rapture
noun /ˈræptʃə(r)/
/ˈræptʃər/
[uncountable] (formal)Idioms - a feeling of extreme pleasure and happiness
synonym delight狂喜;欢天喜地;兴高采烈 - Charles listened with rapture to her singing.
查尔斯兴致勃勃地听她演唱。 - The children gazed at her in rapture.
孩子们欣喜若狂地看着她。 - Never before had she known such rapture.
她以前从未如此着迷过。
词源late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘seizing and carrying off’): from obsolete French, or from medieval Latin raptura ‘seizing’, partly influenced by rapt. - Charles listened with rapture to her singing.
Idioms
be in, go into, etc. raptures (about/over somebody/something)
- to feel or express extreme pleasure or enthusiasm for somebody/something
感到(或显得)极为高兴;热情至极 - The critics went into raptures about her performance.
评论家们对她的表演赞不绝口。 - The last minute goal sent the fans into raptures.
最后一刻的进球使得球迷们欣喜若狂。
- The critics went into raptures about her performance.