an extremely strong feeling of happiness and excitement that usually lasts only a short time (通常指持续时间较短的)极度愉快的心情,极度兴奋的情绪 I was in a state of euphoria all day. 我整天沉浸在极度兴奋之中。 Euphoria soon gave way to despair. 极度喜悦很快就变成了绝望。 The government’s current euphoria over the exchange rate is unlikely to last. 政府目前对汇率的乐观情绪不太可能持续下去。
Extra ExamplesThe news sparked a wave of euphoria across the country. 这则消息让全国上下一片欢腾。 These substances produce euphoria when taken in small doses. 小剂量摄入这些化学品会让人产生兴奋感。 the euphoria of victory 胜利的欢欣 the euphoria we all felt when they were finally defeated 他们最终被打败时我们都感觉到的一阵狂喜
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- early
- initial
- general
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- wave
- feel
- induce
- produce
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- evaporate
- fade
- euphoria about
- euphoria of
- euphoria over
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- a feeling of euphoria
- a state of euphoria
Word Originlate 17th cent. (denoting ‘well-being produced in a sick person by the use of drugs’): modern Latin, from Greek, from euphoros ‘borne well, healthy’, from eu ‘well’ + pherein ‘to bear’.