- [uncountable, countable]
a feeling or state of very great happiness 狂喜；陶醉；入迷 - in ecstasy
Kate closed her eyes in ecstasy at the thought of a cold drink. 一想到喝冷饮，凯特就兴奋得闭上眼睛沉醉其中。 An ecstasy of bliss poured through me. 一阵狂喜涌上我的心头。
Extra ExamplesHe had never felt such ecstasy as he did that night. 那天晚上的极度喜悦，是他从来没有感受过的。 I was in sheer ecstasy over the prospect of meeting my idol. 想到即将见到偶像我就欣喜若狂。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- pure
- sheer
- religious
- …
- feel
- in ecstasy
- ecstasy at
- ecstasy over
- …
- in ecstasy
- [countable, uncountable] (in religion)
a state in which somebody experiences extreme emotions, through prayer and meditation, that take them beyond the limits of the individual self 摇头丸： 一种状态，有人通过祈祷和冥想体验极端情绪，使情绪超出个人自我的极限She received visions and ecstasies, sharing in the saint's sufferings. 她获得了幻觉和狂喜，分担了圣人的痛苦。
- (also Ecstasy)[uncountable](abbreviation E)
an illegal drug, taken especially by young people at parties, clubs, etc. 摇头丸；迷幻药 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryecstasy + noun- pill
- tablet
Word Originlate Middle English (originally referring to an emotional or religious frenzy or trance-like state): from Old French extasie, via late Latin from Greek ekstasis ‘standing outside oneself’, based on ek- ‘out’ + histanai ‘to place’.