excite

Word family noun excitement excitability excitablenessexcitancyexcitantexcitationexcitednessexciterexcitingnessexcitonexcitoradjective excitable excited exciting ≠ unexciting excitable excitativeverb excite adverb excitedly excitingly excitably

ex·cite /ɪkˈsaɪt/ verb [transitiveT]

1 [not in progressive]EXCITED to make someone feel happy, interested, or eager 使兴奋，使激动

His playing is technically brilliant, but it doesn’t excite me.

他的演奏技巧娴熟，但并不让我激动。

2 CAUSE formal to cause a particular feeling or reaction 引起，激起 SYN arouse

excite interest/curiosity/sympathy etc

The court case has excited a lot of public interest.

这场官司引起了公众的极大兴趣。

He tried not to do anything to excite the suspicion of the police.

他尽量不做会引起警方怀疑的事。

excite comment/speculation/a reaction

The book excited very little comment.

这本书并未引起多大反响。

3. SEXYto make someone feel sexual desire 使产生性欲 SYN arouse

4. technicalHBH to make an organ, nerve etc in your body react or increase its activity 使〔身体器官、神经等〕活动

n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: to cause a particular feeling or reaction

nouns

excite interest

She is a talented young actress who has excited a lot of interest.

excite curiosity

Rumours of hidden treasure excited our curiosity.

excite sympathy

She sought to excite the jury's sympathy at every possible opportunity.

excite anger

The government's proposals have excited anger among teachers.

excite hatred/hostility

He accused sections of the media of trying to excite racial hatred.

excite a reaction

The figures are unlikely to excite any reaction on the money markets.

excite comments

The film excited a lot of favourable comments, both here and in America.

excite rumours British EnglishBrE, excite rumors American EnglishAmE:

The photographs excited rumours that their marriage is over.

excite speculation (=encourage people to discuss something when they do not know the facts)

The cut in US interest rates excited speculation of a similar cut in the UK.

Examples from the Corpus

excite• Some of those Internet chat rooms can get you pretty excited.• The murder trial has excited a lot of public interest.• She was at a point in her life where her work didn't really excite her anymore.• Don't excite him - he needs his rest.• Recent fossil finds in Africa have excited interest among palaeontologists.• She excites me in a way that no other woman can.• The movie was okay, but it didn't excite me that much.• Being part of the crowd at a ball game had always excited me.• Arthur's enormous wealth excited the envy of his rivals.• The signal excites the neurons in the brain.• That's where the Arabs prohibited the import of jasmine because the scent depresses the men and excites the women.

excite interest/curiosity/sympathy etc• There is no doubt that Zbo played on Modigliani's illness to excite sympathy in a way which the artist did not appreciate.• He thought of Hugo's ability to excite interest, to stimulate thought.

From Longman Business Dictionary

exciteex·cite /ɪkˈsaɪt/ verb [transitiveT]

to produce a lot of activity in a market, with a lot of people buying and selling stocks and shares

The auditors excited the market again yesterday by reporting sharply higher profits for the group.

—excited adjectiveadj

The markets have been excited all week.

—excitement noun [uncountableU]

Origin excite

(1300-1400) French exciter, from Latin excitare, from citare “to set in movement”

单词	excite
释义	excite Word family noun excitement excitability excitablenessexcitancyexcitantexcitationexcitednessexciterexcitingnessexcitonexcitoradjective excitable excited exciting ≠ unexciting excitable excitativeverb excite adverb excitedly excitingly excitably ex·cite /ɪkˈsaɪt/ ●●○ verb [transitiveT] 1 [not in progressive]EXCITED to make someone feel happy, interested, or eager 使兴奋，使激动 His playing is technically brilliant, but it doesn’t excite me. 他的演奏技巧娴熟，但并不让我激动。 2 CAUSE formal to cause a particular feeling or reaction 引起，激起 SYN arouse excite interest/curiosity/sympathy etc The court case has excited a lot of public interest. 这场官司引起了公众的极大兴趣。 He tried not to do anything to excite the suspicion of the police. 他尽量不做会引起警方怀疑的事。 excite comment/speculation/a reaction The book excited very little comment. 这本书并未引起多大反响。 3. SEXYto make someone feel sexual desire 使产生性欲 SYN arouse 4. technicalHBH to make an organ, nerve etc in your body react or increase its activity 使〔身体器官、神经等〕活动 n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: to cause a particular feeling or reaction nouns excite interest She is a talented young actress who has excited a lot of interest. excite curiosity Rumours of hidden treasure excited our curiosity. excite sympathy She sought to excite the jury's sympathy at every possible opportunity. excite anger The government's proposals have excited anger among teachers. excite hatred/hostility He accused sections of the media of trying to excite racial hatred. excite a reaction The figures are unlikely to excite any reaction on the money markets. excite comments The film excited a lot of favourable comments, both here and in America. excite rumours British EnglishBrE, excite rumors American EnglishAmE: The photographs excited rumours that their marriage is over. excite speculation (=encourage people to discuss something when they do not know the facts) The cut in US interest rates excited speculation of a similar cut in the UK. Examples from the Corpus excite• Some of those Internet chat rooms can get you pretty excited.• The murder trial has excited a lot of public interest.• She was at a point in her life where her work didn't really excite her anymore.• Don't excite him - he needs his rest.• Recent fossil finds in Africa have excited interest among palaeontologists.• She excites me in a way that no other woman can.• The movie was okay, but it didn't excite me that much.• Being part of the crowd at a ball game had always excited me.• Arthur's enormous wealth excited the envy of his rivals.• The signal excites the neurons in the brain.• That's where the Arabs prohibited the import of jasmine because the scent depresses the men and excites the women. excite interest/curiosity/sympathy etc• There is no doubt that Zbo played on Modigliani's illness to excite sympathy in a way which the artist did not appreciate.• He thought of Hugo's ability to excite interest, to stimulate thought. From Longman Business Dictionary exciteex·cite /ɪkˈsaɪt/ verb [transitiveT] to produce a lot of activity in a market, with a lot of people buying and selling stocks and shares The auditors excited the market again yesterday by reporting sharply higher profits for the group. —excited adjectiveadj The markets have been excited all week. —excitement noun [uncountableU] Origin excite (1300-1400) French exciter, from Latin excitare, from citare “to set in movement”
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