agog
形容词 adj.
副词 adv.
英 /əˈɡɒɡ/
美 /əˈɡɑɡ/
英文释义
形容词 adj.
-
In eager desire, eager, astir.
— Everyone’s agog at the new twist to the royal scandal.
-
Wide open.
— Cotton Mather came galloping down All the way to Newbury town, With his eyes agog and his ears set wide, And his marvellous inkhorn at his side;
副词 adv.
-
In a state of high anticipation, excitement, or interest.
— Whenever they managed to steal a peak at what he was doing, the other girls were agog that he loved me so much.
词源
词源 1
From Middle English agogge, from Old French en + gogues (“in a merry mood”). See also Italian agognare (“to desire eagerly”).
词源 2
From Middle English agogge, from Old French en + gogues (“in a merry mood”). See also Italian agognare (“to desire eagerly”).
0 次浏览
数据来源: Wiktionary