ex‧cite‧ment S3 W3 / ɪksaɪtmənt / 名词

1 [不可数名词] the feeling of being excited

excitement of

the excitement of becoming a parent

excitement at

The children were filled with excitement at the thought of visiting Disneyland.

in the excitement/in your excitement

In all the excitement, I left my wallet behind.

In his excitement he couldn’t remember her name

2 [可数名词] an exciting event or situation :

We were both new to the excitements of life in the big city.

COLLOCATIONS

动词

cause/generate excitement The arrival of a stranger caused some excitement in the village.

hide/conceal your excitement He tried to hide his excitement, but his voice was shaking.

control/contain your excitement She could hardly control her excitement when I told her the news.

be trembling with excitement (= to be shaking slightly because you are so excited ) Her hands were trembling with excitement as she opened the letter.

somebody’s excitement grows (= it increases ) Her excitement grew as the day of the wedding came nearer.

the excitement wears off (= it gradually becomes less ) The initial excitement of my new job was starting to wear off.

the excitement dies down (= people stop feeling excited ) The excitement after last month’s elections is beginning to die down.

形容词

great/enormous/tremendous excitement There is great excitement about the Pope’s visit. | The news causes tremendous excitement.

growing/mounting excitement The children waited with growing excitement.

sheer excitement (= a very strong feeling of excitement ) Nothing can beat driving a racing car for sheer excitement.

real/genuine excitement A goal two minutes from the end provided the game’s only genuine excitement.

nervous/restless excitement (= a feeling of being worried and unable to relax ) My nervous excitement increased with each passing minute.

intense excitement (= a very strong feeling of excitement ) I can still remember the intense excitement of going to see my first football match.

heady excitement (= strong excitement about what you might achieve ) Back then, there was the heady excitement of discovering feminism and getting involved in politics.

youthful/childlike excitement Her voice was full of youthful excitement.

短语

be full of/filled with excitement They were full of excitement at the thought of meeting a real movie star.

a sense/feeling of excitement He woke up that morning with a feeling of excitement.

a state of excitement It seemed that the whole country was in a state of excitement.

an air of excitement (= a general feeling of excitement among a group of people ) There was a real air of excitement before the game.

a surge/buzz of excitement (= a sudden feeling of excitement ) As soon as he noticed her name on the list, a surge of excitement ran through him. | There is a buzz of excitement inside the stadium.

a flurry of excitement (= an occasion when there is suddenly a lot of excitement about something ) The takeover bid has caused a flurry of excitement in the City.

a ripple of excitement (= a feeling of excitement that spreads through a group of people ) A ripple of excitement went through the audience as the lights dimmed.

a flicker of excitement (= a feeling of excitement that lasts a very short time ) He felt a flicker of excitement when he heard someone mention his name.