elating

An archaic adjective meaning 'making someone feel very happy and excited.' It is rarely used in modern English, having been largely replaced by 'elating' as a verb form or 'elated' as an adjective.

• 🇨🇳形容词，意为“令人兴高采烈的；使人欢欣鼓舞的”。在现代英语中较少使用，常被动词形式“elating”或形容词“elated”取代。

1. Causing happiness B2 formal

   Making someone feel extremely happy, excited, or uplifted; producing a feeling of elation.

   • The news of her promotion was absolutely elating for the whole team.
   • He found the sunset over the ocean to be an elating experience.
   • The crowd's cheers were elating for the winning athlete.

   🇨🇳令人欢欣鼓舞的

   同义词: cheeringexhilaratinginspiringjoyousrousingstimulatingthrillinguplifting

   反义词: depressingdiscouragingdishearteningdispiriting

• more elating comparative form
• most elating superlative form

An archaic verb meaning to make someone ecstatically happy or to lift up in spirit; now rarely used outside of literary or historical contexts.

• 🇨🇳书面或古旧用词，指使人兴高采烈、欢欣鼓舞或使情绪高涨；现代汉语中较少单独使用。

1. Make extremely happy C1 formal

   To make someone feel very happy, proud, or joyful.

   • The news of her promotion elated her entire family.
   • Winning the championship elated the whole team.
   • His kind words elated me beyond measure.

   🇨🇳使欢欣鼓舞

   同义词: delightexhilarateoverjoythrilluplift

   反义词: dejectdepressdisheartendispiritsadden

• elated past participle
• elated past simple
• elating present participle
• elates third person singular