| 词组 | excited |
| 释义 | excited /ɪkˈsaɪtəd, ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ adjective happy, interested, or hopeful because something good has happened or will happenverbsget/become excited They got really excited about the idea.feel/sound/look excited She looked very excited when I told her the news.nounsan excited voice/face Loud excited voices could be heard outside the room.an excited crowd The streets were full of excited crowds.excited anticipation (=excited feelings because you know something will happen soon) We waited with excited anticipation for the band to come on stage.adverbswildly excited They played in front of a wildly excited crowd.prepositionsexcited about sth The governors were very excited about the scheme.excited by sth Many people were excited by what he had to say.excited at sth I was excited at the thought of seeing her again.Choosing the right prepositionYou usually say that you are excited about something: We’re all very excited about the news.Excited by is much less common. It is used especially with clauses: He was excited by everything that he saw in Japan. They were excited by what she had to say.You usually use excited at in the phrase excited at the prospect/thought of something (=excited about the idea that something is going to happen): She sounded excited at the prospect of meeting her son.Excited is also used with an infinitive: Julia said she was excited to be there.. It is also used with that: I was excited that my favourite American magazine was going to be published in the UK.phrasessth is nothing to get excited about (=it is not very good or special) The food was nothing to get excited about.THESAURUS: excited thrilled /θrɪld/ very excited and pleased: She was thrilled to hear that you were in London. | I was thrilled when they told me that I’d got a place on the course. | We were all thrilled by the news. exhilarated /ɪɡˈzɪləreɪtəd, ɪɡˈzɪləreɪtɪd/ very excited and full of energy, especially because you are experiencing something new or something that involves risks: She felt exhilarated by her new freedom. | The climb left him feeling exhilarated. look forward to sth to feel excited about something good that is going to happen and to think about it a lot: The kids are looking forward to their vacation – they’ve never been to California before. | She’s really looking forward to meeting him. can’t wait to do sth especially spoken to be very excited about something good that is going to happen: I can’t wait to see him again. on the edge of your seat extremely excited and interested when you are watching a film, game etc, because you do not know what is going to happen next: I was on the edge of my seat throughout the movie. | The game kept fans on the edge of their seats. on tenterhooks /ˈtentəhʊks $ -ər-/ very excited and nervous because you are waiting to find out what has happened: Don’t keep us on tenterhooks! Did you pass your test? rapturous especially written rapturous behaviour shows that a large group of people are extremely excited and pleased: They received a rapturous welcome. | He came on the stage to rapturous applause (=everyone was clapping and cheering). |
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