excited
US: /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/, /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
UK: /ɛksˈaɪtɪd/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
excited /ik'saitid/- tính từ
- bị kích thích, bị kích động; sôi nổi
- don't get excited!
- hãy bình tĩnh! đừng nóng mà!
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective1 ~ (about / at / by sth)
~ (to do sth) feeling or showing happiness and enthusiasm: The children were excited about opening their presents. + I'm really excited at the prospect of working abroad. + Don't get too excited by the sight of your name in print. + He was very excited to be asked to play for Wales. + The new restaurant is nothing to get excited about (= not particularly good). + An excited crowd of people gathered around her. - WORRIED
2 nervous or upset and unable to relax: Some horses become excited when they're in traffic.
3 feeling sexual desire
excitedly adverb: She waved excitedly as the car approached.
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 (a)roused, stirred (up), stimulated, agitated, disturbed, perturbed, upset, worked up, wrought up, wound up, keyed up, overwrought, discomposed, disconcerted, discomfited, nervous, edgy, on edge, uneasy, flustered, ruffled, fidgety, frantic, frenetic, aflame, feverish, frenzied, hysterical, beside oneself, Colloq itchy, (all) hot and bothered, high, on a high, off the deep end, out of one's mind:
Turner was in a very excited state by the time the police arrived. Don't get so excited just because he called you a name.
2 ardent, zealous, impassioned, passionate, eager, energized, energetic, active, brisk, animated, lively, spirited, fervid, fervent, vehement, stimulated, enthusiastic, galvanized, electrified, intoxicated, Colloq turned on:
The excited children scrambled into the boat. She becomes excited listening to rock 'n' roll.
Collocation
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem, sound | become, get, grow | get sb
Don't get the children too excited.
ADV.
all, extraordinarily, extremely, highly, really, terribly, tremendously, very, wildly
He was all excited about his new car. By now the crowd was wildly excited.
| increasingly | a bit, a little, pretty, quite, rather | strangely | sexually
PREP.
about
The kids seem pretty excited about the holiday.
| at
excited at the news
| by
He was puzzled but strangely excited by the commotion.
Concise dictionary
-tɪdadj.
+in an aroused state
+(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
+marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
+(of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive
excites|excited|excitingɪk'saɪt
verb
+arouse or elicit a feeling
+act as a stimulant
+raise to a higher energy level
+stir feelings in
+cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
+stimulate sexually
+stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
+produce a magnetic field in
