ecstasy
US: /ˈɛkstəsi/
UK: /ˈɛkstəsi/
UK: /ˈɛkstəsi/
English Vietnamese dictionary
ecstasy /'ekstəsi/ (extasy) /'ekstəsi/
- danh từ
- trạng thái mê ly
- an ecstasy of happiness: sự sướng mê
- (y học) trạng thái ngây ngất
- trạng thái thi tứ dạt dào
- trạng thái xuất thần, trạng thái nhập định
- trạng thái mê ly
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun (plural ecstasies)
1 [U, C] a feeling or state of very great happiness
2 (Ecstasy) [U] (abbreviation E) an illegal drug, taken especially by young people at parties, that gives feelings of great energy and pleasure
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 delight, joy, rapture, bliss, transport, nympholepsy or nympholepsia, happiness, gladness, elation, pleasure, enjoyment, gratification; heaven on earth:
The prospect of being with her again filled me with ecstasy.
2 exaltation, frenzy, thrill, elation, paroxysm, excitement:
The ecstasy of space flight is impossible to describe.
Collocation dictionary
1 feeling
ADJ.
pure, sheer | religious, sexual
PREP.
in ~ | ~ at
Kate closed her eyes in ecstasy at the thought of a cold drink.
| ~ over
I was in sheer ecstasy over the prospect of meeting my idol.
2 Ecstasy: drug
ECSTASY + NOUN
tablet
DRUG:
do
(informal)
, experiment with, take, try, use ~
The minister confessed to having experimented with cannabis in her youth.
be/get high on ~
They committed the crime while high on drugs.
be addicted to, be dependent on, be/get hooked on, be on
(informal)
~
He seemed to be on acid most of the time.
be/come off ~
He's tried several times to come off cocaine.
possess ~
arrested on charges of possessing narcotics
deal (in), sell, smuggle, supply, traffic (in) ~
The country imposes the death penalty for trafficking in marijuana.
seize ~
The heroin seized has an estimated street value of £600 000.
~ abuse, addiction, consumption, use
Cannabis consumption has increased sharply.
~ habit, problem
She allegedly has a $500-a-day coke habit.
~ overdose
Heroin overdose is a major cause of death among heroin users.
~ addict, user~ dealer, trafficker, smuggler~ production, smuggling, trade, trafficking
The authorities have been accused of active involvement in the narcotics trade.
addiction to, dependence on, use of ~
the use of cocaine
trade in ~
measures to combat the trade in narcotics
Concise English dictionary
Extasi|Extacy|Ecstacy|ecstasies'ekstəsɪ
noun
+a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
+a state of elated bliss
+street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
