arouse
arouse — 動詞
1. to cause an inner feeling or reaction to begin in a person or group — for exampl
引起；激起
讓人產生某種強烈情緒或反應
to cause an inner feeling or reaction to begin in a person or group — for example, curiosity, anger, suspicion, or sympathy — without yet making them act on it.
The strange noise from the attic aroused Nikolai's curiosity straight away.
閣樓傳出的怪聲立刻引起了 Nikolai 的好奇心。
arouse + curiosity (typical collocation)
The mayor's careful answer aroused suspicion among several local reporters.
市長那番小心翼翼的回答，引起了好幾位地方記者的懷疑。
arouse + suspicion (typical collocation)
Photos of the flooded village aroused deep sympathy across the country.
那個被洪水淹沒的村莊的照片，激起了全國人深深的同情。
The new tax law aroused anger in small shop owners and farmers.
新的稅法引起了小店主和農民的憤怒。
One careless joke at dinner was enough to arouse the old man's temper.
晚餐時一句不經大腦的玩笑，就足以激起那位老先生的脾氣。
文法句型
arouse + noun (feeling)
arouse somebody's + noun (feeling)
用法筆記
Subject is usually a thing or event (a smell, a comment, a photo), not a person speaking on purpose. The object is normally an emotion noun: curiosity, suspicion, anger, interest, sympathy, fear.
常見錯誤
2. to cause sexual desire in someone, or to come to feel sexual desire because of s
挑起情慾
讓人產生性慾或性興奮
to cause sexual desire in someone, or to come to feel sexual desire because of someone or something.
The film's long bedroom scene clearly aroused several couples sitting near the back of the cinema.
電影裡那場很長的床戲，顯然挑起了坐在電影院後排好幾對情侶的性慾。
Some readers wrote that the novel's love scenes had aroused them deeply.
有些讀者寫信說，這本小說裡的愛情場景深深挑起了他們的情慾。
Marco was easily aroused by the soft sound of Nadia's voice.
Marco 很容易就被 Nadia 那柔軟的聲音挑起情慾。
The slow dance in the dim hallway aroused Daniel almost at once.
在昏暗走廊上的那支慢舞，幾乎瞬間就挑起了 Daniel 的性慾。
- turn off
informal; to make someone lose sexual interest
文法句型
arouse somebody
be aroused by something
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive (be aroused by). The object is a person, never an emotion word in this sense — distinguish from sense 1, where the object is a feeling such as 'curiosity' or 'anger'.
常見錯誤
3. to stir a person or group out of a quiet or hopeless state so that they take rea
鼓動；激勵
促使人擺脫消沉並起身行動
to stir a person or group out of a quiet or hopeless state so that they take real action.
The young leader's speech aroused the crowd to march to the city hall.
那位年輕領袖的演講鼓動群眾前往市政廳遊行。
arouse somebody to do something
Reports of unfair pay finally aroused the factory workers to action.
薪資不公的報導終於激起工廠工人們起身行動。
arouse somebody to + action (noun)
Nothing the manager said could arouse the tired team to fight back in the second half.
不管教練說什麼，都鼓動不了這支疲憊的隊伍在下半場奮力反擊。
The coach's halftime words aroused the players, and they ran back onto the field with new energy.
教練中場的那幾句話激勵了球員，他們帶著新的力氣再度衝回球場。
- discourage
to take away someone's willingness to act
文法句型
arouse somebody (to do something)
arouse somebody to + noun
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: here the result is movement or behaviour (people start doing something), not just an inner feeling. Often appears with a 'to'-phrase showing the action that follows.
常見錯誤
4. to make a sleeping person become awake, often by noise, touch, or a sudden event
喚醒；弄醒
把睡著的人弄醒
to make a sleeping person become awake, often by noise, touch, or a sudden event.
A loud bang from the kitchen aroused Grandpa from his afternoon nap.
廚房傳來的一聲巨響把爺爺從午睡中喚醒。
arouse somebody from + noun (sleep state)
The nurse gently aroused Mr. Okonkwo to give him his evening medicine.
護理師輕輕喚醒 Mr. Okonkwo，幫他服用晚間的藥。
Heavy rain on the metal roof aroused the campers well before sunrise.
打在金屬屋頂上的大雨在天亮前就把露營者們吵醒了。
Linnea was aroused at three in the morning by her phone buzzing on the desk.
凌晨三點，Linnea 被桌上震動的手機弄醒。
- lull
to make someone fall asleep, often by gentle sound or movement
文法句型
arouse somebody (from something)
be aroused from sleep
用法筆記
Formal — in everyday speech most Taiwanese learners hear 'wake up' or 'wake somebody'. Often follows the pattern 'arouse somebody from sleep / a nap / a dream'. Don't confuse with sense 3 (push into action): sense 4 is only about leaving the state of sleep.