rouse
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++rouse /raʊz/ verb [transitive] 1 WAKE UP/GET UP formal to wake someone who is sleeping deeply 唤醒 His banging roused the neighbours. 他重重的关门声把邻居都吵醒了。rouse somebody from sleep/dreams etc A persistent ringing roused Christina from a pleasant dream. 电话铃响个不停，把克里斯蒂娜从美梦中吵醒。2 START something/MAKE something STARTto make someone start doing something, especially when they have been too tired or unwilling to do it 激励，使振奋〔尤当对方很疲倦或不愿意做某事时〕rouse yourself She roused herself stiffly from her chair. 她僵直地从椅子上站起来。rouse somebody to something/to do something a campaign designed to rouse the younger generation to action 旨在激励年轻一代行动起来的活动3 START something/MAKE something STARTto make someone feel a particular emotion, such as anger or fear 激起〔愤怒、恐惧等〕 → arouse We don’t want to rouse any suspicions. 我们不想引起任何怀疑。rouse somebody to something Paul strode forward, roused to anger. 保罗被激怒了，大步走上前去。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
rouse• Around 2 a.m., I was roused by the sound of screaming.• It rouses far-off memories of infancy, of being handled and given comfort.• I was roused from my sleep the sound of a door banging shut.• He found Paula fast asleep in bed, and nothing would rouse her.• The project is a NASA scheme to rouse interest in science and space.• What sounds like a distant waterfall rouses me from sleep in the early morning.• Kemp's speech roused the crowd to cheers.• Outside the sealed city, the advent of the round ship Adorno roused the kingdom.• Then they roused themselves, surprised that some one was actually going to use the microphone.• Some left couches of sickness, roused to new strength at the call to arms.• This is fine, provided you are able to rouse yourself again for dinner!rouse somebody from sleep/dreams etc• What sounds like a distant waterfall rouses me from sleep in the early morning.rouse somebody to something/to do something• But here and there, societies rouse themselves to break the mould.• Later, she could hardly remember what the issues were that had so roused them to mutual abuse.• Leaders like that get only the bare minimum of effort and never rouse employees to cooperative activity.• The slightest word of greeting roused them to stand, bow graciously and offer a cup of coffee.• The voice of command roused him to make an effort.Origin rouse (1400-1500) Perhaps from Old French ruser; → RUSH1rouse verbChinese
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rouse /raʊz/
verb [transitive]1. formal to wake someone who is sleeping deeply:
His banging roused the neighbours.
rouse somebody from sleep/dreams etc
A persistent ringing roused Christina from a pleasant dream.
2. to make someone start doing something, especially when they have been too tired or unwilling to do it
rouse yourself
She roused herself stiffly from her chair.
rouse somebody to something/to do something
a campaign designed to rouse the younger generation to action
3. to make someone feel a particular emotion, such as anger or fear ⇨ arouse:
We don’t want to rouse any suspicions.
rouse somebody to something
Paul strode forward, roused to anger.
rouse /raʊz/
verb [transitive]1. formal to wake someone who is sleeping deeply: rouse somebody from sleep/dreams etc
2. to make someone start doing something, especially when they have been too tired or unwilling to do it
rouse yourself
rouse somebody to something/to do something
3. to make someone feel a particular emotion, such as anger or fear ⇨ arouse:
rouse somebody to something