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ecstasy

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n.入迷

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ecstasy为短语/超纲词汇

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名词复数:ecstasies

词根

sist,stitut,sta,st=to stand(站立)

相关词

delight  elation  glee  happiness  joy  rapture    

ecstasy


/'ekstəsɪ; `ɛkstəsɪ/
n [U, C] (feeling or state of) great joy or happiness 狂喜
*in an ecstasy of delight 欣喜若狂
* religious ecstasy 宗教的极乐境界
* be in/go into/be thrown into ecstasy/ecstasies (over sth) (对某事物)心醉神迷.

ecstasy


npluralecstasies
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin:Greek ekstasis, from existanai 'to make mad']
[U and C]
a feeling of extreme happiness
in (an) ecstasy
 She was in an ecstasy of love.
go into ecstasies
(=become very happy and excited)
[U]
an illegal drug that gives a feeling of happiness and energy. Ecstasy is especially used by people who go out to dance at clubs and parties.