ec·sta·sy
noun/ˈekstəsi/
/ˈekstəsi/
(plural ecstasies)
- [uncountable, countable] a feeling or state of very great happiness
狂喜;陶醉;入迷 - in ecstasy Kate closed her eyes in ecstasy at the thought of a cold drink.
一想到喝冷饮,凯特就兴奋得闭上眼睛沉醉其中。 - An ecstasy of bliss poured through me.
一种狂喜的幸福感涌遍了我全身。
Extra Examples- He had never felt such ecstasy as he did that night.
那天晚上的极度喜悦,是他从来没有感受过的。 - I was in sheer ecstasy over the prospect of meeting my idol.
想到即将见到偶像我就欣喜若狂。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- pure
- sheer
- religious
- …
- feel
- in ecstasy
- ecstasy at
- ecstasy over
- …
- in ecstasy Kate closed her eyes in ecstasy at the thought of a cold drink.
- [countable, uncountable] (in religion) a state in which somebody experiences extreme emotions, through prayer and meditation, that take them beyond the limits of the individual self
摇头丸:一种状态,有人通过祈祷和冥想体验极端情绪,使情绪超出个人自我的极限 - She received visions and ecstasies, sharing in the saint's sufferings.
她获得了异象和狂喜,并分担了圣人的痛苦。
- She received visions and ecstasies, sharing in the saint's sufferings.
- (also Ecstasy)[uncountable](abbreviation E)an illegal drug, taken especially by young people at parties, clubs, etc.
see also MDMATopics Social issuesc2摇头丸;迷幻药 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryecstasy + noun- pill
- tablet
Word Originlate Middle English (originally referring to an emotional or religious frenzy or trance-like state): from Old French extasie, via late Latin from Greek ekstasis ‘standing outside oneself’, based on ek- ‘out’ + histanai ‘to place’.