exhilarate

C1 大学

vt. 使高兴, 使愉快, 鼓励

发音

UK /ɪɡˈzɪləɹeɪt/
AU
UK /ɛɡ-/
US /ɪɡˈzɪləˌɹeɪt/
US /ɛɡ-/

词形变化

exhilarated exhilarates 三单 exhilarates exhilarating exhilarating 现在分词 exhilarated 过去式 exhilarated 过去分词

别名

exhilirate

教材释义与例句

动词

使高兴，使振奋；使愉快

释义与例句

v. C1
  1. 1.

    To cheer, to cheer up, to gladden, to make happy, to elate.

    及物

    Good news exhilarates the mind; wine exhilarates the drinker.

  2. 2.

    To excite, to thrill.

    及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 5

thrill exalt beatify inebriate tickle pink

上位词 5

pickup uplift elate intoxicate lift up

词源

From Latin exhilarō (“to delight, to gladden, to make merry”), from ex- (“out, away”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out”)) + hilarō (“to cheer, to gladden”), from hilaris (“cheerful, light-hearted, lively”), from Ancient Greek ἱλαρός (hilarós, “cheerful, merry”), from ἵλαος (hílaos, “gracious, kind, propitious”), from Proto-Indo-European *selh₂- (“comfort, mercy”). By surface analysis, ex- + Latin hilar(ō) + -ate.

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