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exaltation

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ex·al·ta·tion /ˌeɡzɔːlˈteɪʃən, ˌeksɔːl- $ -ɒːl-/ noun [uncountable] formal  1. HAPPYa very strong feeling of happiness 异常兴奋;扬扬得意2. HIGH POSITION OR RANKthe state of being put into a high rank or position 晋升,升职
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exaltationIt demanded accelerated exaltation, accepted no instant without pregnant meanings as in epic, tragedy, comedy, or films.Teammates who were strangers before the party are instantly bonded, and victory is celebrated with fists-in-the-air exaltation.All this time Ludens was in a frenzy of exaltation and terror.It is a state of exaltation of the individual, a great and rare gift of a great and rare invigorating dream.It gave a boost to the exaltation of the countryside, the idealization of a lost, golden, pre-industrial Arcadia.The exaltation of emotion and intuition above logical reasoning can readily disentangle them from any such disciplinary anchorage.My depression had lifted and my mood had changed to exaltation.
ex·al·ta·tion nounChineseSyllable
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exaltation
exaltation /ˌeɡzɔːlˈteɪʃən, ˌeksɔːl- $ -ɒːl-/ noun [uncountable] formal
1. a very strong feeling of happiness
2. the state of being put into a high rank or position


exalt·ationBrE /ˌeɡzɔːlˈteɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌeɡzɔːlˈteɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (formal) a feeling of very great joy or happiness 兴奋;兴高采烈an act of raising sth/sb to a high position or rank 提高;晋升;提拔the exaltation of emotion above logical reasoning把情感提高到逻辑推理之上