rouse
/raʊz/ (bre, ipa) · /raʊz/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈrau̇z/ (ame, mw)
rouse — 動詞
- rousepresent simple I / you / we / they
- rouseshe / she / it
- rousedpast simple
- rousing-ing form
1. to wake someone from sleep, or to cause them to feel a strong emotion or become
喚醒；激起
把人叫醒或引發情緒、行動
to wake someone from sleep, or to cause them to feel a strong emotion or become more active and engaged
A loud bang from the kitchen roused Wei from his deep sleep at dawn.
廚房傳來的一聲巨響在黎明時分把 Wei 從沉睡中喚醒。
rouse + person + from + sleep
The aid worker's story about the flood roused the audience to donate generously.
那名救援人員講述水災的故事，激起聽眾慷慨捐款。
rouse + person + to + action
Nothing could rouse the exhausted firefighter from bed after the twenty-hour shift.
經過二十小時的輪班，什麼都沒辦法把那位筋疲力盡的消防員從床上喚起來。
Javier roused the crowd with his passionate speech about climate change.
Javier 以關於氣候變遷的激昂演說，鼓舞了群眾。
The documentary about ocean pollution roused a strong sense of anger in viewers across the country.
一部關於海洋污染的紀錄片，在觀眾心中激起了強烈的憤怒。
- wake
more common and neutral; 'wake' does not carry the extra sense of stirring to action
- awaken
more formal and poetic than 'rouse'; often used literally for waking from sleep
- arouse
focuses more on emotions or sexual feelings than 'rouse'; avoid in non-emotional waking contexts
- stir
gentler than 'rouse'; suggests slow, gradual waking rather than sudden or forceful waking
文法句型
rouse + person + from/out of + sleep/thought
rouse + person + to + action/emotion
用法筆記
More formal or literary than 'wake up'. Frequently used with a following prepositional phrase that indicates the state being left ('from sleep', 'out of a daydream') or the result ('to action', 'to anger').
常見錯誤
2. to wake up, become active again, or begin to feel a strong emotion after being c
醒來；振作
自己醒過來或恢復活力
to wake up, become active again, or begin to feel a strong emotion after being calm or inactive
The exhausted hikers roused at dawn to continue their climb up the mountain.
那些筋疲力盡的登山客在黎明時分醒來，繼續往山頂前進。
rouse (intransitive) at + time
When the fire alarm rang, the children roused quickly and ran to the exit.
火災警報響起時，孩子們迅速驚醒，奔向出口。
Sofia roused from her daydream when her phone buzzed with a new message.
Sofia 接到新訊息來電時，才從白日夢中回過神來。
The old cat roused and stretched lazily in the warm afternoon sunshine.
那隻老貓醒了過來，在午後溫暖的陽光下伸了個懶腰。
文法句型
rouse + from/out of + state
rouse alone
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person or animal. When used without a complement, the meaning is simply 'wake up'. When followed by 'from' or 'out of', the waking is from a specific mental or physical state (sleep, thought, laziness).
rouse — 名詞
1. an event or action that wakes people up, stirs their emotions, or pushes them to
喚起；激勵
喚醒或鼓舞的行動
an event or action that wakes people up, stirs their emotions, or pushes them to become more active
The coach's halftime talk gave the team the rouse they needed to win the match.
教練在中場休息時的談話，給了球隊贏得比賽所需的那股激勵。
give + a + rouse (colloquial noun pattern)
The morning drumbeat served as a rouse for the soldiers sleeping in the camp.
早晨的鼓聲是營區裡熟睡士兵的起床信號。
- wake-up call
more common; specifically alerts someone to a problem or danger
- stir
a commotion or excitement; slightly different meaning but overlaps in the 'act of stirring' sense
文法句型
a rouse
give a rouse
用法筆記
This noun is uncommon in modern English. It appears mostly in fixed expressions like 'give someone a rouse' (cheer someone up/stir them to action) and in military or hunting contexts. The verb forms of 'rouse' are far more frequent.