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- a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure兴奋, 激动：
the thrill of jumping out of an aeroplane.
跳出飞机时的兴奋感。
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- an experience that produces such a feeling引起激动（或兴奋）的经历。
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- a wave or nervous tremor of emotion or sensation震颤感; 振动感：
a thrill of excitement ran through her.
她感到一阵激动。
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- archaic a throb or pulsation〈古〉跳动; 颤动。
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- Medicine a vibratory movement or resonance heard through a stethoscope【医】震颤。
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- with obj. cause (someone) to have a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure使非常兴奋（或激动）; 使震颤：
his kiss thrilled and excited her
他的吻使她激动不已
I'm thrilled to bits
我激动得不可自己
as adj. thrilling a thrilling adventure.激动人心的冒险。
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- no obj. experience such feeling感到非常兴奋（或激动）：
thrill to the magic of the world's greatest guitarist.
为世界最顶尖的吉他手的魅力所震撼。
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- no obj., with adverbial(of an emotion or sensation) pass with a nervous tremor（情感, 感觉）颤抖, 振动：
the shock of alarm thrilled through her.
警报的震扰使她全身颤抖。
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- no obj. poetic/literary quiver or throb〈诗/文〉颤动; 跳动。
短语
the thrill of the chase
- pleasure and excitement derived from seeking something desired, especially a sexual relationship with someone追求（尤指追逐性伴侣）的快感。
thrills and spills
- the excitement of dangerous sports or entertainments, as experienced by spectators惊险刺激。
派生词
thrillingly
adverb词源
Middle English （as a verb in the sense 'pierce or penetrate'）： alteration of dialect thirl 'pierce， bore'.