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elate sb
直接接宾语，表示使某人高兴。
The good news elated everyone in the team.
好消息使团队中的每个人都兴高采烈。
使欢欣鼓舞；使得意
elating — present participle of elate
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使欢欣鼓舞；使得意
make (someone) feel very happy and excited
The good news elated everyone in the team.
好消息使团队中的每个人都兴高采烈。
使快乐或自豪
To make joyful or proud.
抬起；提升；升高
To lift up; raise; elevate.
elate
Base
原形
elates
3rd person
第三人称单数
elating
-ing
现在分词
elated
Past
过去式
elated
Past participle
过去分词
The news elates me.
这消息使我兴高采烈。
The success elated the team.
成功使团队兴高采烈。
She has elated everyone with her performance.
她的表演使每个人都兴高采烈。
使兴高采烈，使得意
The surprise announcement elated the entire office.
这个意外的声明让整个办公室兴高采烈。
Her cheerful smile elates everyone she meets.
她开朗的笑容让每个遇见她的人都感到高兴。
The team's victory will elate the coach.
球队的胜利将使教练欣喜不已。
直接接宾语，表示使某人高兴。
The good news elated everyone in the team.
好消息使团队中的每个人都兴高采烈。
常用被动结构，后接原因。
She was elated by the unexpected promotion.
她因意外的晋升而兴高采烈。
Not this
I am elate about the news.
Use this
I am elated about the news.
混淆词性：'elate' 是动词，表示'使...兴高采烈'，而表示'感到兴高采烈'时应用形容词 'elated'。因此，应为 'I am elated'。
Not this
The news elated.
Use this
The news elated me.
及物动词误用：'elate' 是及物动词，必须带宾语，意为'使某人兴高采烈'，不能单独使用。因此，应加宾语 'me'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
因…而欢欣鼓舞
She was elated by the good news.
她因这个好消息而欢欣鼓舞。
为…感到欣喜
He was elated at the thought of seeing her again.
他一想到能再见到她就感到欣喜。
欣喜若狂
The fans were elated with joy after the victory.
球迷们在胜利之后欣喜若狂。
你让我感到如此兴高采烈，你让我的整颗心都欢呼雀跃。
From The Dave Clark Five's 1964 hit song 'Glad All Over,' this lyric uses 'elated' to express overwhelming joy and pride.
出自戴夫·克拉克五人组1964年的热门歌曲《Glad All Over》，这句歌词用 elated 表达难以抑制的欢乐和自豪。
Use elating naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把e看作“抬高(elevate)”的开头，人被抬起、提升时自然快乐自豪，即elate。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literature “elate”是比较正式的书面动词，多用于正式写作或文学描述；日常口语中较少主动使用，被动式“be elated”相对更常见。
elate 读 /ɪˈleɪt/，与 late、plate、state、great、create、relate 的结尾 /-eɪt/ 押韵；其中 great 拼写特殊但发音相同。注意 elite /ɪˈliːt/ 拼写相近但读长音 /iː/，与 elate 不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.