/ɪk'saɪt; ɪk`saɪt/
v
1 [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态, Tn.pr] cause strong feelings of eagerness, happiness, nervousness, etc in (a person or an animal) 使（人或动物）兴奋, 激动
*The children were very excited by the pantomime. 孩子们看了童话剧非常兴奋.
* Don't excite yourself, ie Keep calm. 不要激动.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.t] ~ sb (to sth) (fml 文) cause or bring about (sth) by arousing strong feelings in sb 刺激; 激起; 煽动; 鼓动
*excite a riot 煽动暴乱
* Agitators were exciting the people to rebel/to rebellion against their rulers. 煽动者鼓动人民造反以反抗统治者.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr]
(a) ~ sth (in sb)arouse (an emotion) in sb; cause (a response or reaction) in sb 激发某人的（情感）; 引起某人的（回应或反应）
*excite public suspicion 引起大众怀疑
* The recent discoveries have excited great interest among doctors. 最近的多项发现引起医生们的极大兴趣.
* excite envy, admiration, greed, etc (in sb) 引起（某人）羡慕、爱慕、贪念等.
(b) arouse (sexual desire) 激发（性欲）
*Some people are sexually excited by pornographic magazines. 有的人看到色情杂志能激发起性欲.
4 [Tn] (fml 文) cause (part of the body) to be active 刺激（身体某部分）
*drugs that excite the nervous system 刺激神经系统的药物.

v [T]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French;Origin: exciter, from Latin excitare, from citare 'to set in movement']
[not in progressive]
to make someone feel happy, interested, or eager
　His playing is technically brilliant, but it doesn't excite me.
formal to cause a particular feeling or reaction
= arouse
excite interest/curiosity/sympathy etc
　The court case has excited a lot of public interest.
　He tried not to do anything to excite the suspicion of the police.
excite comment/speculation/a reaction
　The book excited very little comment on this side of the Atlantic.
to make someone feel sexual desire
= arouse
technical to make an organ, nerve etc in your body react or increase its activity