thrill

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

thrill [thrill thrills thrilled thrilling] noun, verb BrE [θrɪl] NAmE [θrɪl]
noun
1. a strong feeling of excitement or pleasure; an experience that gives you this feeling
•~ (to do sth) It gave me a big thrill to meet my favourite author in person.
•~ (of doing sth) the thrill of catching a really big fish
•She gets an obvious thrill out of performing.
•They were just in search of cheap thrills (= excitement that has no real value).
2. a sudden strong feeling that produces a physical effect
•A thrill of alarm ran through him.

Word Origin:
Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘pierce or penetrate’): alteration of dialect thirl ‘pierce, bore’.

Example Bank:
•He used to get cheap thrills out of frightening the girl next door.
•He used to steal from shops just for the thrill of it.
•Meeting him was a real thrill for me.
•She felt a thrill of excitement as the mountains came into view.
•The movie certainly provides the audience with some visceral thrills.
•I was aware of a thrill of pride as my daughter stepped up to the stage.
•She felt a little thrill of excitement.
•They were just in search of cheap thrills.
Idiom: ↑thrills and spills
Derived: ↑thrill to something
 
verb ~ sb
to excite or please sb very much
•This band has thrilled audiences all over the world.
•I was thrilled by your news.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘pierce or penetrate’): alteration of dialect thirl ‘pierce, bore’.
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, tingle, bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, kick, exhilarate, tickle pink, inebriate, exalt, beatify, throb, tickle, vibrate