Being in a state of boastful elation or exultation. 自鸣得意的处于自负的得意洋洋或狂喜状态的
My mother was filled with elation when I got this good job. 我妈妈很高兴我得到这份好工作。
Manic depressives oscillate between depression and elation. 躁狂抑郁症患者抑郁与躁狂交替发作.
elation
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an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression
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a feeling of joy and pride
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Elation \E*la"tion\, n. [L. elatio. See {Elate}.] A lifting up by success; exaltation; inriation with pride of prosperity. ``Felt the elation of triumph.'' --Sir W. Scott.
In the Pakistan border town of Peshawar, mujahideen politicians talk with elation of the Soviets leaving Afghanistan.
The elation comes when a student makes an ethical choice at work as a direct consequence of the sensitization that the course provides.
The Reagan administration calls it veto bait and Japanese businessmen expressed elation last week when Gephardt carried only one of the 20 states _ his own _ where there was Super Tuesday primary and caucus voting.
Was there elation among OTC traders?
However, European visitors to the US should contain their elation.
"When he was brought into the hospital, there was a strange light on his face and an expression of elation.
The one of elation is a kind of swelling "errRRAW!"
In Baghdad, as news spread of Saddam's announcement, the mood turned to elation among the hostages and some family members who had come to the Iraqi capital to plead for their loved ones' release.
The talks teetered between elation and despair Thursday as hopes rose for a compromise proposal before the session ended in a bout of acrimony.