elate[i'leit]vt.1.■使兴奋,使精神振奋;使得意洋洋;使兴高采烈,使欢欣鼓舞:news to elate the hearer使听众欢欣鼓舞的消息adj.1.■[诗歌用语]兴奋的;兴高采烈的,欢欣鼓舞的;得意洋洋的变形vt.elatedelating