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arouses 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/əˈrouz/,
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aroused, past tense; aroused, past participle; arouses, 3rd person singular present; arousing, present participle;
  1. Evoke or awaken (a feeling, emotion, or response)
    • - something about the man aroused the guard's suspicions
    • - the letter aroused in him a sense of urgency
  2. Excite or provoke (someone) to anger or strong emotions
    • - an ability to influence the audience and to arouse the masses
  3. Excite (someone) sexually

  4. Awaken (someone) from sleep
    • - she had been aroused by the telephone
  1. (arouse) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
  2. (arouse) wake up: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
  3. (arouse) raise: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
  4. (arouse) stimulate: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
  5. (arouse) awaken: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
  6. (arouse) to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
  7. (arouse) stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
  8. (arouse) (Henry VI, Part II - 4.1.4)
  9. (arouse) to excite; bring about