引起某種反應
被撩動起來的不是某個人的情緒，而是一群人的反應，或身體裡的某個部位。
stir up interest · verb · C1
To cause a feeling such as interest, curiosity, or worry in a group of people.
引起（興趣、好奇等）
核心畫面
Picture something being stirred up from a resting state into an active one — a person who was calm now leaning forward, a crowd's curiosity waking up, a nerve that starts . Excite is that stirring into activity. What gets stirred decides how technical or how everyday the word sounds.
可以想成：某樣東西從安靜的狀態被撩動起來，開始活躍——本來平靜的人身體往前傾了、一群人的好奇心被喚醒了、一條神經開始…更多收起
可以想成：某樣東西從安靜的狀態被撩動起來，開始活躍——本來平靜的人身體往前傾了、一群人的好奇心被喚醒了、一條神經開始放電。excite 就是這個「撩動起來」。被撩動的是什麼，決定了這個字聽起來是日常的還是專業的。要注意主詞是「引起感覺的東西」，不是感覺到的人。From the picture
Also in this word
thrill · verb · B1
To make someone feel happy and interested, so that they want more of something.
使…興奮；讓…感興趣
arouse romantically · verb · B2
To make an adult feel strong romantic feelings for someone.
引起愛慕
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
exciteverb/ɪkˈsaɪt/
- 1
To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.
- The fireworks which opened the festivities excited anyone present.
- 2
To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
- Favoritism tends to excite jealousy in the ones not being favored.
- The political reforms excited unrest among the population.
- 3
natural-sciencesphysical-sciencesphysicsTo cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.
- By applying electric potential to the neon atoms, the electrons become excited, then emit a photon when returning to normal.
- 4
To energize (an electromagnet); to produce a magnetic field in.
- to excite a dynamo
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。