rouse /raʊz/ verb [transitiveT]1 WAKE UP/GET UP formal to wake someone who is sleeping deeply 喚醒His banging roused the neighbours. 他重重的關門聲把鄰居都吵醒了。
rouse somebody from sleep/dreams etcA persistent ringing roused Christina from a pleasant dream. 電話鈴響個不停,把克裏斯蒂娜從美夢中吵醒。
2 START something/MAKE something STARTto make someone start doing something, especially when they have been too tired or unwilling to do it 激勵,使振奮〔尤當對方很疲倦或不願意做某事時〕rouse yourselfShe roused herself stiffly from her chair. 她僵直地從椅子上站起來。
rouse somebody to something/to do somethinga campaign designed to rouse the younger generation to action 旨在激勵年輕一代行動起來的活動
3 START something/MAKE something STARTto make someone feel a particular emotion, such as anger or fear 激起〔憤怒、恐懼等〕 → arouseWe don’t want to rouse any suspicions. 我們不想引起任何懷疑。
rouse somebody to somethingPaul strode forward, roused to anger. 保羅被激怒了,大步走上前去。
rouse somebody from sleep/dreams etc• What sounds like a distant waterfall rouses me from sleep in the early morning.