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arouse

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  • Conjugation : past  aroused ; ing  arousing
  • Derivatives : n  arousal
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

arouse [ə'rauz]
  1. 1. vt. [+anger] [ interest] [ passion] 激起
  2. 2. vt. to be aroused (sexually) 被激起情欲
  3. 3. vt. [frm] (from sleep) 唤醒

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

arouse [əˈraʊz]
  1. 1. vt. 唤起引起
    The crowd became aroused after hearing the news of victory.
    人群听到胜利的消息变得激动起来
  2. 2. vi. 睡醒醒来
    The smell of coffee aroused her from sleep.
    咖啡香味把她从睡梦唤醒了。
  3. 3. vt. 召唤
    The wizard aroused a new creature from his spell.
    那个巫师他的咒语召唤出一种新生物
  4. 4. vt. 使精神振作
    Coffee and soft drinks will arouse most people.
    咖啡软饮料会给大多数提神
  5. 5. vt. 叫醒,弄醒,使醒来
    The howling winds aroused him from sleep.
    呼啸狂风将他从睡梦唤醒
  6. 6. vi. 开始活动
    He aroused his drink with his finger.
    他用手指搅动自己的饮料
  7. 7. vt. 激起……的性欲
    He became aroused by the sexually explicit movie.
    暴露电影激起他的性欲
    This movie usually arouses the male audience.
    这部电影总能鼓舞男性观众

Collins English-English Dictionary

arouse [ə'raυz]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to evoke or elicit (a reaction, emotion, or response); stimulate
  2. 2. vt. to awaken from sleep

Examples

Coffee and soft drinks will arouse most people.
咖啡和软饮料会给大多数人提神。
发动群众
arouse the masses to action; mobilize the masses
激起公愤
arouse public indignation
引起共鸣
arouse sympathy; strike a sympathetic chord
勾动食欲
arouse (or whet) one's appetite
鼓动群众
arouse the masses
引起怀疑
raise doubts; arouse suspicion
唤起民众
arouse the masses of the people

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