aroused 唤醒
- The footsteps aroused the dog.
脚步声唤醒了那条狗。 - His presence aroused my curiosity. I asked him what he was doing on the mountain.
他的存在引起了我的好奇,我便问他在山上做些什么。 - I suppose one thing that made you like him was that he was so small and frail; he aroused your instincts of protection.
我想,人们喜欢他还有一个原因,那就是他非常瘦小、脆弱,容易引起人们的恻隐之心。
aroused[ adj ]- aroused to action
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the aroused opposition
- emotionally aroused
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- brought to a state of great tension
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all wound up for a fight
- feeling great sexual desire
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feeling horny
- keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement
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his face all ablaze with excitement
he was aflame with desire
- (of persons) excessively affected by emotion
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he would become emotional over nothing at all
she was worked up about all the noise
Arouse \A*rouse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aroused}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Arousing}.] [Pref. a- + rouse.]
To excite to action from a state of rest; to stir, or put in
motion or exertion; to rouse; to excite; as, to arouse one
from sleep; to arouse the dormant faculties.
Grasping his spear, forth issued to arouse
His brother, mighty sovereign on the host. --Cowper.
No suspicion was aroused. --Merivale.
aroused \aroused\ adj.
1. emotionally stimulated.
Syn: stimulated, stirred, stirred up.
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2. 1 brought to a state of great psychological tension.
Syn: wound up.
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3. 1 stimulated to a state of awareness and interest. the
aroused opposition
Syn: awakened.
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4. sexually aroused; feeling a strong urge for sexual
activity.
Syn: aflame, hot, turned on(predicate), horny.
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5. excessively affected by emotion; -- of persons.
Syn: emotional, excited.
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