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thrill

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thrill1 /θrɪl/ ●●○ noun  
1  [countableC]EXCITED a sudden strong feeling of excitement and pleasure, or the thing that makes you feel this 〔突然而又强烈的〕激动，狂喜；令人激动的事
 Winning first place must have been quite a thrill.
赢得第一名肯定让人非常激动。
the thrill of (doing) something (=the excitement you get from something) （做）某事获得的兴奋感
 the thrill of travelling at high speeds
高速行驶的刺激感
 Even though I’ve been acting for years, I still get a thrill out of going on stage.
尽管我演了多年戏，走上舞台我仍然感到十分激动。
 It gave Pat a thrill to finally see the group perform live.
帕特终于看到这个乐队现场表演，感到十分激动。
a thrill of excitement/anticipation/fear etc
 She felt a thrill of pride as her son stepped forward.
当她的儿子迈步向前，她感到一阵自豪。
do something for the thrill of it (=do something for excitement and not for any serious reason) 为了寻求刺激而做某事
2. thrills and spills  (also thrills and chills)EXCITED informal the excitement and danger involved in an activity, especially a sport 〔尤指体育运动中的〕惊险刺激
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thrills and spills• There were plenty of thrills and spills as the first round of the East Senior knockout cup got under way.• This provides a safe and sheltered location in which groups of all ages can experience the thrills and spills of watersports.• The audience would love the thrills and spills with the added spice of danger.• But they appreciated that getting wet was all part of the thrills and spills.• Around fifteen thousand spectators came to watch the thrills and spills ... for the organisers it proved another successful Classic.
3. the thrill of the chase/hunt the excitement you feel when you are trying to get something that is difficult to get, especially when you are trying to get a romantic relationship with someone 追求过程中的刺激感〔尤指追求某人时〕
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the thrill of the chase/hunt• A strange feeling of expectation mixed with our fear as we became caught up in the thrill of the hunt.• Was it just the thrill of the chase?• But it is not every image that succeeds in suggesting something of the thrill of the hunt as well as curiosity.
→ cheap thrill at cheap1(6)
n COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
a big/great thrill
It was a great thrill for me to beat Federer.
a real thrill
Playing in such an important game must be a real thrill.
a cheap thrill disapproving (=excitement that you can get easily or without much effort)
Young people go to the big city in search of cheap thrills.
a vicarious thrill (=one which you get when you watch or hear about someone else doing something exciting)
He clearly enjoyed the vicarious thrill of reading about grisly murders.
verbs
get a thrill
I get such a thrill out of skydiving.
feel a thrill written:
I felt a thrill of anticipation as I waited for her train to arrive.
give somebody a thrill
It gave me a big thrill to meet him.
phrases
a thrill of excitement/anticipation/pleasure
As the plane took off, she felt a thrill of excitement.
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thrill• Even though I've been acting for 40 years, I still get a thrill out of going on stage on opening night.• Winning the gold medal was a thrill.• Someday, even adolescent males may tire of the cheap thrills it provides, but that day has yet to come.• Yet the great thrill of the book is Roth's ability to fill his creatures with their own vitality.• But the real thrill for some riders is the chance to perform for the video camera.• Most of the researchers are motivated by the simple thrill of discovery.• Using a gun always gave me a strange thrill.• Don't miss all the thrills and spills of Formula 1 Grand Prix racing on Channel 26!• Converse glanced at the bearded man and the thrill of recognition rang loud and clear.• The thrill of crossing the Knucklas viaduct with its castellated ends, some members for the first time.• Flying is still a tremendous thrill for me.• Five steamboats loaded with thrill seekers arrived from Lake Erie, each with a brass band on deck.
do something for the thrill of it• Gina would gamble away thousands of dollars in casinos just for the thrill of it.• Sometimes I walk very close to the edge of the cliffs for the thrill of it.• When was the last time you drove a car just for the thrill of it?
thrill2 ●●○ verb  
1 [transitiveT]EXCITED to make someone feel excited and happy 使兴奋，使激动 → thrilling
 His music continues to thrill audiences.
他的音乐依然能扣人心弦。
2 thrill to something (also thrill at something) phrasal verbphr v formal to feel excited and happy about something 对…感到非常兴奋[激动]
 In the 1960s, the public thrilled to the idea of space exploration.
20世纪60年代，公众对于太空探险的想法感到激动不已。
Examples from the Corpus
thrill• But when Brown sought the Democratic Party chairmanship after the 1988 election, many moderates were less than thrilled.• He was thrilled about the prospect of seeing Candy, 37, for the first time in three years.• Her first sight of the African landscape thrilled her enormously.• He'd come straight to her after leaving the theatre, and his impatience thrilled her to the core.• It thrills me to know that our organization has helped change lives.• It thrilled Sara to learn that the visitor was a member of the Royal Family.• After three sons, Thomas and Kim Cipriano were thrilled to have a beautiful baby girl.• But he was thrilling to watch.• Maisie Williams was thrilled when she was told to turn up the following week: I thought I wonder what for?
Origin thrill2
Old English thyrlian “to make a hole in”, from thyrel “hole”, from thurh; THROUGH1
thrill1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1thrill2 verb
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