ecstasy

US: /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

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

More information about DRUG

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