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Intoxicating Make Feel Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 英 ɪn'tɒksɪkeɪtɪŋ] 美 ɪn'tɑːksɪkeɪtɪŋ

英语单词 intoxicating
英美音标 英 [ɪn'tɒksɪkeɪtɪŋ] 美 [ɪn'tɑːksɪkeɪtɪŋ]
中文释义 adj.醉人的;使人兴奋的
动词intoxicate的现在分词形式.
英语例句 (1) The flowers gave forth an intoxicating scent.
(2) The scene is bight-colored, gorgeous, intoxicating and unforgettable.
中文例句 (1) 这些花散发出一种醉人的香味。
(2) 场景画面色彩明亮、艳丽、丰富,让人目眩神迷、流连忘返。
vocabulary简明 Something that's intoxicating is exciting and a bit disorienting. The intoxicating smell of your mom's lasagna might make you forget momentarily that you said you'd meet a friend for pizza.
vocabulary扩展 The adjective intoxicating is perfect for describing things that exhilarate or thrill you. The sound of an audience cheering for you at your accordion concert might feel intoxicating, and a ride on a roller coaster can also be wonderfully intoxicating. A more literal meaning of intoxicating is "making one drunk," and the word itself comes from a Latin root, "to poison."
柯林斯解释
1
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](饮料)醉人的,致醉的 Intoxicating drink contains alcohol and can make you drunk.
  [usu ADJ n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • ...intoxicating liquor.

    喝了容易上头的烈酒

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]令人陶醉的;令人极其兴奋的 If you describe something as intoxicating, you mean that it makes you feel a strong sense of excitement or happiness.
  [LITERARY 文]
  • ...the intoxicating fragrance of lilies...

    百合花的沁人芳香

  • The music is pulsating and the atmosphere is intoxicating.

    音乐在有节奏地响着,气氛令人陶醉。

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