Word · Frequency #7567
excite
使兴奋；激起，引起
to make someone feel enthusiastic, eager, or strongly emotional; to arouse or bring out a feeling
- 1.
To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.
激发情感；引起兴奋
- 2.
To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
唤起或激发(如情感)；刺激
- 3.
To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.
使电子跃迁到比正常更高的状态；提升电子到外层
- 4.
To energize (an electromagnet); to produce a magnetic field in.
给电磁铁通电；产生磁场
激发；使产生磁场；励磁；激发情感；引起兴奋；唤起或激发(如情感)；刺激；使电子跃迁到比正常更高的状态；提升电子到外层
In use
A good story always excites my imagination.
The unexpected gift excited the little girl.
The teacher used a video to excite the students' interest in science.
excite sb
直接接人作宾语，表示令某人兴奋。
The news excited the children.
这个消息使孩子们兴奋不已。
be excited about sth
被动语态，表示对某事物感到兴奋。
She is very excited about her new job.
她对她的新工作感到非常兴奋。
be excited by sth
被动语态，表示被某事物激发兴趣或兴奋。
He was excited by the possibility of discovery.
Connections
Collocations
- excite interest
- 引起兴趣
- The discovery excited great interest among scientists.这一发现引起了科学家们的极大兴趣。
- excite curiosity
- 激起好奇心
- Her mysterious smile excited my curiosity.她神秘的微笑激起了我的好奇心。
- excite emotions
- 激发情感
- The speech excited strong emotions in the crowd.演讲激发了人群强烈的情感。
- be excited about
- 对…感到兴奋
- She is excited about her new job.她对她的新工作感到兴奋。
- be excited by
- 被…激动
- He was excited by the news of his promotion.他对晋升的消息感到激动。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
excite 发音类似'一克赛特'，想象自己兴奋地喊出这个词。
Context & Register
动词 'excite' 通常用于引起积极或强烈的情绪（如兴奋、兴趣），也可表示激发某种反应或物理化学中的激发。在口语和书面语中均常见，但具体语气取决于宾语和语境。多用于非正式至中性场合，在正式或科技文本中也可出现。
Grammar Note
及物动词，后接宾语，常用被动语态 be excited about/by
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with the stressed syllable /saɪt/ of 'excite'. The common spelling chunk '-ite' appears at the end of each word, though 'white' and 'write' have additional silent letters (wh, wr).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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。
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