| 单词 | excite |
| 释义 | excite /ik suyt"/, v.t., excited, exciting. 1. to arouse or stir up the emotions or feelings of: to excite a person to anger; actions that excited his father's wrath. 2. to arouse or stir up (emotions or feelings): to excite jealousy or hatred. 3. to cause; awaken: to excite interest or curiosity. 4. to stir to action; provoke or stir up: to excite a dog by baiting him. 5. Physiol. to stimulate: to excite a nerve. 6. Elect. to supply with electricity for producing electric activity or a magnetic field: to excite a dynamo. 7. Physics. to raise (an atom, molecule, etc.) to an excited state. [1300-50; ME < L excitare, equiv. to ex- EX-1 + citare, freq. of ciere to set in motion] Syn. 1. stir, awaken, stimulate, animate, kindle, inflame. 2. evoke. 4. disturb, agitate, ruffle. |
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