- [usually before noun]
having a strong effect on your senses; making you feel excited and confident synonym intoxicating强烈作用于感官的;使兴奋的;使有信心的 the heady days of youth 令人陶醉的年轻时代 the heady scent of hot spices 辣味香料的刺鼻气味 a heady mixture of desire and fear 既期待又害怕的复杂心情 Profits grew last year by a heady 5.7%. 去年利润以令人兴奋的5.7%的速度增长。 the heady atmosphere of independence 令人陶醉的独立氛围
Synonyms excitingexciting- dramatic
- heady
- thrilling
- exhilarating
- exciting causing great interest or excitement:
This is one of the most exciting developments in biology in recent years. 这是近年来生物学上最令人振奋的进展之一。
- dramatic (of events or scenes) exciting and impressive:
They watched dramatic pictures of the police raid on TV. 他们在电视上看到了警察突击搜捕的激动人心的画面。
- heady having a strong effect on your senses; making you feel excited and full of hope:
the heady days of youth 令人陶醉的年轻时代
- thrilling exciting and a lot of fun:
Don’t miss next week’s thrilling episode! 别错过下周扣人心弦的那一集!
- exhilarating very exciting and great fun:
My first parachute jump was an exhilarating experience. 我第一次跳伞的经历很令人激动。
exciting, thrilling or exhilarating? Exhilarating is the strongest of these words and exciting the least strong. Exciting is the most general and can be used to talk about any activity, experience, feeling or event that excites you. Thrilling is used especially for contests and stories where the ending is uncertain. Exhilarating is used especially for physical activities that involve speed and/or danger.Patterns用 exciting、thrilling 还是 exhilarating? - a(n) exciting/dramatic/heady/thrilling/exhilarating experience/moment
- a(n) exciting/dramatic/heady atmosphere
- a(n) exciting/dramatic/thrilling finish/finale/victory/win
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(of a person )人 excited in a way that makes you do things without worrying about the possible results Topics Feelingsc2冲动;冒失