, because you do not know what is going to happen next: · I was on the edge of my seat throughout the movie.· The game kept fans on the edge of their seats. ► on tenterhooks very excited and nervous because you are waiting to find out what has happened: · Don’t keep us on tenterhooks! Did you pass your test? ► rapturous [usually before noun] especially written rapturous behaviour shows that a large group of people are extremely excited and pleased: · They received a rapturous welcome.· He came on the stage to rapturous applause (=everyone was clapping and cheering). Longman Language Activatorfeeling excited about something► excited 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. ► look forward to 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. ► can't wait 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. ► thrilled 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. ► exhilarated 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. ► be pumped (up) 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. ► be buzzing (with excitement) 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. ► be on the edge of your seat 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. ► be on tenterhooks 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. ► be at/reach fever pitch 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. |
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