exhilarate

英 [ɪɡˈzɪləreɪt]

美 [ɪɡˈzɪləreɪt]

v.  使高兴; 使兴奋; 使激动

复数：exhilarates　现在分词：exhilarating　过去式：exhilarated　第三人称单数：exhilarates　过去分词：exhilarated　

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牛津词典

verb

• 使高兴；使兴奋；使激动
  to make sb feel very happy and excited
  1. Speed had always exhilarated him.
     速度总是使他感到兴奋。

英英释义

verb

• fill with sublime emotion
  1. The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
  2. He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
  Synonym:tickle pinkinebriatethrillexaltbeatify

双语例句

• Through it all we worked like demons with the wild exhilaration of despair, for even despair can exhilarate.
  我们象中了魔似的拚命地干着，因为绝望也能给人以力量。
• To exhilarate or stupefy as if with alcohol. He drinks much champagne and Becomes elevated.
  使陶醉使人兴奋或木然，就象喝醉了酒似的他喝了许多香槟，已经醉醺醺的了。