excite

Word family  noun excitement excitability adjective excitable excited exciting ≠ unexciting excitable verb excite adverb excitedly excitingly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ex·cite /ɪkˈsaɪt/ ●●○ verb [transitive]  1  [not in progressive]EXCITED to make someone feel happy, interested, or eager 使兴奋，使激动 His playing is technically brilliant, but it doesn’t excite me. 他的演奏技巧娴熟，但并不让我激动。2  CAUSE formal to cause a particular feeling or reaction 引起，激起 SYN arouseexcite interest/curiosity/sympathy etc The court case has excited a lot of public interest. 这场官司引起了公众的极大兴趣。 He tried not to do anything to excite the suspicion of the police. 他尽量不做会引起警方怀疑的事。excite comment/speculation/a reaction The book excited very little comment. 这本书并未引起多大反响。3. SEXYto make someone feel sexual desire 使产生性欲 SYN arouse4. technicalHBH to make an organ, nerve etc in your body react or increase its activity 使〔身体器官、神经等〕活动n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: to cause a particular feeling or reactionnounsexcite interestShe is a talented young actress who has excited a lot of interest.excite curiosityRumours of hidden treasure excited our curiosity.excite sympathyShe sought to excite the jury's sympathy at every possible opportunity.excite angerThe government's proposals have excited anger among teachers.excite hatred/hostilityHe accused sections of the media of trying to excite racial hatred.excite a reactionThe figures are unlikely to excite any reaction on the money markets.excite commentsThe film excited a lot of favourable comments, both here and in America.excite rumours British English, excite rumors American English:The photographs excited rumours that their marriage is over.excite speculation (=encourage people to discuss something when they do not know the facts)The cut in US interest rates excited speculation of a similar cut in the UK.→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

excite• Some of those Internet chat rooms can get you pretty excited.• The murder trial has excited a lot of public interest.• She was at a point in her life where her work didn't really excite her anymore.• Don't excite him - he needs his rest.• Recent fossil finds in Africa have excited interest among palaeontologists.• She excites me in a way that no other woman can.• The movie was okay, but it didn't excite me that much.• Being part of the crowd at a ball game had always excited me.• Arthur's enormous wealth excited the envy of his rivals.• The signal excites the neurons in the brain.• That's where the Arabs prohibited the import of jasmine because the scent depresses the men and excites the women.excite interest/curiosity/sympathy etc• There is no doubt that Zbo played on Modigliani's illness to excite sympathy in a way which the artist did not appreciate.• He thought of Hugo's ability to excite interest, to stimulate thought.From Longman Business Dictionaryexciteex‧cite /ɪkˈsaɪt/ verb [transitive] to produce a lot of activity in a market, with a lot of people buying and selling stocks and sharesThe auditors excited the market again yesterday by reporting sharply higher profits for the group. —excited adjectiveThe markets have been excited all week. —excitement noun [uncountable]→ See Verb tableOrigin excite (1300-1400) French exciter, from Latin excitare, from citare “to set in movement”

ex·cite verb →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable  

interested, feel make or Business happy, Corpus someone eager to

excite
ex‧cite /ɪkˈsaɪt/ verb [transitive]1. [not in progressive] to make someone feel happy, interested, or eager:
    His playing is technically brilliant, but it doesn’t excite me.
2. formal to cause a particular feeling or reaction
   SYN  arouse
    excite interest/curiosity/sympathy etc
    The court case has excited a lot of public interest.
    He tried not to do anything to excite the suspicion of the police.
    excite comment/speculation/a reaction
    The book excited very little comment.
3. to make someone feel sexual desire
   SYN  arouse
4. technical to make an organ, nerve etc in your body react or increase its activity
     

COLLOCATIONS

(for Meaning 2)

■ nouns
   ▪ excite interest She is a talented young actress who has excited a lot of interest.
   ▪ excite curiosity Rumours of hidden treasure excited our curiosity.
   ▪ excite sympathy She sought to excite the jury's sympathy at every possible opportunity.
   ▪ excite anger The government's proposals have excited anger among teachers.
   ▪ excite hatred/hostility He accused sections of the media of trying to excite racial hatred.
   ▪ excite a reaction The figures are unlikely to excite any reaction on the money markets.
   ▪ excite comments The film excited a lot of favourable comments, both here and in America.
   ▪ excite rumours British English, excite rumors AmE: The photographs excited rumours that their marriage is over.
   ▪ excite speculation (=encourage people to discuss something when they do not know the facts) The cut in US interest rates excited speculation of a similar cut in the UK.

🔑 ex·citeBrE /ɪkˈsaɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ɪkˈsaɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they excite BrE /ɪkˈsaɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪkˈsaɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it excites BrE /ɪkˈsaɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪkˈsaɪts/ 🔊past simple excited BrE /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle excited BrE /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form exciting BrE /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/ 🔊🔑 ~ sb to make sb feel very pleased, interested or enthusiastic, especially about sth that is going to happen 使激动；使兴奋◆The prospect of a year in India greatly excited her. 有望在印度待上一年使她激动万分。🔊🔊to make sb nervous or upset and unable to relax 刺激；使紧张不安◆~ sb Try not to excite your baby too much before bedtime. 睡觉前尽量别使宝宝太兴奋。🔊🔊◆~ yourself Don't excite yourself (= keep calm). 别激动。🔊🔊to make sb feel a particular emotion or react in a particular way 激发；引发；引起 SYN arouse ◆~ sth to excite attention/criticism/curiosity 引起注意／批评／好奇心◆The news has certainly excited comment (= made people talk about it). 这消息已经使人们议论纷纷了。🔊🔊◆~ sth in sb The European Parliament is not an institution which excites interest in voters. 欧洲议会是个激不起选民兴趣的机构。🔊🔊~ sb to make sb feel sexual desire 激发（性欲） SYN arouse ~ sth (formal) to make a part of the body or part of a physical system more active 使（身体部位或身体系统某部分）活动；刺激…的活动 SYN stimulate