excite
excite — 動詞
1. to give someone a strong feeling of happiness and eager interest because of an e
使興奮
使人感到開心與熱情
to give someone a strong feeling of happiness and eager interest because of an event or experience that is happening or that they expect to happen
Talia's piano performance at the school concert excited the whole audience.
Talia 在學校音樂會上的鋼琴表演使全場觀眾興奮不已。
excite + person as direct object
The news that Ife had won the science prize excited her more than anything.
Ife 贏得科學獎的消息比什麼都更令她興奮。
passive alternative: be excited + by/at/about
The announcement that a popular author would visit excited Kevin's classmates greatly.
一位知名作家即將來訪的消息讓 Kevin 的同學們非常興奮。
Seeing the baby elephant at the park excited the children in Karim's tour group.
在野生動物園看到小象讓 Karim 旅行團的小朋友們興奮不已。
文法句型
excite + person
be excited + about/by + noun phrase
用法筆記
Often occurs in the passive form ('were excited about'). The subject is typically a concrete event, piece of news, or opportunity rather than an abstract idea.
常見錯誤
2. to cause a person to feel a certain emotion or to respond in a particular manner
激起
引發某種情緒或反應
to cause a person to feel a certain emotion or to respond in a particular manner to something they see, hear, or experience
The museum's new exhibition of ancient pottery excited great interest among local art lovers.
博物館那場古陶器新展覽激起當地藝術愛好者的濃厚興趣。
excite + abstract reaction (interest)
Iris's speech about plastic waste in the ocean excited a strong reaction from the audience.
Iris 關於海洋塑膠垃圾的演說在觀眾間激起強烈反應。
The discovery of old Roman coins in the field excited curiosity throughout the village.
在田野中發現古羅馬錢幣這件事激起全村人的好奇心。
Images of the flooded villages excited deep sympathy in viewers across the country.
新聞中那些村莊遭洪水淹沒的畫面激起全國觀眾的深切同情。
文法句型
excite + abstract reaction/emotion + in + person/group
用法筆記
The object is an abstract noun expressing a feeling or response (interest, curiosity, sympathy, anger, controversy) — never a concrete person or thing. This sense is more formal than sense 1.
常見錯誤
3. to make someone feel sexual desire or physical arousal
撩撥
使人產生性興奮
to make someone feel sexual desire or physical arousal
Quan found that dancing closely under the dim lights excited him more than expected.
Quan 發現在昏暗燈光下緊密共舞比他預期中更令他感到撩撥。
excite + person (sexual context)
The slow romantic scene in the film excited strong feelings between the two main characters.
電影中那段緩慢的浪漫場景在兩位主角之間激起強烈的情慾。
Sari admitted that the gentle touch on her neck excited her in ways she could not describe.
Sari 承認脖子上的輕柔觸碰讓她產生一種無法描述的興奮感。
The slow dance under the moonlight excited Yan in a way that surprised him.
月光下的慢舞讓 Yan 感到一種令他自己都意外的撩撥。
文法句型
excite + person
用法筆記
More direct and less common than the informal phrasal verb 'turn on' in everyday speech. Use with care in formal or mixed company contexts.
常見錯誤
4. to increase the level of activity in a physical substance, such as a cell, nerve
活化；激發
使細胞或分子更加活躍
to increase the level of activity in a physical substance, such as a cell, nerve fibre, or molecule, so that it responds or changes state
Sunlight excites special pigment cells in the leaves of green plants.
陽光會激發綠色植物葉片中的特殊色素細胞。
excite + cells (scientific subject)
A small electrical pulse excites the nerve fibres in the patient's damaged arm.
一個微小的電脈衝會刺激患者受傷手臂中的神經纖維。
When a chemical reaction excites the molecules inside the flask, the liquid begins to glow.
當化學反應激發燒瓶內的分子時，液體開始發出光芒。
The drug works by exciting specific receptors in the brain's memory centres.
這種藥物透過刺激腦部記憶中樞的特定受體來發揮作用。
文法句型
excite + cell/particle/molecule/nerve
用法筆記
A technical term in biology, chemistry, and neuroscience. Not used in everyday conversation for this meaning. The passive form ('are excited by') is frequent in academic writing.