单词 | excite |
释义 | excite (ɪksaɪt ) Word forms: excites , exciting , excited 1. verb If something excites you, it makes you feel very happy, eager, or enthusiastic. I only take on work that excites me, even if it means turning down lots of money. [VERB noun] We'd not been excited by anything for about three years. [VERB noun] Where the show really excites is in the display of avant-garde photography. [VERB] Synonyms: thrill, inspire, stir, stimulate 2. verb If something excites a particular feeling, emotion, or reaction in someone, it causes them to experience it. He is a man who excites strong feelings. [VERB noun] Daniel's early exposure to motor racing did not excite his interest. [VERB noun] Reports of the plot of this unusual film tend to excite revulsion. [VERB noun] 3. verb If something or someone excites you, they cause you to feel sexual desire. [Also VERB noun] excited graded adjective She makes you feel warm and comfortable, and maybe a little excited. Synonyms: thrilled, stirred, stimulated, enthusiastic Synonyms: agitated, worried, stressed, alarmed exciting graded adjective Synonyms: titillating, stimulating, sexy [informal], arousing 4. verb To excite a physical object such as an atomic particle or an organ in your body means to increase the amount of energy, movement, or activity in it. [technical] The amount of nicotine in these nicotine substitutes can be enough to excite the heart. [VERB noun] excited graded adjective ...when an electron drops from an excited state to a less excited state. Synonyms: thrilled, stirred, stimulated, enthusiastic Synonyms: agitated, worried, stressed, alarmed Collocations: excite an audience Vaudevillian acts aligned themselves well to the notions of stupefaction as there was the desire to surprise and excite the audience. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The name comes from their ability to excite the audience with their terrific matches. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His dancing may not soar the way it once did, but his final solo of the night proved that he can still excite an audience's blood. Times, Sunday Times This scene depicts conflicts between prey and predator vividly, exciting the audience. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was a magical storyteller; his booming, lyrical voice, and shock of white flowing hair inspired and excited his audiences. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Does an artist really have to be weird to excite interest? Times, Sunday Times It will excite interest in the international defence industry as a new and potentially important player arrives. Times, Sunday Times We are campaigners and continue to excite interest and action at street and parish level. Times, Sunday Times It was her anachronistic appearance that partly excited interest. Times, Sunday Times A man in the dock on trial for his life always excites interest in the student of human nature and curiosity in the crowd. Times, Sunday Times Now he wishes to return and many are excited by the possibility. Times, Sunday Times The couple, who had married in 1938, was excited by the possibility of a scrolling book. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was excited by the possibility of proposing a flexitime pilot programme so that the company could evaluate how it worked before deciding to implement any change of policy. Times, Sunday Times Like them, they wanted to make everything new and were excited by the possibilities opened up by technologies such as lifts, reinforced concrete and plate glass. Times, Sunday Times Instead, spectators have become excited by the possibility of seeing stars play. Times, Sunday Times It was a very exciting prospect. ONE HUNDRED DAYS (2003) It's a very exciting prospect to see them all together again. Times, Sunday Times (2013) There's the exciting prospect of hen harriers reclaiming ancient territories where the breed may not have lived for more than 200 years. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The most exciting prospect will bring opportunities for us here and in the US very quickly. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Translations: Chinese: 使…激动 Japanese: 興奮させる |
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