| 释义 |
rouse1 /rowz/ transitive verb- To stir up
- To awaken
- To start, as from cover or lair
- To excite
- To put in action
- To haul in (eg a cable)
- To disturb (rare)
- To shake the feathers of (orig reflexive; obsolete)
- To ruffle, set up (obsolete)
intransitive verb- To awake
- To be excited to action
- To shake oneself (obsolete)
- To rise from cover (rare)
- To stand erect (of hair; Shakespeare)
noun- A shake of the feathers, body, etc (obsolete)
- Reveille
ORIGIN: Origin obscure rousˈant adjective (heraldry) Rising as a bird rouseˈabout noun (Aust and NZ) An odd-job man on a sheep station rouseˈment noun (US) Religious excitement rousˈer noun - A person or thing that rouses
- Anything astonishing
rousˈing adjective - Awakening
- Stirring
- Vigorously active
- Great
- Violent
rousˈingly adverb roust transitive verb - To stir up
- To rout out
intransitive verb To move energetically roustˈabout noun - A wharf labourer (N American)
- A person who does odd jobs (N American)
- A rouseabout (N American and Aust)
- A general labourer employed on an oil rig or in a circus
roustˈer noun A roustabout rouse on (Aust) To reprove |