Hilary
n. 希拉里(女子名,男子名)
hilarity
Great merriment
n. 欢喜;高兴;欢闹
hilarious
Characterized by or causing great merriment.
adj.
1. 愉快的; 热闹的, 狂欢的
2. 有趣的, 妙的
例句:
The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.
当他们拿来更多葡萄酒后聚会变得十分热闹起来。
exhilarate
To cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; elate: We were exhilarated by the cool, pine-scented air.
To invigorate; stimulate
vt.使高兴; 使兴奋
例句:
The refugees were exhilarated by the news.
这消息令难民们高兴。
We were exhilarated by our brisk walk in the rain.
雨中的轻快散步使我们振奋起来。
exhilaration
The state of being stimulated, refreshed, or elated: Few Yosemite visitors ever see snow avalanches and fewer still know the exhilaration of riding on them (John Muir).
n. 高兴, 兴奋
例句:
There was a sense of exhilaration about being alone on the beach.
独自在海滩上令人心旷神怡。
foist fist five
词汇起源
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from early modern Dutch vuisten 'to take into your hands', from Middle Dutch vuyst 'fist']
To pass off as genuine, valuable, or worthy: I can usually tell whether a poet... is foisting off on us what he'd like to think is pure invention (J.D. Salinger).
To impose (something or someone unwanted) upon another by coercion or trickery: They had extra work foisted on them because they couldn't say no to the boss.
To insert fraudulently or deceitfully
vt.
1. 私自添加, 偷偷塞进(into, in)
2. 偷偷安插(人); 骗卖(假货等)
3. 把...强加于, 把...塞给
例句:
He doesn’t try to foist his beliefs on everyone.
他不会勉强每个人接受他的信念。
She resented having the child foisted on her while the parents went travelling abroad.
她对孩子的父母出国旅行卻硬要她来照看孩子这事很反感。