单词 | excite |
释义 | ex·cite ![]() tr.v. ex·cit·ed, ex·cit·ing, ex·cites 1. a. To arouse strong feeling in: The speaker excited the crowd. See Synonyms at provoke. b. To arouse (someone) sexually. c. To elicit or arouse (a reaction or emotion, for example): odd noises that excited our curiosity. 2. a. To cause to become more active: Lowering interest rates should excite the economy. b. Physiology To produce increased activity or response in (an organ, tissue, or part); stimulate. c. Physics To raise (an atom, for example) to a higher energy level. [Middle English exciten, from Latin excitāre, frequentative of exciēre : ex-, ex- + ciēre, to set in motion; see keiə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
随便看 |
英语词典包含135693条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。