资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Thrill \Thrill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thrilled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Thrilling}.] [OE. thrillen, [thorn]irlen, [thorn]urlen, to
pierce; all probably fr. AS. [thorn]yrlian, [thorn]yrelian,
Fr. [thorn]yrel pierced; as a noun, a hole, fr. [thorn]urh
through; probably akin to D. drillen to drill, to bore.
[root]53. See {Through}, and cf. {Drill} to bore, {Nostril},
{Trill} to trickle.]
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.
资料来源 : WordNet®
thrilled
adj : feeling intense pleasurable excitement