excite

美 [ɪkˈsaɪt]英 [ɪkˈsaɪt]
  • vt.使兴奋;激发;激发(性欲);使激动;刺激;引起;使活动;引发;使紧张不安

过去式: excited 现在分词: exciting 过去分词: excited 第三人称单数: excites

ex- 出,出去 + cit- 引用,唤起 + -e

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verb

1

使激动;使兴奋
to make sb feel very pleased, interested or enthusiastic, especially about sth that is going to happen

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。

2

刺激;使紧张不安
to make sb nervous or upset and unable to relax

Don't excite yourself (= keep calm) .

别激动。

Try not to excite your baby too much before bedtime.

睡觉前尽量别使宝宝太兴奋。

3

激发;引发;引起
to make sb feel a particular emotion or react in a particular way

The European Parliament is not an institution which excites interest in voters.

欧洲议会是个激不起选民兴趣的机构。

to excite attention/criticism/curiosity

引起注意 / 批评 / 好奇心

The news has certainly excited comment (= made people talk about it) .

这消息已经使人们议论纷纷了。

4

激发(性欲)
to make sb feel sexual desire

5

使(身体或身体系统某部分)活动;刺激…的活动
to make a part of the body or part of a physical system more active

excite

频次

  • 1
    VERB 使激动;使兴奋;使有热情
    If something excites you, it makes you feel very happy, eager, or enthusiastic.

    I only take on work that excites me, even if it means turning down lots of money...

    我只做那些令我感兴趣的工作,即使这意味着要少赚很多钱。

  • 2
    VERB 激起;引起;唤起
    If something excites a particular feeling, emotion, or reaction in someone, it causes them to experience it.

    By all accounts, the monarchy does not excite strong feelings among the majority of Romanians...

    据各方面记述,君主制没有在大多数罗马人中激发起强烈的感情。

  • 3
    VERB 激起性欲;使产生性欲
    If something or someone excites you, they cause you to feel sexual desire.

    Don't try exciting your partner with dirty magazines.

    不要尝试用黄色杂志激起伴侣的性欲。

  • She makes you feel warm and comfortable, and maybe a little excited.

    她让人感觉温暖舒适,还可能有一点性欲高涨。

  • ...a sexually exciting thought.

    激起性欲的想法

  • 6
    VERB 刺激;使…活动
    To excite a physical object such as an atomic particle or an organ in your body means to increase the amount of energy, movement, or activity in it.

    The amount of nicotine in these nicotine substitutes can be enough to excite the heart.

    这些尼古丁替代品中的烟碱含量足以刺激心脏。

  • ...when an electron drops from an excited state to a less excited state.

    当电子从激发态降为低激发态时

verb

1
act as a stimulant
The book stimulated her imagination
This play stimulates
Synonym: stimulate
2
produce a magnetic field in
excite the neurons
3
raise to a higher energy level
excite the atoms
Synonym: energize energise
4
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
These stories shook the community
the civil war shook the country
Synonym: stimulate shake shake up stir
5
stimulate sexually
This movie usually arouses the male audience
Synonym: arouse sex turn on wind up
6
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks
Synonym: agitate rouse turn on charge commove charge up
7
arouse or elicit a feeling
8
stir feelings in
stimulate my appetite
excite the audience
stir emotions
Synonym: stimulate stir

数据来源:WordNet

  1. To excite and stimulate ; stir .

    刺激,使激动;激发,激励。

  2. It looks like there 'll be fireworks if we cannot calm the excited fans of the singer .

    如果我们不能使兴奋的歌迷安静下来的话,很有可能出麻烦。

  3. This piece of equipment is an exciting new development .

    这台设备是一项振奋人心的最新研究成果。

  4. The new restaurant is nothing to get excited about .

    这家新餐馆没什么值得特别激动的地方。

  5. I 'm really excited at the prospect of working abroad .

    我对有希望到国外工作着实很激动。

  6. 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。

  7. This is one of the most exciting developments in biology in recent years .

    这是近年来生物学上令人振奋的发展之一。

  8. The course offers a range of exciting possibilities for developing your skills .

    这门课程可提供一整套新鲜活泼的技能训练。

  9. An excited crowd of people gathered around her .

    一群激动的人聚集在她周围。

  10. Speaking of travelling , are you going anywhere exciting this year ?

    说到旅游,你今年要去什么好玩的地方吗?

  11. The job isn 't exciting all the time , but it has its moments .

    这工作并不总是很带劲,但也有让人兴奋的时候。

  12. She needed to break out of her daily routine and do something exciting .

    她需要从日常事务中解脱出来,找点有意思的事做。

  13. He was very excited to be asked to play for Wales .

    入选威尔士队使他非常兴奋。

  14. We need an exciting trip to add some spice to our lives .

    我们需要一次新奇的旅行来调剂一下生活。

  15. He told me all the news but none of it was very exciting .

    他告诉了我所有的新闻,但没有一件激动人心的。

  16. Try not to excite your baby too much before bedtime .

    睡觉前尽量别使宝宝太兴奋。

  17. They waited and waited for something exciting to happen .

    他们等啊等啊,等待着激动人心的事情发生。

  18. It promises to be an exciting few days .

    那可望是兴奋刺激的几天。

  19. As Christmas neared , the children became more and more excited .

    快过圣诞节了,孩子们越来越兴奋。

  20. My day-to-day life is not very exciting .

    我的日常生活很平淡。

  21. His eyes were bright and excited .

    他目光发亮,兴奋不已。

  22. The kids were excited about the holiday .

    孩子们对假期兴奋不已。

  23. The need to produce the most exciting newspaper story obsesses most journalists .

    大多数记者梦寐以求的就是要写出最撼动人心的新闻报道来。

  24. It 's exciting to discover traces of earlier civilizations .

    发现以前文明的遗迹,真令人兴奋。

  25. The European Parliament is not an institution which excites interest in voters .

    欧洲议会是个激不起选民兴趣的机构。

  26. He skated an exciting programme at the American Championships .

    他在美国锦标赛上滑出一组扣人心弦的动作。

  27. She was all excited .

    她非常激动。

  28. She pretended she wasn 't excited but the expression on her face was a dead giveaway .

    她假装不为所动,可脸上的表情却将她的心绪暴露无遗。

  29. The album was an exciting jazz-pop crossover .

    这张唱片中收集了爵士乐与流行音乐两种风格相结合的精彩作品。

  30. Don 't excite yourself .

    别激动。

前缀
e-出,出去

example n. 实例

ex- 出,出去 + ampl 拿 + -e

except prep. 除了

ex- 出,出去 + cept 拿,抓,握住

exchange n. 交换

ex- 出,出去 + change v.更改

excuse n. 借口

ex- 出,出去 + cus 原因 + -e

exercise n. 运动

ex- 出,出去 + erc- 限制,抓住 + -ise 物品,状态

exist vi. 存在

ex- 出,出去 + (s)ist 站立

exit n. 出口

ex- 出,出去 + it- 行走

expect v. 预料

ex- 出,出去 + (s)pect 看

experience n. (由实践得来的)经验

ex- 出,出去 + per- 尝试,冒险 + -i- + -ence 性质; 状态

experiment n. 实验

ex- 出,出去 + per- 尝试,冒险 + -i-

explain v. 解释

ex- 出,出去 + plain 平坦

express vt. 表示

ex- 出,出去 + press 按,压

exact adj. 准确的

ex- 出,出去 + act 行动,做

expand v. 扩大

ex- 出,出去 + pand- 延展,扩展

expense n. 费用

ex- 出,出去 + pens 称量,支付 + -e

export v. 出口

ex- 出,出去 + port 港口

exaggerate v. 夸张

ex- 出,出去 + ag- 加强 + ger- 带来 + -ate 做, 造成

exceed vt. 超过(数量)

ex- 出,出去 + ceed 行走,服从

excess n. 过量的

ex- 出,出去 + cess 行走,撤退

excessive adj. 过分的

ex- 出,出去 + cess 行走,撤退 + -ive 形容词后缀

exclaim v. 呼喊

ex- 出,出去 + claim 叫喊,大叫

exclude vt. 排除(…的可能性)

ex- 出,出去 + clud 关闭 + -e

excursion n. 远足

ex- 出,出去 + curs- 跑,流动 + -ion 行为,状态

execute vt. (尤指依法)处决,处死

ex- 出,出去 + (s)ecut 跟随 + -e

exert vt. 发挥

ex- 出,出去 + (s)ert 系列;连续

exhaust vt. 耗尽

ex- 出,出去 + haust 排出;抽吸

exhibit v. 展览

ex- 出,出去 + hibit 拥有,占据,居住

explode v. 爆炸

ex- 出,出去 + plod 打,击 + -e

exploit vt. 开发

ex- 出,出去 + ploit 用,参与

explore v. 勘探

ex- 出,出去 + plor 喊 + -e

explosion n. 爆炸

ex- 出,出去 + plos 打,击 + -ion 行为,状态

explosive adj. 爆炸的

ex- 出,出去 + plos 打,击 + -ive 人/物

expose vt. 暴露

ex- 出,出去 + pos 放置 + -e

exposure n. 面临,遭受(危险或不快)

ex- 出,出去 + pos 放置 + -ure 表名词

extend v. 延伸

ex- 出,出去 + tend 伸展

extension n. 扩大

ex- 出,出去 + tens 伸展 + -ion 行为,状态

extensive adj. 广阔的

ex- 出,出去 + tens 伸展 + -ive 形容词后缀

extent n. 程度

ex- 出,出去 + tent 伸展

expire vi. (因到期而)失效,终止

ex- 出,出去 + (s)pir 呼吸 + -e

excel v. 擅长

ex- 出,出去 + cel 出色

expend vt. 支出

ex- 出,出去 + pend 支付

explicit adj. 明确的

ex- 出,出去 + plic 重叠,折叠 + it pron.它

extinguish vt. 熄灭

ex- 出,出去 + sting- 刺,刺激 + -u- + -ish 像...一样

exclusive adj. 独家

ex- 出,出去 + clus 关闭 + -ive 形容词后缀

exempt vt. 豁免

ex- 出,出去 + empt 拿,买

expel vt. 驱逐

ex- 出,出去 + pel 推动,驱使

extract vt. 摘录

ex- 出,出去 + tract 拉,拖

extinct adj. 灭绝的

ex- 出,出去 + (s)tinct 刺;刺激

exemplify vt. 举例说明

ex- 出,出去 + empl- 拿;获得 + -ify 动词后缀

exquisite n. 精致

ex- 出,出去 + quis- 寻求,问 + -ite ...的

excite incite stimulate stir up 【导航词义:刺激】
excite v. 使兴奋,使激动
〔辨析〕

尤指使某人对即将发生的事感到兴奋。

〔例证〕

Are you excited about going to London?

你要去伦敦了,感到兴奋吗?

The Christmas presents excited the little girl very much.

圣诞礼物让那个小姑娘很激动。

incite v. 煽动,刺激
〔辨析〕

指用语言刺激或煽动他人犯罪、打斗等,常与介词 to 连用。

〔例证〕

Their aim is to incite religious hatred.

他们意在煽动宗教仇恨。

They incited him to action.

他们鼓动他采取行动。

stimulate v. 刺激,激励
〔辨析〕

指外界因素刺激人或事物的发展。

〔例证〕

stimulate demand/growth/the economy

刺激需求/发展/经济

Praise always stimulates him to work harder.

表扬总能激励他更加努力。

stir up v. 激起,煽动
〔辨析〕

指挑起不愉快的情绪或事态。

〔例证〕

Jay has been stirring things up.

杰伊一直在挑起事端。

They were trying to stir up trouble at the meeting.

他们想在会上闹事。