| 词组 | excitement |
| 释义 | excitement /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/ noun the feeling of being excitedadjectivesgreat/tremendous/enormous excitement There is great excitement about the Pope’s visit. | The news caused tremendous excitement among her fans.growing/mounting excitement (=increasing excitement) The children waited with growing excitement.sheer excitement (=used when emphasizing that something is very exciting) Nothing can beat driving a racing car for sheer excitement.intense excitement (=a very strong feeling of excitement) The trial created intense excitement.real/genuine excitement There is genuine excitement about what we can achieve together.nervous excitement (=a feeling of being worried and unable to relax) Before the race I was full of nervous excitement.heady excitement (=strong excitement about what you might achieve) I remember the heady excitement of the days following the revolution.youthful/childlike excitement Her voice was full of youthful excitement.verbs + excitementfeel excitement I remember the excitement I felt as I approached the house.cause/generate/create excitement The arrival of a stranger caused some excitement in the village.hide/conceal your excitement He tried to hide his excitement, but his voice was shaking.control/contain your excitement She could hardly control her excitement when I told her the news.tremble with excitement Her hands were trembling with excitement as she opened the letter.be bursting with excitement (=be feeling extremely excited) I was bursting with excitement and I couldn’t wait to tell them the news.be bubbling with excitement (=be feeling very excited and happy) Charles came rushing in bubbling with excitement and wanting to know what had happened.excitement + verbsthe excitement grows/mounts/builds (=it increases) Her excitement grew as the day of the wedding came nearer.the excitement wears off (=it gradually becomes less) The initial excitement of my new job was starting to wear off.the excitement dies down (=people stop feeling excited) The excitement after last month’s elections is beginning to die down.prepositionsexcitement at sth You can imagine my excitement at the thought of visiting Antarctica.the excitement of (doing) sth He loved the excitement of flying his own plane.with excitement We waited with great excitement but nothing happened.in the/your excitement (=because of being excited) In her excitement, she forgot to shut the door behind her.phrasesa sense/feeling of excitement He woke up that morning with a feeling of excitement.a state of excitement It seemed that the whole country was in a state of excitement.an air of excitement (=a general feeling of excitement among a group of people) There was a real air of excitement before the game.be full of excitement/filled with excitement They were full of excitement at the thought of meeting a real movie star.be wild with excitement Cathy was wild with excitement at the idea.a surge/buzz/frisson of excitement (=a sudden feeling of excitement) He felt a surge of excitement when he saw her. | There is a buzz of excitement inside the stadium.a flurry of excitement (=an occasion when there is suddenly a lot of excitement about something) The takeover bid has caused a flurry of excitement .a ripple of excitement (=a feeling of excitement that spreads through a group of people) A ripple of excitement went through the audience as the lights dimmed.a flicker of excitement (=a feeling of excitement that lasts a very short time) He felt a flicker of excitement when he heard someone mention his name.sb’s eyes shine/sparkle/are bright with excitement Her eyes were bright with excitement as she talked about her plans.sb’s face is flushed with excitement (=their face is pink) He ran to meet them, his face flushed with excitement. |
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