arouse
/əˈraʊz/verb
with obj.
1
- evoke 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。
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。
1.2
- excite (someone) sexually激起（某人的）性欲：
his touch, which had so aroused her moments before, unnerved her now
他的触摸刚才还让她兴奋, 现在却让她感到不安
as adj. aroused she told him how aroused she was.她告诉他她是多么兴奋。
2
- awaken (someone) from sleep唤醒：
she had been aroused from deep slumber.
她在熟睡中被唤醒。
派生词
arousable
adjectivearousal
noun词源
late 16th cent.: from ROUSE, on the pattern of the pair of rise, arise.