rouse

verb

/raʊz/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they rouse	/raʊz/ /raʊz/
he / she / it rouses	/ˈraʊzɪz/ /ˈraʊzɪz/
past simple roused	/raʊzd/ /raʊzd/
past participle roused	/raʊzd/ /raʊzd/
-ing form rousing	/ˈraʊzɪŋ/ /ˈraʊzɪŋ/

(formal) to wake somebody up, especially when they are sleeping deeply唤醒；使醒来
- rouse somebody 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。
- He came to the door, evidently just roused from his bed.他来到门口，显然是刚刚从床上醒来。
- rouse somebody Nicky roused her with a gentle nudge.尼基用胳膊肘轻轻地将她推醒。
Homophones rouse | rows
rouse rows
/raʊz/

/raʊz/
- rouse verb
  We were unable to rouse him from his sleep.我们无法把他从睡梦中叫醒。
- rows noun (plural of row2)
  They keep having rows over who does more work around the house.他们总是为了谁做更多的家务而争吵。
Extra Examples
- I was roused from a deep sleep by a hand on my shoulder.我被一只放在我肩膀上的手从沉睡中惊醒。
- We tried in vain to rouse him.我们试图叫醒他，但没有成功。
to make somebody want to start doing something when they were not active or interested in doing it使活跃起来；使产生兴趣
- rouse somebody/yourself (to something) A lot of people were roused to action by the appeal.许多人响应号召行动起来。
- rouse somebody/yourself to do something Richard couldn't rouse himself to say anything in reply.理查德没有兴趣回答。
- rouse somebody from something We finally managed to rouse her from her lethargy.我们终于设法让她从无精打采中振作起来。
rouse something (formal) to make somebody feel a particular emotion激起（某种情感）
- to rouse somebody’s anger把某人惹火
- What roused your suspicions (= what made you suspicious)?你是怎么起疑心的？
- She ran forward, roused to anger.她愤怒地向前跑去。
Topics Feelingsc2
[usually passive] to make somebody angry, excited or full of emotion激怒；使激动
- be roused Chris is not easily roused.克里斯不容易激动。
- When roused, he has a cruel tongue.当他被唤醒时，他的舌头会变得残忍。
Topics Feelingsc2