exhilarate
/ɪgˈzɪləreɪt/verb
(一般作be exhilarat-ed)
- make (someone) feel very happy, animated, or elated使高兴; 使活泼; 使兴奋：
she was exhilarated by the day's events
那天发生的事令她非常振奋
as adj. exhilarated all this hustle and bustle makes me feel exhilarated不停的奔忙使我兴奋不已
as adj. exhilarating riding was one of the most exhilarating experiences he knew.骑马是他所知道的最令人兴奋的体验之一。
派生词
exhilaratingly
adverbexhilaration
noun词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin exhilarat- 'made cheerful', from the verb exhilarare, from ex- (expressing inducement of a state)+hilaris 'cheerful'.