释义 |
excite/ikˈsait, ek-/v. tr. 1a rouse the feelings or emotions of (a person) 使…激动,使兴奋 b bring into play; rouse up (feelings, faculties, etc.) 使…活动;使…产生 c arouse sexually 引起性欲 2 provoke; bring about (an action or active condition) 引起;激起(行动或活动状态) 3 promote the activity of (an organism, tissue, etc.) by stimulus 通过刺激促进(器官或组织等)活动 4 Electr. 【电】a cause (a current) to flow in the winding of an electromagnet (在磁场中)产生感应电流 b supply a signal 提供信号,发出信号 5 Physics 【物理学】a cause the emission of (a spectrum) 使(物质)发出(光谱) b cause (a substance) to emit radiation 使发出(射线) c put (an atom etc.) into a state of higher energy 使激惹,使原子处于更高能状态中 □ excitant /ˈeksit(ə)nt, ikˈsait(ə)nt, ek-/ adj. & n.□ excitative /-tətiv/ adj.□ excitatory /-tət(ə)ri/ adj.□ excitedly adv.□ excitedness n.□ excitement n.□ exciter n. (esp. in senses 4, 5 尤用于释义 4 、 5)激励器、励磁器、振荡器、幅射器 [Middle English from Old French exciter or Latin excitare, frequentative of exciēre (as EX-1, ciēre ‘set in motion’)] |