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ebullient

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++e·bul·li·ent /ɪˈbʌliənt, ɪˈbʊ-/ adjective formal  EXCITEDvery happy and excited 兴高采烈的 My father is a naturally ebullient personality. 我父亲生性开朗。ebullience noun [uncountable]
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ebullientIn the wake of the 1996 elections, proponents of the amendment were ebullient.He is as good as his name, as wild, eccentric and ebullient as Keane is demure and disciplined.Supporters of the amendment were ebullient at the outcome of the vote.Instead of my ebullient friend, I see a woman with hunched posture, a tentative walk.He was an ebullient, larger than life denial of all that was Right: he chain-smoked and drank too much.A famously ebullient man, Fuller was initially stiff and uncomfortable as an actor.His ebullient personality is a vivid reminder of the polymath of past times.Some women's fashions in other epochs have been meant to mimic ebullient pregnancy rather than flat-bellied virginity.
Origin ebullient (1500-1600) Latin ebullire to bubble out
e·bul·li·ent adjectiveChineseSyllable
very happy Corpus and excited


ebullient
ebullient /ɪˈbʌliənt, ɪˈbʊ-/ adjective formal
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Latin
 Origin: ebullire 'to bubble out'
very happy and excited:
    My father is a naturally ebullient personality.
—ebullience noun [uncountable]


ebul·li·entBrE /ɪˈbʌliənt/ 🔊NAmE /ɪˈbʌliənt/ 🔊BrE /ɪˈbʊliənt/ 🔊NAmE /ɪˈbʊliənt/ 🔊 adjective (formal) full of confidence, energy and good humour 充满自信的;精力充沛的;热情洋溢的The Prime Minister was in ebullient mood. 首相兴致勃勃。🔊🔊 ebul·li·ence BrE /ɪˈbʌliəns/ 🔊NAmE /ɪˈbʌliəns/ 🔊BrE /ɪˈbʊliəns/ 🔊NAmE /ɪˈbʊliəns/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] ebul·li·ent·ly BrE /ɪˈbʌliəntli/ 🔊NAmE /ɪˈbʌliəntli/ 🔊BrE /ɪˈbʊliəntli/ 🔊NAmE /ɪˈbʊliəntli/ 🔊 adverb