excite
verb /ɪkˈsaɪt/
/ɪkˈsaɪt/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they excite | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ /ɪkˈsaɪt/ |
| he / she / it excites | /ɪkˈsaɪts/ /ɪkˈsaɪts/ |
| past simple excited | /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ |
| past participle excited | /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form exciting | /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/ /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/ |
- excite somebody to make somebody feel very pleased, interested or enthusiastic, especially about something 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。
- The prospect of a year in India greatly excited her.
- to make somebody nervous or upset and unable to relax
刺激；使紧张不安 - excite somebody Try not to excite your baby too much before bedtime.
睡觉前尽量别使宝宝太兴奋。 - excite yourself Don't excite yourself (= keep calm).
别激动。
- excite somebody Try not to excite your baby too much before bedtime.
- to make somebody feel a particular emotion or react in a particular way
激发；引发；引起 - excite something to excite attention/curiosity/admiration
引起注意/好奇/钦佩 - The news has certainly excited comment (= made people talk about it).
这消息已经使人们议论纷纷了。 - excite something in somebody The advertising campaign failed to excite much interest in consumers.
广告活动未能激起消费者的兴趣。
- He was anxious not to excite renewed speculation.
他急于不激起新的猜测。 - The move excited more criticism abroad than at home.
这项措施在国外引发的批评比在国内还要多。
- excite something to excite attention/curiosity/admiration
- excite somebody to make somebody feel sexual desire
激发（性欲） - excite something (specialist) 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 - The energy of an electron is sufficient to excite the atom.
一个电子的能量已足以激发原子。
- The energy of an electron is sufficient to excite the atom.
词源Middle English (in the sense ‘incite someone to do something’): from Old French exciter or Latin excitare, frequentative of exciere ‘call out or forth’. Sense (1) dates from the mid 19th cent.