Word · Frequency #4546
Fully loadedarousing
引起，激起（情感或反应）
arousing is the present participle of arouse.
to cause a feeling or reaction
常用搭配：arouse interest/suspicion/anger
- 1.
To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique.
激发或引起(情感)；激起
- 2.
To sexually stimulate.
性刺激
- 3.
To wake from sleep or stupor; to rouse.
从睡眠或昏迷中唤醒；唤起
唤醒；激起性欲；激发或引起(情感)；激起；性刺激；从睡眠或昏迷中唤醒；唤起
In use
The unusual sound aroused my curiosity.
Her sudden disappearance aroused suspicion among her colleagues.
The teacher's story arouses the children's interest in science.
arouse + noun (emotion/response)
常用于抽象名词，如interest, curiosity, suspicion等。
The speech aroused great enthusiasm.
这次演讲激起了极大的热情。
arouse + someone + from + noun (wake)
The noise aroused me from my nap.
噪音把我从午睡中唤醒。
arouse + someone (sexually)
此用法较为敏感，注意语境。
The romantic scene aroused him.
Connections
Collocations
- arouse interest
- 引起兴趣
- The speaker's novel ideas aroused great interest among the audience.演讲者新颖的观点引起了观众的极大兴趣。
- arouse suspicion
- 引起怀疑
- His strange behavior aroused the police's suspicion.他的奇怪行为引起了警方的怀疑。
- arouse curiosity
- 激起好奇心
- The mysterious box aroused the children's curiosity.那个神秘的盒子激起了孩子们的好奇心。
- arouse anger
- 激起愤怒
- The unfair decision aroused anger among the workers.那个不公平的决定激起了工人们的愤怒。
- arouse passion
- 激起热情
- The music aroused passion in the listeners.音乐激起了听众的热情。
- arouse from sleep
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“a（一个）+rouse（唤醒）”，一个唤醒的动作就是“激起、唤醒”
Context & Register
通常用于中性语境，多指激起情感、兴趣或反应，适用于正式和非正式场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words 'rouse', 'browse', and 'drowse' rhyme with 'arouse' (ending /-aʊz/). However, 'house', 'mouse', and 'blouse' look similar but end with /-aʊs/ (unvoiced), so they do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.