exhilarate

vt. 使高兴, 使愉快, 鼓励

名词:exhilarator 形容词:exhilarative 动词过去式:exhilarated 过去分词:exhilarated 现在分词:exhilarating 第三人称单数:exhilarates 

ex.hil.a.rate

v.tr.（及物动词）
ex.hil.a.rat.ed,ex.hil.a.rat.ing,ex.hil.a.rates
To cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; elate:
使振奋，激励：使精神振作和精力充沛；鼓舞：
例句：
We were exhilarated by the cool, pine-scented air.
凉爽的、带有松香味的空气振作起我们的精神

To invigorate; stimulate:
鼓舞；刺激：
例句：
bold designs that exhilarate the viewer`s imagination.
大胆的设计激起了观众的想象力


来源：
Latin exhilar3re exhilar3t-
拉丁语 exhilar3re exhilar3t-
ex- [intensive pref.] * see ex-
ex- [强调的前缀] *参见 ex-
hilar3re [to make cheerful] from hilaris, hilarus [cheerful] from Greek hilaros
hilar3re [使…高兴] 源自 hilaris, hilarus [高兴的] 源自 希腊语 hilaros

【引伸】
exhil.ara.tive
adj.（形容词）
exhil.ara.tor
n.（名词）