• vt. 唤醒；激起，使振奋；惊起
• vi. 醒来；奋起
• n. 觉醒；奋起
• n. (Rouse)人名；(英)劳斯

来自古法语 reuser,摇摆，晃动，原指猎鹰晃动羽毛，词源同 ruse,进一步词源不详。引申词 义唤醒。

rouse (v.)

mid-15c., intransitive probably from Anglo-French or Old French reuser, ruser, originally used in English of hawks shaking the feathers of the body, but like many hawking terms it is of obscure origin. Figurative meaning "to stir up, provoke to activity" is from 1580s; that of "awaken" is first recorded 1590s. Related: Roused; rousing.

1. She seemed to be unable to rouse herself to do anything.

她似乎打不起精神去做任何事情。

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2. He did more to rouse the crowd there than anybody else.

他比其他任何人都更积极地鼓动那里的群众。

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3. The uproar was enough to rouse both the quick and the dead.

这喧嚣声足以惊醒生者和死者.

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4. I usually rouse at six in the morning.

我通常在早晨6点钟醒来.

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5. It's time to rouse the children.

该叫醒孩子们了.

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