excite 音标拼音: [ɪks'ɑɪt]
vt . 刺激,使激动;激发,激励
刺激,使激动;激发,激励
excite v 1 :
arouse or elicit a feeling 2 :
act as a stimulant ; "
The book stimulated her imagination ";
"
This play stimulates " [
synonym : {
stimulate }, {
excite }] [
ant :
{
dampen }, {
stifle }]
3 :
stir feelings in ; "
stimulate my appetite "; "
excite the audience "; "
stir emotions " [
synonym : {
stimulate }, {
excite },
{
stir }]
4 :
cause to be agitated ,
excited ,
or roused ; "
The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks " [
synonym :
{
agitate }, {
rouse }, {
turn on }, {
charge }, {
commove }, {
excite },
{
charge up }] [
ant : {
calm }, {
calm down }, {
lull }, {
quiet },
{
quieten }, {
still }, {
tranquilize }, {
tranquillise },
{
tranquillize }]
5 :
stimulate sexually ; "
This movie usually arouses the male audience " [
synonym : {
arouse }, {
sex }, {
excite }, {
turn on }, {
wind up }]
6 :
stir the feelings ,
emotions ,
or peace of ; "
These stories shook the community "; "
the civil war shook the country " [
synonym :
{
stimulate }, {
shake }, {
shake up }, {
excite }, {
stir }]
7 :
raise to a higher energy level ; "
excite the atoms " [
synonym :
{
excite }, {
energize }, {
energise }]
8 :
produce a magnetic field in ; "
excite the neurons "
Excite \
Ex *
cite "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Excited };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
exciting }.] [
L .
excitare ;
ex out citare to move rapidly ,
to rouse :
cf .
OF .
esciter ,
exciter ,
F .
exciter .
See {
Cite }.]
1 .
To call to activity in any way ;
to rouse to feeling ;
to kindle to passionate emotion ;
to stir up to combined or general activity ;
as ,
to excite a person ,
the spirits ,
the passions ;
to excite a mutiny or insurrection ;
to excite heat by friction .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Physiol .)
To call forth or increase the vital activity of an organism ,
or any of its parts .
3 . (
Elec .)
To energize (
an electro -
magnet );
to produce a magnetic field in ;
as ,
to excite a dynamo .
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .]
4 . (
Physics )
To raise to a higher energy level ; --
used especially of atoms or molecules ,
or of electrons within atoms or molecules ;
as ,
absorption of a photon excites the cesium atom ,
which subsequently radiates the excess energy .
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .
PJC ]
Syn :
To incite ;
awaken ;
animate ;
rouse or arouse ;
stimulate ;
inflame ;
irritate ;
provoke .
Usage :
To {
Excite }, {
Incite }.
When we excite we rouse into action feelings which were less strong ;
when we incite we spur on or urge forward to a specific act or end .
Demosthenes excited the passions of the Athenians against Philip ,
and thus incited the whole nation to unite in the war against him .
Antony ,
by his speech over the body of C [
ae ]
sar ,
so excited the feelings of the populace ,
that Brutus and his companions were compelled to flee from Rome ;
many however ,
were incited to join their standard ,
not only by love of liberty ,
but hopes of plunder .
[
1913 Webster ]
146 Moby Thesaurus words for "
excite ":
activate ,
affect the interest ,
agitate ,
anger ,
animate ,
annoy ,
arouse ,
attract ,
awake ,
awaken ,
beat ,
beat up ,
begin ,
blow the coals ,
blow up ,
bring about ,
call forth ,
call up ,
cause ,
churn ,
churn up ,
concern ,
convulse ,
cultivate ,
disarrange ,
discompose ,
disconcert ,
disquiet ,
disturb ,
effect ,
electrify ,
elicit ,
energize ,
enkindle ,
enliven ,
enrage ,
excite interest ,
fan ,
fan the fire ,
fan the flame ,
fascinate ,
feed the fire ,
ferment ,
fire ,
fire up ,
flame ,
flurry ,
fluster ,
foment ,
frenzy ,
fret ,
galvanize ,
generate ,
get going ,
heat ,
heat up ,
hop up ,
ignite ,
impassion ,
incense ,
incite ,
inflame ,
infuriate ,
initiate ,
inspire ,
inspirit ,
instigate ,
interest ,
intrigue ,
invigorate ,
invite ,
involve in ,
key up ,
kindle ,
lather up ,
light the fuse ,
light up ,
madden ,
make sensitive ,
motivate ,
move ,
nettle ,
occasion ,
overexcite ,
paddle ,
perturb ,
perturbate ,
pique ,
prime ,
prod ,
provoke ,
put up to ,
quicken ,
rally ,
refine ,
rile ,
ripple ,
roil ,
roughen ,
rouse ,
ruffle ,
rumple ,
sensibilize ,
sensitize ,
set astir ,
set fire to ,
set in motion ,
set on ,
set on fire ,
shake ,
shake up ,
sharpen ,
sic on ,
spark ,
spur on ,
start ,
steam up ,
stimulate ,
stir ,
stir the blood ,
stir the embers ,
stir the feelings ,
stir up ,
summon up ,
swirl ,
tantalize ,
thrill ,
tickle ,
titillate ,
touch off ,
trouble ,
turn on ,
upset ,
urge ,
wake ,
wake up ,
waken ,
warm ,
warm the blood ,
whet ,
whip ,
whip up ,
whisk ,
wind up ,
work into ,
work up
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