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rouse
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- Conjugation :
past
roused
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ing
rousing
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Derivatives :
n
rouser
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- rouse
[rauz]
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1.
vt.
[frm]
(wake up) 叫醒
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2.
vt.
(stir up) 使激动
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to rouse o.s.
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醒来
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to rouse sb to anger
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激怒某人
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- rouse
[raʊz]
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1.
vt.
使活跃起来，激励
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The voice of command roused him to make an effort.
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命令的声音激励他努力。
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2.
vi.
逐出，驱赶起，惊起
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3.
vt.
使激动，使振奋，煽动，激怒
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His kisses roused her passion.
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他的吻激起了她的热情。
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4.
verb
叫醒，弄醒；（使）醒来
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She was roused by the sound of the door's opening.
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她被开门的声音弄醒了。
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He was roused by the drunken men in the street.
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他在街上被醉汉们搞醒了。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- rouse
[raυz]
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1.
vb
to bring (oneself or another person) out of sleep, unconsciousness, etc, or (of a person) to come to consciousness in this way
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2.
vt.
[tr]
to provoke, stir, or excite
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to rouse someone's anger
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3.
vt.
[hunting]
to start or cause to start from cover
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to rouse game birds
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4.
vi.
[intr]
[falconry]
(of hawks) to ruffle the feathers and cause them to stand briefly on end (a sign of contentment)
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5.
vi.
[intr; foll by on]
[Austral]
to speak scoldingly or rebukingly (to)
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6.
n
another term for reveille
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7.
n
[Etymology]
C15 (in sense 5): origin obscure
- rouse
[raυz]
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1.
n
[Archaic]
an alcoholic drink, esp a full measure
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2.
n
another word for carousal
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3.
n
[Etymology]
C17: probably a variant of carouse (as in the phrase drink a rouse, erroneous for drink carouse); compare Danish drikke en rus to become drunk, German Rausch drunkenness
Examples
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to rouse sb to anger
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激怒某人
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to rouse game birds
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鼓干劲
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rouse one's enthusiasm
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醒世之言
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words to rouse the public
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振奋
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rouse oneself; rise with force and spirit; be inspired with enthusiasm
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振聋发聩
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rouse the deaf, enlighten the benighted
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