English Dictionary

rouse

/ˈɹaʊz/

verb

To wake (someone) or be awoken from sleep, or from apathy. / To cause, stir up, excite (a feeling, thought, etc.). / To provoke (someone) to action or anger.

The loud noise from the construction site roused me from my sleep.

意味（1）

To wake (someone) or be awoken from sleep, or from apathy.

Good things of day begin to droop and drowse;

Good things of day begin to droop and drowse; Night’s black agents to their preys do rouse.

意味（2）

To cause, stir up, excite (a feeling, thought, etc.).

to rouse the faculties, passions, or emotions

意味（3）

To provoke (someone) to action or anger.

He scarce had finisht, when such murmur filld

Th’ Assembly, as when hollow Rocks retain

The sound of blustring winds, which all night long

He scarce had finisht, when such murmur filld Th’ Assembly, as when hollow Rocks retain The sound of blustring winds, which all night long Had rous’d the Sea […]

意味（4）

To cause to start from a covert or lurking place.

to rouse a deer or other animal of the chase

意味（5）

(nautical) To pull by main strength; to haul.

Tom, you and the boy rouse the cable up—get about ten fathoms on deck, and bend it.

意味（6）

(obsolete) To raise; to make erect.

And ouer, all with brasen scales was armd,

Like plated cote of steele, so couched neare,

That nought mote perce, ne might his corse bee harmd

With dint of swerd, nor push of pointed speare,

Which as an Eagle, seeing pray appeare,

His aery plumes doth rouze, full rudely dight,

So shaked he, that horror was to heare,

For as the clashing of an Armor bright,

And ouer, all with brasen scales was armd, Like plated cote of steele, so couched neare, That nought mote perce, ne might his corse bee harmd With dint of swerd, nor push of pointed speare, Which as an Eagle, seeing pray appeare, His aery plumes doth rouze, full rudely dight, So shaked he, that horror was to heare, For as the clashing of an Armor bright, Such noyse his rouzed scales did send vnto the knight.

意味（7）

(slang, when followed by "on") To tell off; to criticise.

He roused on her for being late yet again.