adrenalin

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a·dren·a·lin, adrenaline /əˈdrenəl-ɪn/ noun [uncountable]  HBHMa chemical produced by your body when you are afraid, angry, or excited, which makes your heart beat faster 肾上腺素 There’s nothing like a good horror film to get the adrenalin going (=make you feel nervously excited). 好的恐怖片最能让人看得血脉偾张。

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adrenalin• There was no essential adrenalin flowing.• A prickling sensation between my eyes made my nose run and white-hot adrenalin scalded the subcutaneous layer beneath my skin.• It was a deliciously decadent daydream which stirred the blood, sending adrenalin pumping through his system.• Yet sleepless adrenalin energy, like sixteen cups of coffee, makes for a certain wackiness.• Although the adrenalin may flow, you owe it to yourself not to become carried away.• The drinks did it, I know, and the adrenalin rush of the entire evening.• The urgency kicks in, the adrenalin flows a bit faster, the pulse quickens.• The feeling sent the adrenalin rushing around so fast that it threatened to wear me out before I got to my destination.get the adrenalin going• He actually got the adrenalin going, forced the pendulum which had almost stopped to swing again.

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adrenalin
a‧dren‧a‧lin , adrenaline /əˈdrenəl-ən, əˈdrenəl-ɪn/ noun [uncountable]a chemical produced by your body when you are afraid, angry, or excited, which makes your heart beat faster:
    There’s nothing like a good horror film to get the adrenalin going (=make you feel nervously excited).