单词 | rouse |
释义 | rouse (raʊz ) Word forms: rouses , rousing , roused 1. verb If someone rouses you when you are sleeping or if you rouse, you wake up. [literary] Hilton roused him at eight-thirty by rapping on the door. [VERB noun] When I put my hand on his, he stirs but doesn't quite rouse. [VERB] 2. verb If you rouse yourself, you stop being inactive and start doing something. She seemed to be unable to rouse herself to do anything. [VERB pronoun-reflexive to-infinitive] He roused himself from his lazy contemplation of the scene beneath him. [V pron-refl + from] 3. verb If something or someone rouses you, they make you very emotional or excited. He did more to rouse the crowd there than anybody else. [VERB noun] Ben says his father was good-natured, a man not quickly roused to anger or harsh opinions. [be VERB-ed + to] Synonyms: excite, move, arouse, stir rousing adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] ...a rousing speech to the convention in support of the president. Synonyms: lively, moving, spirited, exciting 4. verb If something rouses a feeling in you, it causes you to have that feeling. It roused a feeling of rebellion in him. [VERB noun] This roused my interest in politics and I went to work for the Democrats. [VERB noun] Synonyms: stimulate, provoke, arouse, incite Collocations: rouse the crowd It was a real poacher's goal - one that roused the crowd and the home side. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Ditto his opponent, who likes to punch the air and rouse the crowd when he wins an important leg or set. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Almost as a cheerleader rousing the crowd at a game, the leader uses his or her influence to bring out the best in others. Christianity Today (2000) The music, which should be the key element, failed to rouse the crowd until the very end. The Sun (2012) Translations: Chinese: 使醒来 Japanese: 起こす/目を覚ます |
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