jubilant
jubilant 英 [ˈdʒu:bɪlənt] 美 [ˈdʒubələnt]
adj. 欢呼的；喜洋洋的
- If you were the quarterback that threw the touchdown pass that won the Super Bowl, you would be jubilant: filled with joy.
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- adj. 欢呼的；喜洋洋的
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1. If he does, he will no doubt face jubilant crowds once again.
如果他真的回来了，毫无疑问，他将再次看到欢呼的民众。
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2. They surged through cheering and shouting and were be met by jubilant West Berliners on the other side.
他们蜂拥而至，欢呼着、叫喊着，和在墙另一边同样欢呼雀跃的西柏林市民相见。
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3. Every stop at traffic lights on the drive from the airport home was met by jubilant newspaper sellers, proudly showing us the front pages, pointing excitedly to photos of Obama.
在机场到家的路上，每个因红灯停下的路口，都能看到欢呼的卖报者，自豪的向我们展示着头版封面，兴奋地指着奥巴马的相片。
- jubilant (adj.) 1660s (Milton), from Latin iubilantem (nominative iubilans), present participle of iubilare "to let out whoops," in Christian writers, "to shout for joy," related to iubilum "wild shout," from Proto-Italic *iu, an exclamation of joy that probably was in Proto-Indo-European (cognates: Greek iu, an interjection of amazement, iuge "crying;" Middle High German ju, juch, an exclamation of joy; Dutch juichen, Old Norse yla, English yowl). With ending as in sibilant. Related: Jubilantly.
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