The word "thrill" can be used as a noun to describe a strong feeling of excitement, pleasure, or fear, or as a verb meaning to cause someone to feel this. The phrase "thrills and spills" refers to exciting and surprising experiences.
thrill (n.) 激动,狂喜,恐惧;(v.) (使)狂喜;(使)激动;(使)极度兴奋;thrills and spills 惊险刺激
[N-COUNT 可数名词](突然而强烈的)激动,狂喜,恐惧 If something gives you a thrill, it gives you a sudden feeling of great excitement, pleasure, or fear.
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I can remember the thrill of not knowing what I would get on Christmas morning...
我还记得自己不知道圣诞节早晨会得到什么礼物时内心有多么激动。
It's a great thrill for a cricket-lover like me to play at the home of cricket.
对我这样的板球爱好者来说,能够在板球的故乡比赛是一件令人无比兴奋的事。
...the realization that new adventures, new thrills, and new worlds lie ahead.
认识到前面有新的冒险,新的惊喜和新的世界
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)狂喜;(使)激动;(使)极度兴奋 If something thrills you, or if you thrill at it, it gives you a feeling of great pleasure and excitement.
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The electric atmosphere both terrified and thrilled him...
极度紧张的气氛让他既害怕又兴奋。
The children will thrill at all their favourite characters.
孩子们看到所有那些他们最喜爱的人物形象会兴奋不已。
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[PHRASE 短语]惊险刺激 If you refer to thrills and spills, you are referring to an experience which is exciting and full of surprises.
Its prime audience lies in the 17 to 24 age group, and they want instant thrills and spills.
它的主要观众的年龄集中在 17 岁到 24 岁之间,而这些人喜欢极速的惊险刺激。
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thrillthrillsthrilledthrillingnoun1a strong feeling of excitement or pleasure; an experience that gives you this feeling 震颤感;兴奋感;兴奋;激动;令人兴奋的经历thrill(to do sth) ◆It gave me abig thrillto meet my favourite author in person. 能见到我最喜欢的作者本人使我感到兴奋不已。thrill(of doing sth) ◆the thrill of catching a really big fish捉到一条很大的鱼的兴奋经历◆She gets an obvious thrill out of performing.她显然从表演中得到一种兴奋感。2a sudden strong feeling that produces a physical effect 一阵强烈的感觉◆A thrill of alarm ran through him.一阵惊恐的感觉传遍他的全身。IDIOM(the) thrills and ˈspills( informal) the excitement that is involved in dangerous activities, especially sports (危险活动,尤指体育运动的)紧张和刺激verbthrillsb to excite or please sb very much 使非常兴奋;使非常激动◆This band has thrilled audiences all over the world.这支乐队使全世界的观众狂热痴迷。◆I was thrilled by your news.你的消息使我兴奋极了。PHRASAL VERBˈthrill to sth( formal) to feel very excited at sth 对…感到非常兴奋(或激动)thrill/θrɪl; NAmEθrɪl/
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1[countable] a sudden strong feeling of excitement and pleasure, or the thing that makes you feel this: Winning first place must have been quite a thrill.the thrill of (doing) something (=the excitement you get from something) the thrill of travelling at high speeds Even though I’ve been acting for years, I still get a thrill out of going on stage. It gave Pat a thrill to finally see the group perform live.a thrill of excitement/anticipation/fear etc She felt a thrill of pride as her son stepped forward.do something for the thrill of it (=do something for excitement and not for any serious reason)2thrills and spills (also thrills and chills) informal the excitement and danger involved in an activity, especially a sport3the 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 → cheap thrill
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COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa 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.verbsget 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.phrasesa thrill of excitement/anticipation/pleasure· As the plane took off, she felt a thrill of excitement.
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[transitive] to make someone feel excited and happy → thrilling: His music continues to thrill audiences.thrill to (also thrill at something) phrasal verb formalto feel excited and happy about something: In the 1960s, the public thrilled to the idea of space exploration.
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[θrɪl]thrilled, thrilling, thrills
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激动(82%),感到紧张(13%),引起激动的事物(5%)
n.激动;震颤;紧张
vt.使…颤动;使…紧张;使…感到兴奋或激动
vi.颤抖;感到兴奋;感到紧张
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