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外刊例句
- The lobby walls are made of stone sculpted by lasers, the lifts are from Finland and there is delirious talk of a London pizza chain setting up shop there.
总部大堂由激光雕刻的石材砌成，电梯从芬兰进口，人们还疯传伦敦的比萨连锁店会在那开设分店。
——《经济学人》 - No coercion was needed on Thursday to bring tens of thousands of delirious fans here to greet their national soccer team on its return from winning its first international championship.
本周四，成千上万名狂热的球迷自发聚集在这里欢迎他们的国家足球队在赢得第一个国际冠军后胜利归来。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[adjective] in a state of wild excitement or ecstasy
[形容词] 处于狂喜或狂野兴奋的状态
深入解读
delirious源自拉丁语delirare，该词由de（离开）+lira（犁沟）构成，即“偏离了犁沟”。如果一个人犁地时犁出来的沟歪歪扭扭，甚至把犁拉歪了乱走，那么这个人肯定头脑出了问题。所以，delirious就被用于表示“精神错乱的、语无伦次的”。由于人们极度兴奋时也会出现精神错乱或语无伦次，因此delirious常引申指“极度兴奋的、欣喜若狂的 ”。
影视用例
出自2007年美国惊悚悬疑片《灵数23》（The Number 23）。该片以谜一般的数字23作为切入点，讲述了这种力量让主角的田园幸福生活陷入了痛苦的心理折磨之中，并引导着他走向死亡，而他所爱的人也未能幸免于难的故事。
常见短语
“delirious” 这个词指的是极度兴奋、精神错乱的状态。下面是50个包含这个词的短语以及它们的中文解释：
- delirious excitement – 极度兴奋
- delirious joy – 极度快乐
- delirious laughter – 狂笑
- delirious happiness – 极乐
- delirious with delight – 兴奋得不知所措
- delirious with anticipation – 极度期待
- delirious celebration – 狂欢庆祝
- delirious with happiness – 极度幸福
- delirious with joy – 极度喜悦
- delirious with excitement – 极度兴奋
- delirious with relief – 宽慰得不知所措
- delirious euphoria – 极度欢欣
- delirious energy – 极大活力
- delirious enthusiasm – 狂热热情
- delirious state – 精神错乱状态
- delirious fever – 极高热
- delirious happiness – 极乐
- delirious fantasy – 精神错乱的幻想
- delirious love – 狂热的爱
- delirious dreams – 极度梦想
- delirious wanderings – 精神错乱的漫游
- delirious laughter – 狂笑
- delirious frenzy – 极度狂热
- delirious hallucinations – 精神错乱的幻觉
- delirious escapade – 极端冒险
- delirious behavior – 精神错乱行为
- delirious wanderlust – 极度旅行欲
- delirious triumph – 极度胜利
- delirious intoxication – 极度陶醉
- delirious abandon – 极度放纵
- delirious anticipation – 极度期待
- delirious craving – 极度渴望
- delirious adventure – 极度冒险
- delirious longing – 极度渴望
- delirious dance – 狂舞
- delirious celebration – 狂欢庆祝
- delirious fireworks – 烟花大会
- delirious music – 狂欢音乐
- delirious frenzy – 极度狂热
- delirious elation – 极度兴奋
- delirious excitement – 极度激动
- delirious passion – 狂热激情
- delirious exuberance – 极度繁荣
- delirious energy – 极大活力
- delirious adoration – 极度崇拜
- delirious jubilation – 极度欢庆
- delirious rapture – 极度狂喜
- delirious adventure – 极度冒险
- delirious laughter – 狂笑
- delirious with happiness – 极度幸福
这些短语展示了”delirious“这个词在描述极度兴奋、狂热、快乐以及精神错乱状态方面的用法。
同近义词
- ecstatic: feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement
- euphoric: characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness
- rapturous: characterized by, feeling, or expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm
