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elan

/ey-lahn, ey-lan; French ey-lahn/US // eɪˈlɑn, eɪˈlæn; French eɪˈlɑ̃ //UK // (eɪˈlɑːn, eɪˈlæn, French elɑ̃) //

埃兰,埃伦,埃朗,埃隆

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : dash; impetuous ardor: to dance with great élan.

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Examples

  • The romance of elan energized the volunteers who flocked to the colors in the early years of the struggle.

  • Now that we know about DNA, we no longer need an elan vital.

  • The Italian automaker brought new management, design ideas, cash, and marketing elan to the company.

  • As the indictment notes, Martoma was regarded by an SAC official as a “one-trick pony with Elan.”

  • Daim is the French for deer, and cerf for stag; elan is the true term, when one would speak of an elk.

  • On the north lay the river Elan and on the south the steep side of a mountain towered up against the luminous sky.

  • The journey from Rhayader to Cwm Elan, a distance of five miles up the valley of the little river, is very beautiful.

  • Von Bar noticed hippobosci on the elan, during his residence in Knigsberg.

  • In these works the musician finds nerve, sparkle, elan, and brightness combined with technical charm and richness of thought.