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exhilarating
使兴奋；使振奋；使欢欣鼓舞
exhilarating is the present participle of exhilarate.
to make someone feel very excited and happy
- 1.
fill with sublime emotion
使充满崇高情感
使充满崇高情感；使高兴；使愉快；鼓励
In use
The stunning sunset over the ocean exhilarates everyone who sees it.
Completing the marathon exhilarated the exhausted runner beyond words.
The lively jazz band is exhilarating the audience with its energetic performance.
exhilarate sb
接人作宾语，表示使人兴奋。
The exciting news exhilarated the whole team.
这个激动人心的消息使整个团队兴高采烈。
exhilarate sb with sth
用某事或某物使人兴奋。
The magician exhilarated the children with his tricks.
魔术师用他的把戏使孩子们欢欣鼓舞。
be exhilarated by/at sth
被动结构，表示因某事而感到兴奋。
She was exhilarated by the breathtaking view.
她被这壮丽的景色陶醉了。
Verb forms
base exhilarate · third person exhilarates · -ing exhilarating · past exhilarated · past participle exhilarated
规则动词
Common mistakes
I feel exhilarate.I feel exhilarated.
exhilarate是动词原形，在系动词feel后应用形容词或过去分词表示状态，所以要用exhilarated。
The news made me exhilarate.The news exhilarated me.
使役动词make后接动词原形表示‘使…做…’，但exhilarate本身就是及物动词，直接接宾语即可，无需make构造。
Connections
Collocations
- exhilarating experience
- 令人振奋的经历
- Skydiving was the most exhilarating experience of my life.跳伞是我一生中最令人振奋的经历。
- feel exhilarated
- 感到精神振奋
- I always feel exhilarated after a long run.长跑之后，我总是感到精神振奋。
- exhilarate the senses
- 使感官兴奋；令人精神振奋
- The crisp morning air seemed to exhilarate the senses.清晨清爽的空气似乎令人精神为之一振。
- exhilarating ride
- 惊险刺激的乘坐体验
- The new roller coaster is an exhilarating ride.新过山车坐起来惊险刺激。
- exhilarating feeling
- 令人兴奋的感觉
- Standing on the summit gives you an exhilarating feeling of freedom.站在山顶会带给你一种令人兴奋的自由感。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
用 hilarious（欢闹的）作联想：exhilarate 让人兴奋到想欢呼、心潮澎湃。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学或抒情描写、正式演讲或评论 该词多用于书面语或文学性描写，语气正式，带有“使人兴奋、振奋”的崇高感；日常口语中较少使用动词原形，更常说 exciting 或 make someone excited。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -rate 结尾，读作 /reɪt/，与 exhilarate 的结尾读音一致。注意：exhilarate 的重音在第二个音节 /ˈzɪl/，而 generate、tolerate、separate 的重音在第一个音节，所以它们与 exhilarate 并不完全同韵；另外，exhale 虽以 exh 开头，但读 /ɛksˈheɪl/，不要类推。
Learn the forms together
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