enthusiasm

英 [ɪnˈθjuːziæzəm]

美 [ɪnˈθuːziæzəm]

n.  热情; 热心; 热忱; 热衷的事物; 激发热情的事物

复数：enthusiasms　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2678 / COCA.3716

牛津词典

noun

• 热情；热心；热忱
  a strong feeling of excitement and interest in sth and a desire to become involved in it
  1. I can't say I share your enthusiasm for the idea.
     我可不像你那样，对这个想法那样热心。
  2. She never lost her enthusiasm for teaching.
     她从未失去过教书的热忱。
  3. He had a real enthusiasm for the work.
     他的确热衷于这项工作。
  4. The news was greeted with a lack of enthusiasm by those at the meeting.
     与会者对这消息未表现出多少兴趣。
  5. ‘I don't mind,’ she said, without much enthusiasm.
     “我不在乎。”她不冷不热地说。
  6. full of enthusiasm
     充满热情
• 热衷的事物；激发热情的事物
  something that you are very interested in and spend a lot of time doing

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 热爱;热情;热心;热忱
  Enthusiasmis great eagerness to be involved in a particular activity which you like and enjoy or which you think is important.
  1. The lack of enthusiasm for unification among most West Germans fills him with disappointment...
     大多数西德人都没有渴望统一的热情，这令他无比失望。
  2. Their skill, enthusiasm and running has got them in the team.
     他们的技术、热忱和跑动能力使他们得以加入这支球队。
• N-COUNT 感兴趣的活动;热衷的学科
  Anenthusiasmis an activity or subject that interests you very much and that you spend a lot of time on.
  1. Draw him out about his current enthusiasms and future plans.
     让他畅所欲言地谈谈自己目前热衷的活动和将来的计划。

英英释义

noun

• overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval
  Synonym:exuberanceebullience
• a lively interest
  1. enthusiasm for his program is growing
• a feeling of excitement

双语例句

• The prospect of having to pay a graduate tax until retirement would kill the students 'enthusiasm stone dead.
  想到今后一直到退休为止都要缴毕业税，学生们的积极性会被彻底打消。
• We like his attention to detail and his enthusiasm.
  我们喜欢他的细心和热情。
• In less than four hours my enthusiasm had waned and I rather reproached myself for coming.
  不到两个时辰，我早已意兴索然，颇悔此行了。
• We must not pour cold water on their enthusiasm.
  我们不能给他们的热情泼冷水。
• The early ambitions of youthful enthusiasm soon become tempered with realism.
  之前年少时对理想抱负怀有的一腔热情很快便被现实浇灭。
• Without correct leadership, the enthusiasm of the masses cannot be sustained.
  没有正确的领导，群众的积极性就不可能持久。
• University teachers generally have admitted a lack of enthusiasm about their subjects
  高校教师大体上承认对其所教专业缺乏热情。
• Their skill, enthusiasm and running has got them in the team.
  他们的技术、热忱和跑动能力使他们得以加入这支球队。
• The lack of enthusiasm for unification among most West Germans fills him with disappointment
  大多数西德人都没有渴望统一的热情，这令他无比失望。
• He brought to the job not just considerable experience but passionate enthusiasm
  他不仅给这一工作带来了不少经验，而且倾注了极大的热情。