1. 唤醒;叫醒;(使)醒来
    If someone rouses you when you are sleeping or if you rouse, you wake up.

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    e.g. Hilton roused him at eight-thirty by rapping on the door...
           希尔顿8点半敲门把他叫醒了。
    e.g. When I put my hand on his, he stirs but doesn't quite rouse.
           当我把手放到他手上时，他动了动，但并没有完全醒来。

2. 使自己活跃起来;让自己振作
    If you rouse yourself, you stop being inactive and start doing something.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. He roused himself from his lazy contemplation of the scene beneath him...
           他不再懒洋洋地注视着下面的景色。

3. 使激动;鼓动;煽动;使振奋
    If something or someone rouses you, they make you very emotional or excited.

    e.g. He did more to rouse the crowd there than anybody else...
           他比其他任何人都更积极地鼓动那里的群众。
    e.g. Ben says his father was good-natured, a man not quickly roused to anger or harsh opinions.
           本说他父亲的脾气温和，不轻易发火或是发表尖锐的意见。

4. 激起，激发(某种感觉)
    If something rouses a feeling in you, it causes you to have that feeling.

    e.g. It roused a feeling of rebellion in him...
           这激起了他的叛逆感。
    e.g. This roused my interest in politics and I went to work for the Democrats.
           这激发了我对政治的兴趣，于是我开始效力于民主党。