arouse

verb

/əˈraʊz/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they arouse	/əˈraʊz/ /əˈraʊz/
he / she / it arouses	/əˈraʊzɪz/ /əˈraʊzɪz/
past simple aroused	/əˈraʊzd/ /əˈraʊzd/
past participle aroused	/əˈraʊzd/ /əˈraʊzd/
-ing form arousing	/əˈraʊzɪŋ/ /əˈraʊzɪŋ/

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arouse something to make somebody have a particular feeling or attitude激起，引起（感情、態度）
- to arouse somebody’s interest/curiosity/anger引起某人的興趣／好奇心／怒氣
- Her strange behaviour aroused our suspicions.她的古怪行爲引起了我們的懷疑。
- Fox hunting still succeeds in arousing a great deal of controversy.獵狐仍然成功地引起了很大的爭議。
Extra Examples
- The announcement aroused considerable anxiety.這一宣布引起了相當大的焦慮。
- The book aroused a lot of adverse criticism.那本書招來許多非議。
- The debate aroused strong feelings on both sides.辯論使雙方都很激動。
- The event aroused considerable interest and media coverage.這一事件引起了相當大的興趣和媒體報道。
arouse somebody to make somebody feel sexually excited激起性欲 synonym excite
arouse somebody to make somebody feel more active and want to start doing something使行動起來；激發
- The whole community was aroused by the crime.這個罪行使整個社會行動起來。
arouse somebody (from something) (formal) to wake somebody from sleep喚醒