ex‧cit‧ing S2 W3 / ɪksaɪtɪŋ / 形容词

making you feel excited :

an exciting discovery

‘Julia and Paul are getting married!’ ‘Oh, how exciting!’

I’ve got some very exciting news for you.

Let’s do something exciting.

Melanie finds her work exciting and rewarding.

exciting opportunity/possibility/prospect etc

exciting job opportunities

— excitingly 副词 :

the most excitingly original movie of the year

COLLOCATIONS

名词

an exciting opportunity The job offers an exciting career opportunity for the right individual.

an exciting possibility Penny allowed herself to consider the exciting possibility that Jack might be at the party.

an exciting time It was the most exciting time of my life.

an exciting development (= a change that makes a product, situation etc better ) This exciting development could mark the end of the long-running conflict.

an exciting prospect (= an event in the future, about which you feel excited ) For the team, there’s the exciting prospect of travelling to many major cities.

an exciting prospect (= a person who has a good chance of success in the future ) His pace and skill mark him as one of the most exciting prospects in Super League.

动词

find something exciting He found it very exciting to ride a horse at such speed and jump over large obstacles.

副词

sexually exciting The images are sexually exciting.

短语

new and exciting The theme park has many new and exciting rides.

an exciting new something There are many exciting new developments in cancer research.

THESAURUS

thrilling / θrɪlɪŋ / very exciting

gripping a gripping film, story etc is very exciting and interesting

dramatic used about something that is exciting to watch or hear about as it happens : the dramatic events of the past week

exhilarating / ɪɡzɪləreɪtɪŋ / making you feel happy, excited, and full of energy : an exhilarating ride

nail-biting very exciting, especially because you do not know what is going to happen next : a nail-biting finish