arouse
1.VERB 动词唤起，引起（反应或态度） If something arouses a particular reaction or attitude in people, it causes them to have that reaction or attitude.
【语法信息】：V n
We left in the daytime so as not to arouse suspicion.
我们在白天离开以避免引起怀疑。
...the deep public anger you have aroused.
你所激起的强烈公愤
2.VERB 动词激起（感情或直觉） If something arouses a particular feeling or instinct that exists in someone, it causes them to experience that feeling or instinct strongly.
【语法信息】：V n
【语法信息】：Also V nin n
There is nothing like a long walk to arouse the appetite...
没有什么比走很长的路更能激起食欲的了。
He aroused her mothering instincts.
他激发了她母性的本能。
3.VERB 动词激起…的性欲 If you are aroused by something, it makes you feel sexually excited.
【语法信息】：be V-ed
【搭配模式】：usu passive
Some men are aroused when their partner says erotic words to them.
有些男人在性伴侣对他们说撩人情话时会被激起性欲。
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Some men feel that they get most sexually aroused in the morning.
一些男人感觉自己在早上性欲最强。
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Being stroked by a partner is usually more arousing than stroking yourself.
被性伴侣抚摸通常比自己抚摸更能激起性欲。
4.VERB 动词激怒;惹怒 If something arouses you, it makes you feel angry.
【语法信息】：V n
He apologized, saying this subject always aroused him.
他道歉说这个话题总是会让他生气。
5.VERB 动词唤醒;叫醒 If something arouses you from sleep, it wakes you up.
【语法信息】：V n
【STYLE标签】：WRITTEN 笔语
About two o'clock, we were aroused from our sleep by a knocking at the door.
大约两点时，我们被一通敲门声唤醒。
