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激动 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • arouse verb To stir up or bring about a feeling, reaction, or interest.
  • electrify verb To connect something to a supply of electric power, or to fill it with an electric charge.
  • excite verb To stir up strong feelings in someone, especially enthusiasm or eagerness.

Senses

激动 is used for these senses in English:

  • arouse (transitive) To sexually stimulate.
  • electrify (transitive) To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to.
  • excite (transitive) To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.
  • get off (transitive, slang) To excite or arouse, especially in a sexual manner, as to cause to experience orgasm.

arouse — full definition

  1. verb To stir up or bring about a feeling, reaction, or interest.
  2. verb To sexually excite someone.
  3. verb To wake someone from sleep.

electrify — full definition

  1. verb To connect something to a supply of electric power, or to fill it with an electric charge.
  2. verb To send an electric current through something, or to give it a shock.
  3. verb To convert a home, farm, town or other place or vehicle so that it runs on electric power.
  4. verb To fill people with sudden excitement, especially because something is thrilling or inspiring.
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