excite
verb- excite somebody
to make somebody feel very pleased, interested or enthusiastic, especially about something that is going to happen 使激動；使興奮 to make somebody nervous or upset and unable to relax 刺激；使緊張不安 - excite somebody
Try not to excite your baby too much before bedtime. 睡覺前盡量别使寶寶太興奮。 - excite yourself
Don't excite yourself (= keep calm). 别激動。
- excite somebody
to make somebody feel a particular emotion or react in a particular way 激發；引發；引起 - excite something
to excite attention/curiosity/admiration 引起注意/好奇/欽佩 The news has certainly excited comment (= made people talk about it). 這消息已經使人們議論紛紛了。 - excite something in somebody
The advertising campaign failed to excite much interest in consumers. 廣告活動未能激起消費者的興趣。
Extra ExamplesHe was anxious not to excite renewed speculation. 他急於不激起新的猜測。 The move excited more criticism abroad than at home. 這項措施在國外引發的批評比在國内還要多。
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to make somebody feel sexual desire 激發（性欲） - excite something (specialist)
to make a part of the body or part of a physical system more active 使（身體部位或身體系統某部分）活動；刺激…的活動 The energy of an electron is sufficient to excite the atom. 一個電子的能量已足以激發原子。
Word OriginMiddle 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.