Definition of arouse in English:

arouse

verb əˈraʊzəˈraʊz

[with object]

1Evoke or awaken (a feeling, emotion, or response)
唤起，激起（感觉、情绪或回应）
something about the man aroused the guard's suspicions
这个人的某种形迹引起了卫兵的怀疑。
the letter aroused in him a sense of urgency
那封信让他有了紧迫感。
Example sentencesExamples
- Their confusion about how to shape their lives in response to these conditions arouses anxiety, and many abuse their spouse and children or turn to drugs and alcohol to alleviate their tension.
- ‘In a few days the settlers have succeeded in arousing feelings of disgust that they did not manage to arouse for decades,’ said newspaper commentator Sima Kadmon.
- The words of Gu's mother would probably arouse jealous feelings among parents living a century and a half ago.
- Even a normal, healthy body weight may arouse feelings of tension and panic.
- And the coverage of U.S. atrocities aroused feelings of shame rather than pride.
- The feelings aroused by Princess Diana, and her very public falling out with the House of Windsor, were just as strong.
- Accepting a position at Princeton, he attended a course on knot theory by R Fox and from this his interest was aroused in combinatorial group theory.
- He has repeatedly called for negotiations on Kashmir; there has never been a Pakistani head of state more willing to talk about an issue that arouses violent feelings on both sides.
- Alarmed at the violent feelings aroused by the crime, Judge Cornelius Hedges closed the hearings to the public.
- Changes in timbre, in speed, in tone are intended to arouse feelings in the listener, such as passion or jealousy.
- Why does war in the Middle East today arouse feelings that war in the Balkans did not, if logically there is little or nothing to choose between them?
- But once you saw such amazement in their eyes, it aroused a feeling of pride and some of your own amazement at the beauty.
- You should work with a topic that arouses real feelings, something that actually touches you or feels a little raw.
- My interest was aroused in him because of the book that he was carrying.
- Further allegations of anti-Catholicism from prominent figures including Cardinal Logue aroused sectarian feelings which led to jeering and hissing on 8 May.
- At the same time, the economic processes at work in society arouse feelings of anxiety and apprehension among servicemen.
- The book is something of a tour de force in creating sympathy for a character who, properly speaking, ought to arouse feelings of contempt.
- They arouse feelings of nostalgia, but are still manufactured for use today.
- I can only hope that it may arouse interest, some sympathy and understanding for fellow human beings in wretched circumstances.
- In this atmosphere the approaching memorial day arouses feelings of unease, more than anything else.
Synonyms
cause, induce, prompt, set off, trigger, stir up, inspire, call forth, call/bring into being, draw forth, bring out, excite, evoke, pique, whet, stir, engender, generate, kindle, fire, touch off, spark off, provoke, foster, whip up, sow the seeds of
literary enkindle
1. 1.1 Excite or provoke (someone) to anger or strong emotions.
  燃起（某人的）怒气；煽起（某人的）强烈情感
  an ability to influence the audience and to arouse the masses
  影响听众，煽动大众的能力。
  Example sentencesExamples
  She further aroused the fans, kissing her fist and shaking it in the air after winning the second set.
  Behind the ‘safety’ of the performance space, dance figures are used to arouse the crowd through their animation of, most usually, the distinctly taboo.
  Immediately I am aroused by a strong, familiar, and comforting smell.
  Resistance to the British in Virginia, he wrote, was like ‘a shock of electricity, arousing every man and placing him erect and solidly on his centre.’
  Another example of this method of arousing the people came in his speech to the House of Commons after the fall of France when Britain was on her own and a German invasion seemed certain.
  The aim seemed solely to arouse people emotionally and expose basic instincts without any component of catharsis or cleansing as was the norm with the calypso art-form of yesteryear.
  But now the people are aroused and agitated by Bush's failures to deliver on his two big bets.
  Regional politicians found it was easy to arouse people on issues like regional pride.
  The food that arouses men most through smell alone includes cinnamon buns, roast meat and cheese pizza.
  Now the parliamentarians are grasping for the last means of arousing the people in order to win them over to their cause once again: giving back their mandate.
  It didn't offend me, amuse me, arouse me, repel me, seduce me or astound me.
  However, this is Hollywood: just as we are aroused by the images of disaster films, we are exhilarated by scenes of destruction.
  The writer's mission is to care about and contemplate man's fate and existing conditions in order to arouse other people to care and think.
  It is a state of mind that inspires and arouses us to put action into the task at hand.
  The reason is that merely arousing people to action once may not suffice to bring them out of lethargy.
  That easy promise he'd made not to pray was the means of arousing him to meet the God who inspires and hears and answers prayer.
  Scientific work in the 1970s and 1980s into acid rain had a strong effect on arousing governments and the public, and reducing sulphur emissions.
  It came to power by making blood-curdling calls designed to arouse voters.
  A continued litany from speeches in the House to churches in their districts aroused the inner-city residents to come to the aid of a country founded by slaves.
  Acts of this sort arouse every cultured person and no haziness or lack of clarity can excuse them.
  Synonyms
  stir up, rouse, excite, galvanize, electrify, stimulate, inspire, move, fire up, fire the enthusiasm of, fire the imagination of, get going, whip up, inflame, agitate, goad, provoke, spur on, urge, encourage, animate, incite, egg on
  North American light a fire under
  rare inspirit
2. 1.2 Excite (someone) sexually.
  激起（某人的）性欲
  I was surprised to find that this look aroused me
  Example sentencesExamples
  A Northwestern University study found that both gay and heterosexual women are aroused by girl-on-girl erotica.
  Young adolescent boys are aroused by sexual imagery, and they burn with longing for sexual contact.
  Up until now, few had tried to develop a drug to sexually arouse women because the task involves more than getting blood to move around.
  While men are aroused visually, women are more aroused by words.
  Some people are sexually aroused by the strangest things.
  When he spoke, she was able to feel his breath on her skin, caressing her, hugging her, arousing her.
  How dare that the censors think we'd be sexually aroused by such scenes?
  The physical parts always feel very real to me, and arouse me.
  However, could the amount of oestrogen ‘shed’ into the atmosphere by sexually aroused women really reach the kind of levels required to trigger puberty?
  She is glad that she aroused him sexually, and looks forward to frustrating him.
  Hundreds of complaints about an advert for Mazda, that showed a female mannequin becoming sexually aroused by a driving experience, have been rejected.
  Some boys reported that he was sexually aroused when he did this and others reported being shown pornography.
  Another letter was from a woman complaining that her husband could not arouse her as well as an ex-lover.
  It's healthy that you've been able to identify one of the things that arouses you sexually.
  He says it is something that will sexually arouse a person every time he/she is exposed to the stimulus.
  We were talking about reading when she admitted that she gets really sexually aroused by books.
  He discovers he is aroused by jealousy, so he encourages the young doctor to flirt with his wife.
  He indicated that he was sexually aroused by the female complainant.
  An exhibitionist is sexually aroused by the shock or surprise of the victim.
  He lay on top of her for a moment, savoring the passion, until she moved her hips, arousing him even more.
  Synonyms
  excite, arouse sexually, stimulate, make feel sexually excited, make feel sexy, titillate
  please, attract
  informal turn on, get going, give someone a thrill, float someone's boat, do it for someone, light someone's fire, tickle someone's fancy
2Awaken (someone) from sleep.
唤醒
she had been aroused from deep slumber
她在熟睡中被唤醒。
Example sentencesExamples
- She held the box and stopped crying, falling into a deep sleep which hourly examinations could not arouse.
- Anything out of the ordinary could arouse her from her precarious slumber.
- Then I went to bed and fell into one of my terrible sleeps, from which I was aroused in about two hours by a still more terrible shock.
- At home, if gentle stimulation fails to arouse the child, the caretaker should try more vigorous stimulation and provide CPR if necessary.
- One evening, after the household had gone to sleep, Jane was aroused by the smell of smoke - to find Mr. Rochester's bed on fire.
- These episodes may necessitate stimulation or resuscitation to arouse the child and reinitiate regular breathing.
- It was only then that the sound of approaching feet had aroused her from her slumber.
- Walking towards her, I tried to arouse her, but she would not wake.
- Finally, the bell rang arousing me from my thoughts.
- A herdsman, aroused from sleep by their presence stared at them briefly from behind a low wall, blinking with a look as blank as his charges.
- Gradually, the patient spends more time sleeping during the day and at times is difficult to arouse.
- A knock on her bedroom door aroused her from her reverie.
- She walked slowly down the main hall towards the room that her mother occupied on her visits, still drowsy from being aroused from her sleep.
- An explosion aroused him from his trance, the fire to burn the inn down had reached the bar and ignited it's contents, sending the fire into a massive wall of death.
- After doing so she brushed her teeth, and then attempted to arouse her siblings from sleep.
- This had probably been done with the view of arousing me from sleep.
- My alarm went off at six-thirty the next morning, arousing me from a peaceful sleep.
- We should realize that maybe the emergence of UPS will arouse us from a state of complacency and readies us for the grim challenges lying ahead.
- I went downstairs and aroused my father from his slumber.
- On admission to the PACU, Mrs L's vital signs were stable, and she was aroused from sleep easily.
Synonyms
wake, wake up, waken, awaken, bring to, bring around, rouse
British informal knock up

Derivatives

arousable

adjective

On examination, the thin young man is briefly arousable to deep pain.
Example sentencesExamples
- Use of lower doses may facilitate a patient being more arousable, but may provide less consistent sedation and a greater chance for movement during selected procedures.
- Physical examination revealed a febrile, obtunded female, arousable to painful stimuli with no Babinski or Hoffmann signs.
- First excess sedation may be a problem if too large a dose is used, thereby resulting in the patient being less arousable.
- She remained arousable, and her hyperventilation gradually resolved within 1 week, enabling complete withdrawal of all respiratory suppressants.

Origin

Late 16th century: from rouse, on the pattern of the pair of rise, arise.

Rhymes

blouse, browse, carouse, Cowes, dowse, drowse, espouse, house, Howes, rouse

Definition of arouse in US English:

arouse

verbəˈrouzəˈraʊz

[with object]

1Evoke or awaken (a feeling, emotion, or response)
唤起，激起（感觉、情绪或回应）
something about the man aroused the guard's suspicions
这个人的某种形迹引起了卫兵的怀疑。
the letter aroused in him a sense of urgency
那封信让他有了紧迫感。
Example sentencesExamples
- In this atmosphere the approaching memorial day arouses feelings of unease, more than anything else.
- ‘In a few days the settlers have succeeded in arousing feelings of disgust that they did not manage to arouse for decades,’ said newspaper commentator Sima Kadmon.
- Their confusion about how to shape their lives in response to these conditions arouses anxiety, and many abuse their spouse and children or turn to drugs and alcohol to alleviate their tension.
- The book is something of a tour de force in creating sympathy for a character who, properly speaking, ought to arouse feelings of contempt.
- But once you saw such amazement in their eyes, it aroused a feeling of pride and some of your own amazement at the beauty.
- You should work with a topic that arouses real feelings, something that actually touches you or feels a little raw.
- Further allegations of anti-Catholicism from prominent figures including Cardinal Logue aroused sectarian feelings which led to jeering and hissing on 8 May.
- Accepting a position at Princeton, he attended a course on knot theory by R Fox and from this his interest was aroused in combinatorial group theory.
- The words of Gu's mother would probably arouse jealous feelings among parents living a century and a half ago.
- He has repeatedly called for negotiations on Kashmir; there has never been a Pakistani head of state more willing to talk about an issue that arouses violent feelings on both sides.
- Why does war in the Middle East today arouse feelings that war in the Balkans did not, if logically there is little or nothing to choose between them?
- Alarmed at the violent feelings aroused by the crime, Judge Cornelius Hedges closed the hearings to the public.
- They arouse feelings of nostalgia, but are still manufactured for use today.
- At the same time, the economic processes at work in society arouse feelings of anxiety and apprehension among servicemen.
- And the coverage of U.S. atrocities aroused feelings of shame rather than pride.
- I can only hope that it may arouse interest, some sympathy and understanding for fellow human beings in wretched circumstances.
- Even a normal, healthy body weight may arouse feelings of tension and panic.
- My interest was aroused in him because of the book that he was carrying.
- The feelings aroused by Princess Diana, and her very public falling out with the House of Windsor, were just as strong.
- Changes in timbre, in speed, in tone are intended to arouse feelings in the listener, such as passion or jealousy.
Synonyms
cause, induce, prompt, set off, trigger, stir up, inspire, call forth, bring into being, call into being, draw forth, bring out, excite, evoke, pique, whet, stir, engender, generate, kindle, fire, touch off, spark off, provoke, foster, whip up, sow the seeds of
1. 1.1 Excite or provoke (someone) to anger or strong emotions.
  燃起（某人的）怒气；煽起（某人的）强烈情感
  an ability to influence the audience and to arouse the masses
  影响听众，煽动大众的能力。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Scientific work in the 1970s and 1980s into acid rain had a strong effect on arousing governments and the public, and reducing sulphur emissions.
  The food that arouses men most through smell alone includes cinnamon buns, roast meat and cheese pizza.
  The reason is that merely arousing people to action once may not suffice to bring them out of lethargy.
  But now the people are aroused and agitated by Bush's failures to deliver on his two big bets.
  It is a state of mind that inspires and arouses us to put action into the task at hand.
  It came to power by making blood-curdling calls designed to arouse voters.
  Now the parliamentarians are grasping for the last means of arousing the people in order to win them over to their cause once again: giving back their mandate.
  It didn't offend me, amuse me, arouse me, repel me, seduce me or astound me.
  Regional politicians found it was easy to arouse people on issues like regional pride.
  Behind the ‘safety’ of the performance space, dance figures are used to arouse the crowd through their animation of, most usually, the distinctly taboo.
  A continued litany from speeches in the House to churches in their districts aroused the inner-city residents to come to the aid of a country founded by slaves.
  Immediately I am aroused by a strong, familiar, and comforting smell.
  The writer's mission is to care about and contemplate man's fate and existing conditions in order to arouse other people to care and think.
  Another example of this method of arousing the people came in his speech to the House of Commons after the fall of France when Britain was on her own and a German invasion seemed certain.
  The aim seemed solely to arouse people emotionally and expose basic instincts without any component of catharsis or cleansing as was the norm with the calypso art-form of yesteryear.
  Acts of this sort arouse every cultured person and no haziness or lack of clarity can excuse them.
  Resistance to the British in Virginia, he wrote, was like ‘a shock of electricity, arousing every man and placing him erect and solidly on his centre.’
  That easy promise he'd made not to pray was the means of arousing him to meet the God who inspires and hears and answers prayer.
  However, this is Hollywood: just as we are aroused by the images of disaster films, we are exhilarated by scenes of destruction.
  She further aroused the fans, kissing her fist and shaking it in the air after winning the second set.
  Synonyms
  stir up, rouse, excite, galvanize, electrify, stimulate, inspire, move, fire up, fire the enthusiasm of, fire the imagination of, get going, whip up, inflame, agitate, goad, provoke, spur on, urge, encourage, animate, incite, egg on
2. 1.2 Excite (someone) sexually.
  激起（某人的）性欲
  I was surprised to find that this look aroused me
  Example sentencesExamples
  Some boys reported that he was sexually aroused when he did this and others reported being shown pornography.
  An exhibitionist is sexually aroused by the shock or surprise of the victim.
  However, could the amount of oestrogen ‘shed’ into the atmosphere by sexually aroused women really reach the kind of levels required to trigger puberty?
  How dare that the censors think we'd be sexually aroused by such scenes?
  When he spoke, she was able to feel his breath on her skin, caressing her, hugging her, arousing her.
  Young adolescent boys are aroused by sexual imagery, and they burn with longing for sexual contact.
  The physical parts always feel very real to me, and arouse me.
  She is glad that she aroused him sexually, and looks forward to frustrating him.
  A Northwestern University study found that both gay and heterosexual women are aroused by girl-on-girl erotica.
  He lay on top of her for a moment, savoring the passion, until she moved her hips, arousing him even more.
  It's healthy that you've been able to identify one of the things that arouses you sexually.
  While men are aroused visually, women are more aroused by words.
  Up until now, few had tried to develop a drug to sexually arouse women because the task involves more than getting blood to move around.
  We were talking about reading when she admitted that she gets really sexually aroused by books.
  Hundreds of complaints about an advert for Mazda, that showed a female mannequin becoming sexually aroused by a driving experience, have been rejected.
  He discovers he is aroused by jealousy, so he encourages the young doctor to flirt with his wife.
  He indicated that he was sexually aroused by the female complainant.
  He says it is something that will sexually arouse a person every time he/she is exposed to the stimulus.
  Some people are sexually aroused by the strangest things.
  Another letter was from a woman complaining that her husband could not arouse her as well as an ex-lover.
  Synonyms
  excite, arouse sexually, stimulate, make feel sexually excited, make feel sexy, titillate
2Awaken (someone) from sleep.
唤醒
she had been aroused by the telephone
Example sentencesExamples
- She held the box and stopped crying, falling into a deep sleep which hourly examinations could not arouse.
- I went downstairs and aroused my father from his slumber.
- It was only then that the sound of approaching feet had aroused her from her slumber.
- On admission to the PACU, Mrs L's vital signs were stable, and she was aroused from sleep easily.
- Gradually, the patient spends more time sleeping during the day and at times is difficult to arouse.
- Then I went to bed and fell into one of my terrible sleeps, from which I was aroused in about two hours by a still more terrible shock.
- An explosion aroused him from his trance, the fire to burn the inn down had reached the bar and ignited it's contents, sending the fire into a massive wall of death.
- We should realize that maybe the emergence of UPS will arouse us from a state of complacency and readies us for the grim challenges lying ahead.
- She walked slowly down the main hall towards the room that her mother occupied on her visits, still drowsy from being aroused from her sleep.
- This had probably been done with the view of arousing me from sleep.
- A knock on her bedroom door aroused her from her reverie.
- One evening, after the household had gone to sleep, Jane was aroused by the smell of smoke - to find Mr. Rochester's bed on fire.
- My alarm went off at six-thirty the next morning, arousing me from a peaceful sleep.
- Finally, the bell rang arousing me from my thoughts.
- At home, if gentle stimulation fails to arouse the child, the caretaker should try more vigorous stimulation and provide CPR if necessary.
- Anything out of the ordinary could arouse her from her precarious slumber.
- A herdsman, aroused from sleep by their presence stared at them briefly from behind a low wall, blinking with a look as blank as his charges.
- These episodes may necessitate stimulation or resuscitation to arouse the child and reinitiate regular breathing.
- Walking towards her, I tried to arouse her, but she would not wake.
- After doing so she brushed her teeth, and then attempted to arouse her siblings from sleep.
Synonyms
wake, wake up, waken, awaken, bring to, bring around, rouse

Origin

Late 16th century: from rouse, on the pattern of the pair of rise, arise.

单词	arouse
释义	Definition of arouse in English: arouse verb əˈraʊzəˈraʊz [with object] 1Evoke or awaken (a feeling, emotion, or response) 唤起，激起（感觉、情绪或回应） something about the man aroused the guard's suspicions 这个人的某种形迹引起了卫兵的怀疑。 the letter aroused in him a sense of urgency 那封信让他有了紧迫感。 Example sentencesExamples Their confusion about how to shape their lives in response to these conditions arouses anxiety, and many abuse their spouse and children or turn to drugs and alcohol to alleviate their tension. ‘In a few days the settlers have succeeded in arousing feelings of disgust that they did not manage to arouse for decades,’ said newspaper commentator Sima Kadmon. The words of Gu's mother would probably arouse jealous feelings among parents living a century and a half ago. Even a normal, healthy body weight may arouse feelings of tension and panic. And the coverage of U.S. atrocities aroused feelings of shame rather than pride. The feelings aroused by Princess Diana, and her very public falling out with the House of Windsor, were just as strong. Accepting a position at Princeton, he attended a course on knot theory by R Fox and from this his interest was aroused in combinatorial group theory. He has repeatedly called for negotiations on Kashmir; there has never been a Pakistani head of state more willing to talk about an issue that arouses violent feelings on both sides. Alarmed at the violent feelings aroused by the crime, Judge Cornelius Hedges closed the hearings to the public. Changes in timbre, in speed, in tone are intended to arouse feelings in the listener, such as passion or jealousy. Why does war in the Middle East today arouse feelings that war in the Balkans did not, if logically there is little or nothing to choose between them? But once you saw such amazement in their eyes, it aroused a feeling of pride and some of your own amazement at the beauty. You should work with a topic that arouses real feelings, something that actually touches you or feels a little raw. My interest was aroused in him because of the book that he was carrying. Further allegations of anti-Catholicism from prominent figures including Cardinal Logue aroused sectarian feelings which led to jeering and hissing on 8 May. At the same time, the economic processes at work in society arouse feelings of anxiety and apprehension among servicemen. The book is something of a tour de force in creating sympathy for a character who, properly speaking, ought to arouse feelings of contempt. They arouse feelings of nostalgia, but are still manufactured for use today. I can only hope that it may arouse interest, some sympathy and understanding for fellow human beings in wretched circumstances. In this atmosphere the approaching memorial day arouses feelings of unease, more than anything else. Synonyms cause, induce, prompt, set off, trigger, stir up, inspire, call forth, call/bring into being, draw forth, bring out, excite, evoke, pique, whet, stir, engender, generate, kindle, fire, touch off, spark off, provoke, foster, whip up, sow the seeds of literary enkindle 1.1 Excite or provoke (someone) to anger or strong emotions. 燃起（某人的）怒气；煽起（某人的）强烈情感 an ability to influence the audience and to arouse the masses 影响听众，煽动大众的能力。 Example sentencesExamples She further aroused the fans, kissing her fist and shaking it in the air after winning the second set. Behind the ‘safety’ of the performance space, dance figures are used to arouse the crowd through their animation of, most usually, the distinctly taboo. Immediately I am aroused by a strong, familiar, and comforting smell. Resistance to the British in Virginia, he wrote, was like ‘a shock of electricity, arousing every man and placing him erect and solidly on his centre.’ Another example of this method of arousing the people came in his speech to the House of Commons after the fall of France when Britain was on her own and a German invasion seemed certain. The aim seemed solely to arouse people emotionally and expose basic instincts without any component of catharsis or cleansing as was the norm with the calypso art-form of yesteryear. But now the people are aroused and agitated by Bush's failures to deliver on his two big bets. Regional politicians found it was easy to arouse people on issues like regional pride. The food that arouses men most through smell alone includes cinnamon buns, roast meat and cheese pizza. Now the parliamentarians are grasping for the last means of arousing the people in order to win them over to their cause once again: giving back their mandate. It didn't offend me, amuse me, arouse me, repel me, seduce me or astound me. However, this is Hollywood: just as we are aroused by the images of disaster films, we are exhilarated by scenes of destruction. The writer's mission is to care about and contemplate man's fate and existing conditions in order to arouse other people to care and think. It is a state of mind that inspires and arouses us to put action into the task at hand. The reason is that merely arousing people to action once may not suffice to bring them out of lethargy. That easy promise he'd made not to pray was the means of arousing him to meet the God who inspires and hears and answers prayer. Scientific work in the 1970s and 1980s into acid rain had a strong effect on arousing governments and the public, and reducing sulphur emissions. It came to power by making blood-curdling calls designed to arouse voters. A continued litany from speeches in the House to churches in their districts aroused the inner-city residents to come to the aid of a country founded by slaves. Acts of this sort arouse every cultured person and no haziness or lack of clarity can excuse them. Synonyms stir up, rouse, excite, galvanize, electrify, stimulate, inspire, move, fire up, fire the enthusiasm of, fire the imagination of, get going, whip up, inflame, agitate, goad, provoke, spur on, urge, encourage, animate, incite, egg on North American light a fire under rare inspirit 1.2 Excite (someone) sexually. 激起（某人的）性欲 I was surprised to find that this look aroused me Example sentencesExamples A Northwestern University study found that both gay and heterosexual women are aroused by girl-on-girl erotica. Young adolescent boys are aroused by sexual imagery, and they burn with longing for sexual contact. Up until now, few had tried to develop a drug to sexually arouse women because the task involves more than getting blood to move around. While men are aroused visually, women are more aroused by words. Some people are sexually aroused by the strangest things. When he spoke, she was able to feel his breath on her skin, caressing her, hugging her, arousing her. How dare that the censors think we'd be sexually aroused by such scenes? The physical parts always feel very real to me, and arouse me. However, could the amount of oestrogen ‘shed’ into the atmosphere by sexually aroused women really reach the kind of levels required to trigger puberty? She is glad that she aroused him sexually, and looks forward to frustrating him. Hundreds of complaints about an advert for Mazda, that showed a female mannequin becoming sexually aroused by a driving experience, have been rejected. Some boys reported that he was sexually aroused when he did this and others reported being shown pornography. Another letter was from a woman complaining that her husband could not arouse her as well as an ex-lover. It's healthy that you've been able to identify one of the things that arouses you sexually. He says it is something that will sexually arouse a person every time he/she is exposed to the stimulus. We were talking about reading when she admitted that she gets really sexually aroused by books. He discovers he is aroused by jealousy, so he encourages the young doctor to flirt with his wife. He indicated that he was sexually aroused by the female complainant. An exhibitionist is sexually aroused by the shock or surprise of the victim. He lay on top of her for a moment, savoring the passion, until she moved her hips, arousing him even more. Synonyms excite, arouse sexually, stimulate, make feel sexually excited, make feel sexy, titillate please, attract informal turn on, get going, give someone a thrill, float someone's boat, do it for someone, light someone's fire, tickle someone's fancy 2Awaken (someone) from sleep. 唤醒 she had been aroused from deep slumber 她在熟睡中被唤醒。 Example sentencesExamples She held the box and stopped crying, falling into a deep sleep which hourly examinations could not arouse. Anything out of the ordinary could arouse her from her precarious slumber. Then I went to bed and fell into one of my terrible sleeps, from which I was aroused in about two hours by a still more terrible shock. At home, if gentle stimulation fails to arouse the child, the caretaker should try more vigorous stimulation and provide CPR if necessary. One evening, after the household had gone to sleep, Jane was aroused by the smell of smoke - to find Mr. Rochester's bed on fire. These episodes may necessitate stimulation or resuscitation to arouse the child and reinitiate regular breathing. It was only then that the sound of approaching feet had aroused her from her slumber. Walking towards her, I tried to arouse her, but she would not wake. Finally, the bell rang arousing me from my thoughts. A herdsman, aroused from sleep by their presence stared at them briefly from behind a low wall, blinking with a look as blank as his charges. Gradually, the patient spends more time sleeping during the day and at times is difficult to arouse. A knock on her bedroom door aroused her from her reverie. She walked slowly down the main hall towards the room that her mother occupied on her visits, still drowsy from being aroused from her sleep. An explosion aroused him from his trance, the fire to burn the inn down had reached the bar and ignited it's contents, sending the fire into a massive wall of death. After doing so she brushed her teeth, and then attempted to arouse her siblings from sleep. This had probably been done with the view of arousing me from sleep. My alarm went off at six-thirty the next morning, arousing me from a peaceful sleep. We should realize that maybe the emergence of UPS will arouse us from a state of complacency and readies us for the grim challenges lying ahead. I went downstairs and aroused my father from his slumber. On admission to the PACU, Mrs L's vital signs were stable, and she was aroused from sleep easily. Synonyms wake, wake up, waken, awaken, bring to, bring around, rouse British informal knock up Derivatives arousable adjective On examination, the thin young man is briefly arousable to deep pain. Example sentencesExamples Use of lower doses may facilitate a patient being more arousable, but may provide less consistent sedation and a greater chance for movement during selected procedures. Physical examination revealed a febrile, obtunded female, arousable to painful stimuli with no Babinski or Hoffmann signs. First excess sedation may be a problem if too large a dose is used, thereby resulting in the patient being less arousable. She remained arousable, and her hyperventilation gradually resolved within 1 week, enabling complete withdrawal of all respiratory suppressants. Origin Late 16th century: from rouse, on the pattern of the pair of rise, arise. Rhymes blouse, browse, carouse, Cowes, dowse, drowse, espouse, house, Howes, rouse Definition of arouse in US English: arouse verbəˈrouzəˈraʊz [with object] 1Evoke or awaken (a feeling, emotion, or response) 唤起，激起（感觉、情绪或回应） something about the man aroused the guard's suspicions 这个人的某种形迹引起了卫兵的怀疑。 the letter aroused in him a sense of urgency 那封信让他有了紧迫感。 Example sentencesExamples In this atmosphere the approaching memorial day arouses feelings of unease, more than anything else. ‘In a few days the settlers have succeeded in arousing feelings of disgust that they did not manage to arouse for decades,’ said newspaper commentator Sima Kadmon. Their confusion about how to shape their lives in response to these conditions arouses anxiety, and many abuse their spouse and children or turn to drugs and alcohol to alleviate their tension. The book is something of a tour de force in creating sympathy for a character who, properly speaking, ought to arouse feelings of contempt. But once you saw such amazement in their eyes, it aroused a feeling of pride and some of your own amazement at the beauty. You should work with a topic that arouses real feelings, something that actually touches you or feels a little raw. Further allegations of anti-Catholicism from prominent figures including Cardinal Logue aroused sectarian feelings which led to jeering and hissing on 8 May. Accepting a position at Princeton, he attended a course on knot theory by R Fox and from this his interest was aroused in combinatorial group theory. The words of Gu's mother would probably arouse jealous feelings among parents living a century and a half ago. He has repeatedly called for negotiations on Kashmir; there has never been a Pakistani head of state more willing to talk about an issue that arouses violent feelings on both sides. Why does war in the Middle East today arouse feelings that war in the Balkans did not, if logically there is little or nothing to choose between them? Alarmed at the violent feelings aroused by the crime, Judge Cornelius Hedges closed the hearings to the public. They arouse feelings of nostalgia, but are still manufactured for use today. At the same time, the economic processes at work in society arouse feelings of anxiety and apprehension among servicemen. And the coverage of U.S. atrocities aroused feelings of shame rather than pride. I can only hope that it may arouse interest, some sympathy and understanding for fellow human beings in wretched circumstances. Even a normal, healthy body weight may arouse feelings of tension and panic. My interest was aroused in him because of the book that he was carrying. The feelings aroused by Princess Diana, and her very public falling out with the House of Windsor, were just as strong. Changes in timbre, in speed, in tone are intended to arouse feelings in the listener, such as passion or jealousy. Synonyms cause, induce, prompt, set off, trigger, stir up, inspire, call forth, bring into being, call into being, draw forth, bring out, excite, evoke, pique, whet, stir, engender, generate, kindle, fire, touch off, spark off, provoke, foster, whip up, sow the seeds of 1.1 Excite or provoke (someone) to anger or strong emotions. 燃起（某人的）怒气；煽起（某人的）强烈情感 an ability to influence the audience and to arouse the masses 影响听众，煽动大众的能力。 Example sentencesExamples Scientific work in the 1970s and 1980s into acid rain had a strong effect on arousing governments and the public, and reducing sulphur emissions. The food that arouses men most through smell alone includes cinnamon buns, roast meat and cheese pizza. The reason is that merely arousing people to action once may not suffice to bring them out of lethargy. But now the people are aroused and agitated by Bush's failures to deliver on his two big bets. It is a state of mind that inspires and arouses us to put action into the task at hand. It came to power by making blood-curdling calls designed to arouse voters. Now the parliamentarians are grasping for the last means of arousing the people in order to win them over to their cause once again: giving back their mandate. It didn't offend me, amuse me, arouse me, repel me, seduce me or astound me. Regional politicians found it was easy to arouse people on issues like regional pride. Behind the ‘safety’ of the performance space, dance figures are used to arouse the crowd through their animation of, most usually, the distinctly taboo. A continued litany from speeches in the House to churches in their districts aroused the inner-city residents to come to the aid of a country founded by slaves. Immediately I am aroused by a strong, familiar, and comforting smell. The writer's mission is to care about and contemplate man's fate and existing conditions in order to arouse other people to care and think. Another example of this method of arousing the people came in his speech to the House of Commons after the fall of France when Britain was on her own and a German invasion seemed certain. The aim seemed solely to arouse people emotionally and expose basic instincts without any component of catharsis or cleansing as was the norm with the calypso art-form of yesteryear. Acts of this sort arouse every cultured person and no haziness or lack of clarity can excuse them. Resistance to the British in Virginia, he wrote, was like ‘a shock of electricity, arousing every man and placing him erect and solidly on his centre.’ That easy promise he'd made not to pray was the means of arousing him to meet the God who inspires and hears and answers prayer. However, this is Hollywood: just as we are aroused by the images of disaster films, we are exhilarated by scenes of destruction. She further aroused the fans, kissing her fist and shaking it in the air after winning the second set. Synonyms stir up, rouse, excite, galvanize, electrify, stimulate, inspire, move, fire up, fire the enthusiasm of, fire the imagination of, get going, whip up, inflame, agitate, goad, provoke, spur on, urge, encourage, animate, incite, egg on 1.2 Excite (someone) sexually. 激起（某人的）性欲 I was surprised to find that this look aroused me Example sentencesExamples Some boys reported that he was sexually aroused when he did this and others reported being shown pornography. An exhibitionist is sexually aroused by the shock or surprise of the victim. However, could the amount of oestrogen ‘shed’ into the atmosphere by sexually aroused women really reach the kind of levels required to trigger puberty? How dare that the censors think we'd be sexually aroused by such scenes? When he spoke, she was able to feel his breath on her skin, caressing her, hugging her, arousing her. Young adolescent boys are aroused by sexual imagery, and they burn with longing for sexual contact. The physical parts always feel very real to me, and arouse me. She is glad that she aroused him sexually, and looks forward to frustrating him. A Northwestern University study found that both gay and heterosexual women are aroused by girl-on-girl erotica. He lay on top of her for a moment, savoring the passion, until she moved her hips, arousing him even more. It's healthy that you've been able to identify one of the things that arouses you sexually. While men are aroused visually, women are more aroused by words. Up until now, few had tried to develop a drug to sexually arouse women because the task involves more than getting blood to move around. We were talking about reading when she admitted that she gets really sexually aroused by books. Hundreds of complaints about an advert for Mazda, that showed a female mannequin becoming sexually aroused by a driving experience, have been rejected. He discovers he is aroused by jealousy, so he encourages the young doctor to flirt with his wife. He indicated that he was sexually aroused by the female complainant. He says it is something that will sexually arouse a person every time he/she is exposed to the stimulus. Some people are sexually aroused by the strangest things. Another letter was from a woman complaining that her husband could not arouse her as well as an ex-lover. Synonyms excite, arouse sexually, stimulate, make feel sexually excited, make feel sexy, titillate 2Awaken (someone) from sleep. 唤醒 she had been aroused by the telephone Example sentencesExamples She held the box and stopped crying, falling into a deep sleep which hourly examinations could not arouse. I went downstairs and aroused my father from his slumber. It was only then that the sound of approaching feet had aroused her from her slumber. On admission to the PACU, Mrs L's vital signs were stable, and she was aroused from sleep easily. Gradually, the patient spends more time sleeping during the day and at times is difficult to arouse. Then I went to bed and fell into one of my terrible sleeps, from which I was aroused in about two hours by a still more terrible shock. An explosion aroused him from his trance, the fire to burn the inn down had reached the bar and ignited it's contents, sending the fire into a massive wall of death. We should realize that maybe the emergence of UPS will arouse us from a state of complacency and readies us for the grim challenges lying ahead. She walked slowly down the main hall towards the room that her mother occupied on her visits, still drowsy from being aroused from her sleep. This had probably been done with the view of arousing me from sleep. A knock on her bedroom door aroused her from her reverie. One evening, after the household had gone to sleep, Jane was aroused by the smell of smoke - to find Mr. Rochester's bed on fire. My alarm went off at six-thirty the next morning, arousing me from a peaceful sleep. Finally, the bell rang arousing me from my thoughts. At home, if gentle stimulation fails to arouse the child, the caretaker should try more vigorous stimulation and provide CPR if necessary. Anything out of the ordinary could arouse her from her precarious slumber. A herdsman, aroused from sleep by their presence stared at them briefly from behind a low wall, blinking with a look as blank as his charges. These episodes may necessitate stimulation or resuscitation to arouse the child and reinitiate regular breathing. Walking towards her, I tried to arouse her, but she would not wake. After doing so she brushed her teeth, and then attempted to arouse her siblings from sleep. Synonyms wake, wake up, waken, awaken, bring to, bring around, rouse Origin Late 16th century: from rouse, on the pattern of the pair of rise, arise.
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