Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Zubair Ahmed, BBC News, Mumbai [vobulary]

high-profile
attracting a lot of attention and interest from the public and mass media - menonjolkan diri-

high-profile
adjective [before noun]attracting a lot of attention and interest from the public and newpapers, television, etc:

.....high-profile politicians
......He resigned from a high-profile job as economic adviser to the Prime Minister.
....He has many high-profile clients.


delighted
gave great enjoyment to

delight
verb [T] to give someone great pleasure or satisfaction:

.......Peter's success at college delighted his family. [ mengembirakan - menyeronokan


delight
noun [C or U] (something or someone that gives) great pleasure, satisfaction or happiness:

.......My sister's little boy is a real delight.
.........I read your letter with great delight. [ dengan penuh gembira]
........The children squealed in delight when they saw all the presents under the Christmas tree.
.......He seems to take great delight in (= enjoys) teasing his sister. - suka kegembiraan-


in euphoric mood
extremely happy and excited

mood
noun [C] the way you feel at a particular time:
angin - suasana

.....She's in a good/bad mood.
......Her mood seemed to change during the course of the conversation.
......The drink had put him in an amiable mood.
......The public mood changed dramatically after the bombing. -suasana
......The mood of the crowd suddenly turned (= The crowd suddenly became) aggressive.

euphoric
adjective
extremely happy and excited: - rasa sangat gembira

.....a euphoric mood


euphoria
noun [U] a feeling of extreme happiness or confidence

.......We were caught up in the euphoria of the moment.


euphoric
adjective

.....a euphoric expression
.....a euphoric mood


thrilled with
very excited/pleased by

thrill
verb [I or T] - menyebabkan orang berasa seronok - membuatkan orang teruja

......Ballesteros thrilled the golf world with his performance.

thrilled
adjective - extremely pleased:

......[+ that] I was thrilled that so many people turned up to the party.



thrill
noun [C]a feeling of extreme excitement, usually caused by something pleasant: - perasaan teruja - seronok

......the thrill of winning a competition
.......So why do people still go hunting - is it the thrill of the chase?
.......It gave me a real thrill to see her again after so many years.
.......The video shows the thrills and spills (= excitement and accidents) of motor racing.

pinned on
if you have your hopes pinned on something, you wish and expect that it will happen - meletakkan /kepercayaan - kesalahan/harapan

.....You can't pin the blame on her - she wasn't even there when the accident happened.
.....They pinned their hopes on the new technology

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