elation

英 [iˈleɪʃn]

美 [iˈleɪʃn]

n.  兴高采烈; 欢欣鼓舞; 喜气洋洋

复数：elations　

TOEFL医学

BNC.15642 / COCA.17553

牛津词典

noun

• 兴高采烈；欢欣鼓舞；喜气洋洋
  a feeling of great happiness and excitement

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 得意洋洋;兴高采烈
  Elationis a feeling of great happiness and excitement about something that has happened.
  1. His supporters have reacted to the news with elation.
     他的支持者听到那条消息后兴高采烈。

英英释义

noun

• a feeling of joy and pride
  Synonym:high spiritslightness
• an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism

双语例句

• My mother was filled with elation when I got this good job.
  我妈妈很高兴我得到这份好工作。
• His elation may well be imagined.
  他那得意的神情完全可以想象出来。
• There were sighs of relief and gasps of elation.
  有人发出如释重负的叹息声，有人发出兴奋的喘息声。
• The emotional connection I feel towards my children brings boundless elation and joy as well as the inevitable worry and concern.
  和孩子们的感情联系带给我无限的喜悦，同时也有难以避免的操心和担忧。
• These bright colors may fill our hearts with elation, but to many they are daily taunts.
  这些鲜艳的色彩可能使我们心中洋溢着快乐，但对许多人来说，它们是日常的嘲笑。
• But between such peaks of challenge and elation there is monotony and despair.
  但在这些挑战与兴奋的巅峰之间是单调与绝望。
• Thank-you; This is a wonderful, thought-provoking piece. I read it with mixed emotions: elation, admiration, envy, empathy, inadequacy; and You have no idea how much this article means to me.
  谢谢您；这是一篇奇妙的、发人深省的文章，我阅读时怀着复杂的心情：振奋、钦佩、羡慕、感同身受、自惭形秽；你不知道这篇文章对我有多大的意义。
• She was filled with elation at the news that she won the first prize in her class.
  她听到她是班上第名时，感到得意洋洋。
• She's a novice, a medical engineer with not much astronaut training, and she feels everything, from horror through dread and grief to resolve, rebirth and elation.
  赖恩是新手，一位没受过多少宇航训练的医药工程师，从惊慌到恐惧，从悲痛到坚强、重生和欣喜，她感受到了一切。
• "You know, it's one of these strange moments of life between elation and disappointment," he said.
  你知道，这就是生命中那种奇特的时刻，喜悦和失望兼有，他说。