effervescent
effervescent 英 [ˌefəˈvesnt] 美 [ˌefərˈvesnt]
adj. 冒泡的，沸腾的；兴奋的
- Something effervescent has bubbles or froth, like a sparkling wine or a bubble bath. If you have a happy, light, cheerful personality — if you are "bubbly" — you too are effervescent.
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- adj. 冒泡的，沸腾的；兴奋的
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1. The effervescent 54-year-old is one of a growing number of Americans demanding the right to dry laundry on clotheslines despite local rules and a culture that frowns on it.
虽然当地规矩和文化都对此不悦，但这位54岁的积极分子却是正在增长的主张把衣物晾晒到绳子上的权利的美国人之一。
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2. As they describe Capote's effervescent monologue, you can almost see him sitting on the beige cloth couch, legs crossed, waving his arms around as if starring in his own movie.
在他们描述卡波特兴奋独白的时候，你似乎可以看到在那米色布沙发上，卡波特跷起腿，挥动着他的手臂，就像在导演自己的电影一样。
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3. STEVE BALLMER was his usual effervescent self on stage at a press conference in San Francisco this week.
本周在圣弗朗西斯科的新闻发布会上，史蒂夫鲍尔默仍然是他那兴奋的老样子。
- effervescent (adj.) 1680s, from Latin effervescentem (nominative effervescens), present participle of effervescere "to boil up, boil over," from assimilated form of ex "out" (see ex-) + fervescere "begin to boil," from fervere "be hot, boil" (from PIE root *bhreu- "to boil, bubble, effervesce, burn"). Figurative meaning "exuberant" is from 1833.
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