rouse
verb[T]
uk/raʊz/us/raʊz/towakesomeone up or make someone moreactiveorexcited:
唤醒;激励,使觉醒,使奋起He roused himself (fromapleasantdaydream) and got back towork.他不再沉迷(于甜蜜的白日梦中),开始重新投入工作。
Thespeakerattemptedto rouse thecrowdwith acryforaction.演讲者高声呼吁大家行动起来,试图激发群众的热情。
Synonyms
awakeliterary
awakenliterary
bestiryourselfformalorhumorous
wake
wake(someone)up(STOP SLEEPING)
Animal physiology: not sleeping & not unconscious
- anti-sleep
- astir
- be in the land of the livingidiom
- come round
- consciousness
- get up
- insomniac
- keepsomeoneup
- knock
- knock up
- land
- sit(someone)up
- stir
- toss
- wait up
- wakeful
- waken
- wakey-wakey
- waking
- woke
Grammar
Arouseorrouse?
Rouse and arouse are both used in formal contexts. Arouse means ‘make someone have a particular feeling’:…