thrill
n
1
(a) wave of excited feeling; nervoustremor 興奮; 激動; 緊張; 震顫
a thrill of joy, fear, horror,etc 一陣歡樂、 害怕、 恐怖等
He gets his thrills from rock-climbing. 他從攀巖運動中得到興奮、 刺激的感受.
With a thrill I realized that I had won. 我意識到自己獲得了勝利, 心里一陣激動.
(b) experience causing this 引起激動等的經(jīng)歷
It was a real thrill to meet the Queen. 能見到女王的確是令人興奮的事.
the thrill of a lifetime 一生中最令人激動的經(jīng)歷.
2 (idm 習(xí)語) (the) thrills and spills excitement caused by taking part in or watching dangerous sports or entertainments (參加或觀看危險的文體活動或表演所感受的)緊張和刺激. thrill, v
1 [Tn, Tnt esp passive 尤用於被動語態(tài)]
cause (sb) to feel a thrill or thrills 使(某人)感到興奮或激動
a thrilling experience 令人激動的經(jīng)歷
The film thrilled the audience. 那部電影對觀眾很有刺激性.
I was thrilled by her beauty. 她花容月貌教我一見傾心.
We were thrilled to hear your wonderful news. 我們聽到你的好消息非常興奮.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (with sth) feel a thrill or thrills 感到興奮或激動
a film to make you thrill with excitement 使人興奮已極的電影.
3 (idm 習(xí)語) (be) thrilled to `bits (infml 口) (be) extremely pleased 非常愉快
The children were thrilled to bits by their presents. 孩子們得到禮物高興極了. thriller n novel, play or film with an exciting and gripping plot, esp one involving crime 情節(jié)扣人心弦的小說、 戲劇或電影(尤指關(guān)於罪案的)
[attrib 作定語]
a thriller writer 寫驚險故事的作家.