Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #19477
rapturous
狂喜的；欣喜若狂的
feeling or expressing great rapture or delight
- 1.
Full of rapture.
充满狂喜的。
充满狂喜的。；兴高采烈的；狂喜的；欢天喜地的
In use
The children were rapturous when they saw the pile of holiday gifts.
The performance ended to rapturous applause from the entire hall.
The team's victory was greeted with rapturous cheers by their supporters.
rapturous + n.
rapturous 常用来修饰 applause, reception, welcome 等表示热烈反应的名词。
The audience gave a rapturous applause.
观众报以热烈的掌声。
be rapturous (about/over sth)
表示对某事感到狂喜，后接 about 或 over。
She was rapturous over her promotion.
她对升职感到欣喜若狂。
in rapturous mood
表示处于兴高采烈的状态。
The fans were in a rapturous mood after the victory.
胜利后球迷们情绪高涨。
Common mistakes
He danced rapturous.He danced rapturously.
rapturous 是形容词，不能修饰动词 dance，应用副词形式 rapturously。
The rapturous of the crowd was loud.The rapture of the crowd was loud.
rapturous 是形容词，不能作主语，应用名词 rapture。
Connections
Collocations
- rapturous applause
- 热烈的掌声
- The soloist was greeted with rapturous applause.独奏者受到了热烈的掌声欢迎。
- rapturous welcome
- 热烈的欢迎
- The team returned home to a rapturous welcome from their fans.球队回国后受到了球迷们的热烈欢迎。
- rapturous reviews
- 热烈的评论；好评如潮
- Her debut novel received rapturous reviews from critics.她的处女作获得了评论家们的热烈好评。
- rapturous delight
- 狂喜；欣喜若狂
- The children watched the fireworks with rapturous delight.孩子们欣喜若狂地观看烟花。
- rapturous response
- 热烈的反响
- The announcement drew a rapturous response from the crowd.这一宣布引起了人群的热烈反响。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 rapture(狂喜) + -ous，想象被偶像表演'摄魂'，全场 rapturous 欢呼。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary prose、criticism rapturous 是比较正式的书面用词，多用于文学描写、评论或正式演讲中，表示“狂喜的、欣喜若狂的”，日常口语中较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见单词与 rapturous 完全押韵。rapture 和 capture 相互押韵，并与 rapturous 共享 /æptʃər/ 的开头音；adventurous 和 torturous 看起来像押韵，但重读元音不同（/ɛ/、/ɔː/ 对 /æ/）。rapt 只共享开头的 /ræpt/ 音。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.