(一般作be exhilarated )make (someone) feel very happy, animated, or elated 使高兴;使愉快 she was exhilarated by the day's events. 她为那天的事情感到高兴。 [as adj. exhilarated]all this hustle and bustle makes me feel exhilarated. 所有的熙攘喧闹使我兴奋不已。 [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 exhilaratingly adverb exhilaration noun 语源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin exhilarat- 'made cheerful', from the verb exhilarare, from ex- (expressing inducement of a state) + hilaris 'cheerful'