[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]唤醒;叫醒;(使)醒来 If someone rouses you when you are sleeping or if you rouse, you wake up.
[V n]
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[LITERARY 文]
Hilton roused him at eight-thirty by rapping on the door...
希尔顿8点半敲门把他叫醒了。
When I put my hand on his, he stirs but doesn't quite rouse.
当我把手放到他手上时,他动了动,但并没有完全醒来。
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[VERB 动词]使自己活跃起来;让自己振作 If you rouse yourself, you stop being inactive and start doing something.
[V pron-refl to-inf]
[V pron-refl from n]
She seemed to be unable to rouse herself to do anything...
她似乎打不起精神去做任何事情。
He roused himself from his lazy contemplation of the scene beneath him...
他不再懒洋洋地注视着下面的景色。
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[VERB 动词]使激动;鼓动;煽动;使振奋 If something or someone rouses you, they make you very emotional or excited.
[V n]
[be V-ed to n]
He did more to rouse the crowd there than anybody else...
他比其他任何人都更积极地鼓动那里的群众。
Ben says his father was good-natured, a man not quickly roused to anger or harsh opinions.
本说他父亲的脾气温和,不轻易发火或是发表尖锐的意见。
rousing
...a rousing speech to the convention in support of the president.
在大会上作的支持总统的煽动性演说
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[VERB 动词]激起,激发(某种感觉) If something rouses a feeling in you, it causes you to have that feeling.
[V n]
It roused a feeling of rebellion in him...
这激起了他的叛逆感。
This roused my interest in politics and I went to work for the Democrats.
这激发了我对政治的兴趣,于是我开始效力于民主党。
Oxford
rouse/raʊz; NAmEraʊz/verb1( formal) to wake sb up, especially when they are sleeping deeply 唤醒;使醒来~ sb from sleep/bed◆The telephone roused me from my sleep at 6 a.m.早晨 6 点钟,电话铃声就把我从睡梦中吵醒了。rousesb ◆Nicky roused her with a gentle nudge.尼基用胳膊肘轻轻地将她推醒。2to make sb want to start doing sth when they were not active or interested in doing it 使活跃起来;使产生兴趣rousesb/yourself (to sth) ◆A lot of people were roused to action by the appeal.许多人响应号召行动起来。rousesb/yourself to do sth ◆Richard couldn't rouse himself to say anything in reply.理查德没有兴趣回答。3rousesth ( formal) to make sb feel a particular emotion 激起(某种情感)◆to rouse sb's anger把某人惹火◆What roused your suspicions(= what made you suspicious)?你是怎么起疑心的?4[usually passive ]rousesb to make sb angry, excited or full of emotion 激怒;使激动◆Chris is not easily roused.克里斯不容易激动。☞see also
arouse
rouserousesrousedrousingrouse/raʊz; NAmEraʊz/
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rouserouse /raʊz/ verb [transitive]
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1 formal to wake someone who is sleeping deeply: His banging roused the neighbours.rouse somebody from sleep/dreams etc A persistent ringing roused Christina from a pleasant dream.2to make someone start doing something, especially when they have been too tired or unwilling to do itrouse yourself She roused herself stiffly from her chair.rouse somebody to something/to do something a campaign designed to rouse the younger generation to action3to make someone feel a particular emotion, such as anger or fear → arouse: We don’t want to rouse any suspicions.rouse somebody to something Paul strode forward, roused to anger.
WDF
rouse
[raʊz]roused, rousing, rouses
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roused[345] rousing[537]
唤醒(49%),激起(23%),奋起(15%),觉醒(13%)
n.觉醒;奋起
vt.唤醒;激起,使振奋;惊起
vi.醒来;奋起
n.(Rouse)人名;(英)劳斯
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