arouse
US: /ɝˈaʊz/
UK: /ɐɹˈaʊz/
UK: /ɐɹˈaʊz/
English Vietnamese dictionary
arouse /ə'rauz/
- ngoại động từ
- đánh thức
- khuấy động, gợi
- to arouse harred: gợi lòng căm thù
- (nghĩa bóng) thức tỉnh
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb [VN]
1 to make sb have a particular feeling or attitude: to arouse sb's interest / curiosity / anger + Her strange behaviour aroused our suspicions. + Fox-hunting still succeeds in arousing a great deal of controversy.
2 to make sb feel sexually excited
3 to make you feel more active and want to start doing sth: The whole community was aroused by the crime.
4 ~ sb (from sth) (formal) to wake sb from sleep
See also -
arousal noun [U]: emotional / sexual arousal
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 awaken, raise (up), wake up, waken, rouse, revive, stir (up):
I was aroused by the noise and reached for my pistol.
2 excite, stir up, stimulate, awaken, summon up, spark, Colloq turn on:
My suspicions were aroused because she was carrying my umbrella.
3 provoke, encourage, quicken, foster, call forth, stir up, kindle, foment:
The song aroused feelings of patriotism among the recruits.
Concise English dictionary
arouses|aroused|arousingə'raʊz
verb
+call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
+stop sleeping
+summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
+cause to be alert and energetic
+cause to become awake or conscious
+to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
+stimulate sexually
