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enthuse

verb
🔊/ɪnˈθjuːz/
🔊/ɪnˈθuːz/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they enthuse
🔊/ɪnˈθjuːz/
🔊/ɪnˈθuːz/
he / she / it enthuses
🔊/ɪnˈθjuːzɪz/
🔊/ɪnˈθuːzɪz/
past simple enthused
🔊/ɪnˈθjuːzd/
🔊/ɪnˈθuːzd/
past participle enthused
🔊/ɪnˈθjuːzd/
🔊/ɪnˈθuːzd/
-ing form enthusing
🔊/ɪnˈθjuːzɪŋ/
🔊/ɪnˈθuːzɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] to talk in an enthusiastic and excited way about something充满热情地说；热烈地讲
    • enthuse (about/over something/somebody) The article enthused about the benefits that the new system would bring.本文热情阐述了新制度将带来的好处。🔊🔊
    • + speech ‘It's a wonderful idea’, he enthused.“这真是个绝妙的主意。” 他充满热情地说。🔊🔊
    • enthuse that… The organizers enthused that it was their most successful event yet.组织者充满热情地说这是他们迄今为止最成功的活动。🔊🔊
    Topics Feelingsc2
  2. [usually passive] to make somebody feel very interested and excited使热衷；使热心；使激动
    • be enthused (by/with something) Everyone present was enthused by the idea.在场的每一个人都为这种想法感到激动。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originearly 19th cent. (originally US): back-formation from enthusiasm.