thrill /ˈθrɪl/
 震顫,激動,刺激性,一陣激動(vi.)震顫,抖顫,激動(vt.)使激動,使顫動


 thrill /ˈθrɪl/ 名詞
 震顫


 Thrill n.  A warbling; a trill.


 Thrill, n.  A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.


 Thrill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thrilled p. pr. & vb. n. Thrilling.]
 1. To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill. [Obs.]
 He pierced through his chafed chest
 With thrilling point of deadly iron brand.   --Spenser.
 2. Hence, to affect, as if by something that pierces or pricks; to cause to have a shivering, throbbing, tingling, or exquisite sensation; to pierce; to penetrate.
 To bathe in flery floods, or to reside
 In thrilling region of thick-ribbed ice.   --Shak.
    Vivid and picturesque turns of expression which thrill the ░eader with sudden delight.   --M. Arnold.
 The cruel word her tender heart so thrilled,
 That sudden cold did run through every vein.   --Spenser.
 3. To hurl; to throw; to cast. [Obs.]
    I'll thrill my javelin.   --Heywood.


 Thrill, v. i.
 1. To pierce, as something sharp; to penetrate; especially, to cause a tingling sensation that runs through the system with a slight shivering; as, a sharp sound thrills through the whole frame.
    I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins.   --Shak.
 2. To feel a sharp, shivering, tingling, or exquisite sensation, running through the body.
 To seek sweet safety out
 In vaults and prisons, and to thrill and shake.   --Shak.


 Thrill, n.
 1. A drill. See 3d Drill, 1.
 2. A sensation as of being thrilled; a tremulous excitement; as, a thrill of horror; a thrill of joy.

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 thrill
      n 1: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a
           great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick
           rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"
           [syn: bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, kick]
      2: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of
         surprise shot through him" [syn: frisson, shiver, chill,
          quiver, shudder, tingle]
      3: something that thrills; "the thrills of space travel"
      v 1: cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input; "The men were
           thrilled by a loud whistle blow"
      2: feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled
         by the speed and the roar of the engine" [syn: tickle, vibrate]
      3: tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement [syn: shudder,
          shiver, throb]
      4: fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is
         obsolete in this usage); "The children were thrilled at
         the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated
         by his phenomenal success" [syn: exhilarate, inebriate,
          exalt, beatify]