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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

激 [jī]
  1. 1. verb [涌起] surge
  2. 2. verb [刺激] catch a chill
    他被大雨激了一下。
    He caught a chill in the rain.
  3. 3. verb [唤起] excite
    申奥成功激起了北京市民的热情。
    The successful bid for the Olympic Games excited Beijingers' enthusiasm.
  4. 4. verb [冰] chill
    把啤酒放凉水里激一下。
    Put the beer in cold water to chill it a little.
  5. 5. adjective [冰] violent

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

激 [jī]
  1. 1. verb swash; surge; dash
    海水冲击礁石，激起高高的浪花。
    Swashing against the rocks, the breakers sent up a fountain of spray.
    石头落入水中激起一层浪花。
  2. 2. verb arouse; stimulate; excite
    激起公愤
    arouse public indignation
    激起强烈的反抗
    evoke strong opposition
    激起了一场风波
    cause a commotion
    你这样会激起动乱。
    你激起了我的食欲。
    他把老虎激怒了。
    你激发了我的斗志 。
  3. 3. verb fall ill from getting wet
    他叫雨激着了。
    He caught a chill from getting wet in the rain.
  4. 4. adjective sharp; fierce; violent
    激战
    fierce fighting

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

激 [jī]
  1. 1. 动 水流受到阻碍、冲击或震荡而涌起或溅起
    江水在礁石前激起阵阵浪花
    激起一场轩然大波。
  2. 2. 形 急剧;猛烈
    产量激增
    激战。
  3. 3. 动 因受刺激而感情冲动
    激于义愤
    感激
    慷慨激昂。
  4. 4. 动 使激动；使发作
    他存心激你,别上当
    激怒。
  5. 5. 动 因受冷水刺激而得病
    被雨水激着了,浑身发烧。
  6. 6. 动 [口] 把食物放在冷水里使变凉
    在井水里激过的西瓜特凉。
See more results for 激 in the English-Chinese Dictionary

Examples

复激发电机
compound generator → 复激
他的心激得怦怦直跳。
His heart was thumping with excitement. → 怦
这个电站的复激发电机组采用了最新的技术。 → 复激
爸爸老提醒我，在单位说话、做事，一定要脑瓜儿激灵点。 → 脑瓜儿
他被大雨激了一下。
He caught a chill in the rain. → 激
把啤酒放凉水里激一下。
Put the beer in cold water to chill it a little. → 激
正气傲霜雪，壮志激雷霆。 → 霜雪
a shunt winding
【电子】并激绕法 → winding

Character Decomposition

氵
[shuǐ]		 + 敫
[jiǎo]

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