enthusiastic

adjective

/ɪnˌθjuːziˈæstɪk/

/ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/

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feeling or showing a lot of excitement and interest about somebody/something
- an enthusiastic supporter
- enthusiastic applause
- They gave her an enthusiastic reception.
- enthusiastic about somebody/something You don't sound very enthusiastic about the idea.
- Party members were less than enthusiastic about the candidates on offer.
- enthusiastic about doing something She was still really enthusiastic about going to Spain.
Extra Examples
- Film critics are largely enthusiastic about the thriller.
- He was quite enthusiastic about the idea.
- Mrs Neil did not seem particularly enthusiastic about her job.
- She's all enthusiastic about China now that she's been there.
- The audience was wildly enthusiastic.
- We were enthusiastic in our support of him.
- I love playing to such an enthusiastic audience.
- The men returned to an enthusiastic welcome.
Topics Personal qualitiesb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- about
- in
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Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Greek enthousiastikos, from enthous ‘possessed by a god’ (based on theos ‘god’).

单词	enthusiastic
释义	enthusiastic adjective /ɪnˌθjuːziˈæstɪk/ /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/ jump to other results feeling or showing a lot of excitement and interest about somebody/something an enthusiastic supporter enthusiastic applause They gave her an enthusiastic reception. enthusiastic about somebody/something You don't sound very enthusiastic about the idea. Party members were less than enthusiastic about the candidates on offer. enthusiastic about doing something She was still really enthusiastic about going to Spain. Extra Examples Film critics are largely enthusiastic about the thriller. He was quite enthusiastic about the idea. Mrs Neil did not seem particularly enthusiastic about her job. She's all enthusiastic about China now that she's been there. The audience was wildly enthusiastic. We were enthusiastic in our support of him. I love playing to such an enthusiastic audience. The men returned to an enthusiastic welcome. Topics Personal qualitiesb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition about in See full entry Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Greek enthousiastikos, from enthous ‘possessed by a god’ (based on theos ‘god’).
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