| 英语单词 | elation |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [i'leɪʃn] 美 [i'leɪʃn] |
| 中文释义 | n.得意洋洋;兴高采烈 |
| 英语例句 | (1) He is in a state of pure elation. (2) My mother was filled with elation when I got this good job. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他是单纯的得意洋洋。 (2) 我妈妈很高兴我得到这份好工作。 |
| vocabulary简明 | If you experience sudden very high spirits, possibly even a feeling of lightness, you are feeling great elation. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Elation is more than mere happiness — it is extreme, exhilarating joy. It has a sense of rising or expanding, even to the point of light-headedness. To help remember it, think of the (unrelated) word inflation, which has a similar sound. When you inflate a tire, you pump it up. When you are filled with elation, you are also, in a sense, "pumped up." |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]得意洋洋;兴高采烈 Elation is a feeling of great happiness and excitement about something that has happened.
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