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rousing 音标拼音: [r'ɑʊzɪŋ] a. 使觉醒的,使奋起的,使感动的 使觉醒的,使奋起的,使感动的 rousing adj 1: capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement; " a rousing sermon"; " stirring events such as wars and rescues" [ synonym: { rousing}, { stirring}] 2: rousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or goading; " tossed a rousing political comment into the conversation" n 1: the act of arousing; " the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions" [ synonym: { arousal}, { rousing}] Rouse \ Rouse\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Roused} ( rouzd); p. pr. & vb. n. { Rousing}.] [ Probably of Scan. origin; cf. Sw. rusa to rush, Dan. ruse, AS. hre[' o] san to fall, rush. Cf. { Rush}, v.] 1. To cause to start from a covert or lurking place; as, to rouse a deer or other animal of the chase. [ 1913 Webster] Like wild boars late roused out of the brakes. -- Spenser. [ 1913 Webster] Rouse the fleet hart, and cheer the opening hound. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To wake from sleep or repose; as, to rouse one early or suddenly. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To excite to lively thought or action from a state of idleness, languor, stupidity, or indifference; as, to rouse the faculties, passions, or emotions. [ 1913 Webster] To rouse up a people, the most phlegmatic of any in Christendom. -- Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster] 4. To put in motion; to stir up; to agitate. [ 1913 Webster] Blustering winds, which all night long Had roused the sea. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 5. To raise; to make erect. [ Obs.] -- Spenser. Shak. [ 1913 Webster]
Rousing \ Rous" ing\, a. 1. Having power to awaken or excite; exciting. [ 1913 Webster] I begin to feel Some rousing motions in me. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Very great; violent; astounding; as, a rousing fire; a rousing lie. [ Colloq.] [ 1913 Webster] 74 Moby Thesaurus words for " rousing": activating, alert, alluring, animate, animated, animating, animative, arousal, awakening, awful, bracing, bright, brisk, challenging, cheering, cordial, crisp, crispy, dashing, deadly, dreadful, electrifying, encouraging, energetic, energizing, enlivening, enthusiastic, exciting, exhilarating, exhilarative, fearful, fervent, fresh, frightful, galvanic, galvanizing, gay, horrible, howling, inspiring, inspiriting, intoxicating, invigorating, invigorative, inviting, keen, lively, peppy, piquant, prompting, provocative, provoking, quickening, refreshful, refreshing, regaling, reveille, rude awakening, spirited, sprightly, stimulant, stimulating, stimulative, stirring, terrible, terrific, thumping, tonic, viable, vigorous, vitalizing, whacking, zestful, zesty
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