excite

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vt. 刺激, 使兴奋, 激励

发音

US /ɪkˈsaɪt/

词形变化

excited excitedst excites 三单 excites exciteth exciting exciting 现在分词 excited 过去式 excited 过去分词 excitest excitedst 过去式 exciteth 三单 excited 复数

教材释义与例句

动词

激起；刺激…，使…兴奋

to make someone feel happy, interested, or eager

His playing is technically brilliant, but it doesn't excite me.

他的演奏技巧娴熟，但并不让我激动。

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.

    激动

    及物

    The fireworks which opened the festivities excited anyone present.

  2. 2.

    To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.

    激发

    及物

    Favoritism tends to excite jealousy in the ones not being favored.

    The political reforms excited unrest among the population.

    Smugglers operating secretly so as not to excite suspicion.

    [S]he assured them […] that they had better follow her to a place of safety. They were at length excited, by her mere importunance to leave the room, and soon after the house.

  3. 3.

    To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.

    及物 物理

    By applying electric potential to the neon atoms, the electrons become excited, then emit a photon when returning to normal.

  4. 4.

    To energize (an electromagnet); to produce a magnetic field in.

    to excite a dynamo

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

sex charge shake stir stimulate arouse rouse energize agitate wind up

上位词 10

change fire trouble touch upset raise shake impact disturb affect

下位词 10

work sex blow bother invite scare suck fuel thrill frighten

近义相关 1

geek out

词源

From Middle English exciten, from Old French exciter, from Latin excitō (“to call out, call forth, arouse, wake up, stimulate”), frequentative of excieō (“to call out, arouse, excite”), from ex (“out”) + cieō (“to call, summon”). See cite and compare to accite, concite, incite.

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