1. | 唤醒;使醒来to wake sb up, especially when they are sleeping deeply |
The telephone roused me from my sleep at 6 a.m. 早晨 6 点钟,电话铃声就把我从睡梦中吵醒了。 | |
Nicky roused her with a gentle nudge. 尼基用胳膊肘轻轻地将她推醒。 |
2. | 使活跃起来;使产生兴趣to make sb want to start doing sth when they were not active or interested in doing it |
A lot of people were roused to action by the appeal. 许多人响应号召行动起来。 | |
Richard couldn't rouse himself to say anything in reply. 理查德没有兴趣回答。 |
3. | ~ sth 激起(某种情感)to make sb feel a particular emotion |
to rouse sb's anger 把某人惹火 | |
What roused your suspicions(= what made you suspicious) ? 你是怎么起疑心的? |
4. | [usupass] ~ sb 激怒;使激动to make sb angry, excited or full of emotion |
Chris is not easily roused. 克里斯不容易激动。 |