ADJECTIVE | ... OF EXCITEMENT | VERB + EXCITEMENT | EXCITEMENT + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤considerable, extreme, great, high, intense, tremendous相當的/極端的/非常的/高度的/強烈的/極度的興奮▸➤breathless, feverish, giddy, heady, wild令人窒息的興奮;狂熱的興奮▸➤genuine, pure, real, sheer真興奮;十足的興奮◇For sheer excitement, white-water rafting is hard to beat.要想追求十足的刺激,非激流漂流莫屬。➤initial最初的興奮▸➤sudden突然的興奮▸➤growing, heightened, mounting愈來愈興奮;高漲的興奮▸➤added, further更加興奮▸➤suppressed壓抑的興奮▸➤nervous神經質的激動➤pleasurable令人愉快的刺激▸➤strange奇怪的興奮➤childlike孩子般的興奮◇I step lightly, with childlike excitement.我邁着輕快的步子,像孩子一般興奮。➤youthful年輕人的興奮▸➤intellectual, physical, political, sexual思想上的興奮;身體上的興奮;政治上的興奮;性興奮... OF EXCITEMENT➤buzz, flurry, flush, frisson, ripple, rush, surge一陣激動◇She felt a surge of excitement when she heard the song.聽到這首歌曲她感到一陣激動。➤element一點兒激動➤level興奮程度VERB + EXCITEMENT➤be bubbling with, be filled with, be flushed with, be giddy with, be tingling with, be trembling with, feel充滿激動的情緒;激動得臉紅;激動不已;激動得發抖;感到興奮◇She was filled with excitement and apprehension.她滿懷激動和擔心。◇Her face was flushed with excitement.她激動得臉都紅了。➤cause, create, generate引起興奮;產生興奮◇The news caused tremendous excitement among scientists.這一消息讓科學家興奮不已。➤bring帶來興奮◇My visits always brought great excitement to my family.我每次回家都讓家人很興奮。➤conceal, contain, control, hide, suppress掩蓋/包含/控制/隱藏/壓抑興奮◇He couldn't suppress the excitement in his voice.他的聲音中壓抑不住興奮的情緒。➤add增加刺激◇The element of risk just adds excitement.風險因素使人更加興奮。EXCITEMENT + VERB➤build up, grow, mount, rise興奮增強;興奮增長◇The tension and excitement built up gradually all day.緊張與興奮的情緒一整天都在逐漸增長。➤bubble, bubble up情感洋溢◇Excitement was bubbling up inside her.她抑制不住內心的興奮。➤course through sb/sth, run through sb/sth興奮在⋯裏流過/穿過◇She could feel the excitement coursing through her veins.她能感到興奮感流遍全身。➤fill sb/sth⋯充滿興奮◇Both fear and excitement filled her mind.她的腦子裏滿是憂慮和激動。➤die down, wear off興奮逐漸減弱/消失PREPOSITION➤in excitement激動地◇She clapped her hands in excitement.她激動地鼓掌。➤with excitement激動地◇You'll jump up from your seat with excitement.你會激動地從座位上跳起來。➤excitement among在⋯中的興奮◇The news has caused great excitement among scientists.這一消息已經引起科學家極大的興奮。➤excitement at為⋯而興奮◇her excitement at the prospect of a new job她為新工作的前景而興奮➤excitement of⋯的興奮◇the excitement of meeting new people認識不同的人的興奮PHRASES➤an air of excitement興奮的氣氛◇There was an air of excitement about the place.這個地方有一種令人興奮的氣氛。➤a feeling of excitement, a sense of excitement興奮感➤a state of excitement興奮狀態➤a lack of excitement缺少興奮
excitement ♦︎ thrill ♦︎ buzz ♦︎ charge ♦︎ exhilaration ♦︎ high ♦︎ kickThese are all words for the feeling that you get when you are doing or expecting sth exciting.这些词均表示兴奋、刺激。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆(a) real excitement / thrill / buzz / charge / high / kick◆a big thrill / high / kick◆to give sb a thrill / buzz / high / kick◆to get a thrill / buzz / charge / kick out of sth■excitement [uncountable, countable] the pleasant and lively feeling that you get when sth exciting happens or is going to happen; sth that you find exciting兴奋;刺激;令人激动的事◆The news caused great excitement among her friends.这消息使她的朋友们兴奋不已。◆In her excitement she dropped her glass.她一激动,杯子脱手了。◆A shiver of excitement ran through her.她兴奋得浑身发颤。◆The new job was not without its excitements.这个新工作并非没有乐趣。■thrill [countable] a strong feeling of excitement or pleasure; an experience that gives you this feeling兴奋感;激动;令人兴奋的经历◆It gave me a big thrill to meet my favourite author in person.能亲眼见到我最喜欢的作者让我激动不已。◆They were just in search of cheap thrills(= excitement that has no real value).他们不过是在寻找一种低俗的刺激。■buzz [singular] (informal) a strong feeling of pleasure, excitement or achievement欢腾;雀跃;兴奋◆Flying gives me a real buzz.飞行真让我兴奋。◆There was a buzz of excitement all around the room.房间里一片欢腾。◆You can sense the creative buzz in the city.你可以感受到这座城市里的创作热情。■charge [singular] (ratherinformal) a strong feeling of pleasure, excitement or achievement; the power to cause this feeling欢腾;雀跃;感染力;震撼力◆I get a real charge out of working hard and seeing good results.努力工作并且取得好成果真是让我兴奋极了。◆a film in which every scene carries an emotional charge一部每个场景都深具感染力的影片■exhilaration ɪgˌzɪləˈreɪʃn [uncountable] a strong feeling of excitement and happiness especially one that you get from physical activity(尤指身体活动后的)兴奋,激动◆the exhilaration of galloping over miles of open country在旷野里策马驰骋数英里的畅快■high [countable] (informal) the strong feeling of pleasure and excitement that you get from doing sth enjoyable or being successful at sth极大的欢乐;(因成就感到的)极度兴奋;乐不可支◆He was on a real high after winning the competition.他赢了那场比赛后高兴极了。◆the highs and lows of her acting career她演艺生涯中的高高低低ⓘ A high is also the strong feeling of pleasure and excitement that sb gets after taking some types of drugs. * high还可指吸食毒品后的强烈快感◆The high lasted all night.那种快感持续了一整夜。■kick [countable] (informal) a strong feeling of pleasure and excitement, especially one that you get from doing sth slightly dangerous(尤指带点惊险的)极度刺激,极度兴奋◆I get a kick out of driving fast cars.开快车让我感觉很刺激。◆He gets his kicks from skiing.他享受滑雪的惊险刺激。◆What do you do for kicks?你做什么来寻求刺激呢?