• vt. 喚醒；激起，使振奮；驚起
• vi. 醒來；奮起
• n. 覺醒；奮起
• n. (Rouse)人名；(英)勞斯

來自古法語 reuser,搖擺，晃動，原指獵鷹晃動羽毛，詞源同 ruse,進一步詞源不詳。引申詞 義喚醒。

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。

來自柯林斯例句

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

他比其他任何人都更積極地鼓動那里的群眾。

來自柯林斯例句

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

這喧囂聲足以驚醒生者和死者.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. I usually rouse at six in the morning.

我通常在早晨6點鐘醒來.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. It's time to rouse the children.

該叫醒孩子們了.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》