Word · Frequency #10768
arousal
唤起，激励
the act of arousing
指激发情感或行动的过程
- 1.
The act of arousing or the state of being aroused.
唤醒的行为或被唤醒的状态。
- 2.
Sexual arousal.
性唤起。
- 3.
A physiological and psychological state of being awake or reactive to stimuli, including elevated heart rate and blood pressure and a condition of sensory alertness, mobility and readiness to respond.
生理和心理上保持清醒或对刺激有反应的状态,包括心率加快、血压升高、感觉警觉、活动能力和准备反应。
- 4.
Arousal from sleep or hibernation.
从睡眠或冬眠中苏醒。
生理唤醒状态；醒来，觉醒；唤醒的行为或被唤醒的状态。；性唤起。；生理和心理上保持清醒或对刺激有反应的状态,包括心率加快、血压升高、感觉警觉、活动能力和准备反应。
In use
The athlete's high level of arousal before the race helped him perform at his best.
The artist's work can induce a strong emotional arousal in the viewer.
After a deep sleep, he experienced a sudden arousal when the alarm went off.
arousal of sth
用于抽象事物，表示‘引起、唤起’某事物。
The arousal of public interest in environmental issues has grown.
公众对环境问题的兴趣被唤起增强了。
arousal from sth
表示‘从某状态中醒来’，通常指睡眠或昏迷。
He experienced a sudden arousal from a deep sleep.
他从沉睡中突然醒来。
Common mistakes
He arousal the audience.
Connections
Collocations
- sexual arousal
- 性唤起
- Sexual arousal is a normal physiological response to stimulation.性唤起是对刺激的正常生理反应。
- physiological arousal
- 生理唤醒
- The fight-or-flight response involves physiological arousal such as a rapid heartbeat.战斗或逃跑反应涉及生理唤醒，例如心跳加速。
- emotional arousal
- 情绪唤醒
- Music can create strong emotional arousal in listeners.音乐能在听众中引起强烈的情绪唤醒。
- heightened arousal
- 高度唤醒状态
- The patient showed heightened arousal after the caffeine injection.注射咖啡因后，患者表现出高度唤醒状态。
- arousal from sleep
- 从睡眠中唤醒
- Sudden noise can cause arousal from sleep and reduce sleep quality.突然的噪音会导致从睡眠中唤醒并降低睡眠质量。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 a + rouse（唤醒）：想象闹钟“a rouse!”把人从睡梦中叫醒，身体进入警觉、兴奋的“唤起状态”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术论文、心理学与生理学讨论、医学报告 该词通常用于学术或正式语境，尤其多出现在心理学、生理学及医学讨论中；日常口语里较少使用。
Grammar Note
作可数名词时指具体的唤起行为或状态，作不可数名词时指抽象概念。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正的同韵词（押韵词）都以 /aʊzəl/ 结尾：carousal、espousal、spousal、tousle（tousle 拼作 -ousle）。arouse 和 carouse 看起来像，但只共享 /aʊz/，没有末尾的 /əl/，所以不押韵。
Learn the forms together
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