[VERB 动词]唤起,引起(反应或态度) If something arouses a particular reaction or attitude in people, it causes them to have that reaction or attitude.
[V n]
We left in the daytime so as not to arouse suspicion.
我们在白天离开以避免引起怀疑。
...the deep public anger you have aroused.
你所激起的强烈公愤
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[VERB 动词]激起(感情或直觉) If something arouses a particular feeling or instinct that exists in someone, it causes them to experience that feeling or instinct strongly.
[V n]
[Also V n in n]
There is nothing like a long walk to arouse the appetite...
没有什么比走很长的路更能激起食欲的了。
He aroused her mothering instincts.
他激发了她母性的本能。
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[VERB 动词]激起…的性欲 If you are aroused by something, it makes you feel sexually excited.
[be V-ed]
[usu passive]
Some men are aroused when their partner says erotic words to them.
有些男人在性伴侣对他们说撩人情话时会被激起性欲。
aroused
Some men feel that they get most sexually aroused in the morning.
一些男人感觉自己在早上性欲最强。
arousing
Being stroked by a partner is usually more arousing than stroking yourself.
被性伴侣抚摸通常比自己抚摸更能激起性欲。
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[VERB 动词]激怒;惹怒 If something arouses you, it makes you feel angry.
[V n]
He apologized, saying this subject always aroused him.
他道歉说这个话题总是会让他生气。
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[VERB 动词]唤醒;叫醒 If something arouses you from sleep, it wakes you up.
[V n]
[WRITTEN 笔语]
About two o'clock, we were aroused from our sleep by a knocking at the door.
大约两点时,我们被一通敲门声唤醒。
Oxford
arouse/əˈraʊz; NAmEəˈraʊz/verb1arousesth to make sb have a particular feeling or attitude 激起,引起(感情、态度)◆to arouse sb's interest/curiosity/anger引起某人的兴趣╱好奇心╱怒气◆Her strange behaviour aroused our suspicions.她的古怪行为引起了我们的怀疑。2arousesb to make sb feel sexually excited 激起性欲SYN
excite
3arousesb to make you feel more active and want to start doing sth 使行动起来;激发◆The whole community was aroused by the crime.这个罪行使整个社会行动起来。4arousesb (from sth) ( formal) to wake sb from sleep 唤醒☞see also
1arouse interest/expectations etc to make you become interested, expect something etc: Matt’s behavior was arousing the interest of the neighbors.2arouse hostility/suspicion/resentment/anger etc to make someone feel very unfriendly and angry, or suspicious: A great deal of anger was aroused by Campbell’s decision.3to make someone feel sexually excitedSYN excite: She felt aroused by the pressure of his body so close to hers.4literary to wake someonearouse from Anne had to be aroused from a deep sleep.
WDF
arouse
[əˈraʊz]aroused, arousing, arouses
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v7265
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270
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VERB11911
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Spoken:
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aroused[1898] arouses[265] arousing[543]
唤醒(49%),激起(35%),叫醒(12%),睡醒(4%)
vt.引起;唤醒;鼓励
vi.激发;醒来;发奋
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