"arouse pity"
同义词： raise conjure conjure up invoke evoke stir call down bring up put forward call forth
同义词： stir
"This movie usually arouses the male audience"
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V-T If something arouses a particular reaction or attitude in people, it causes them to have that reaction or attitude. 引起
His revolutionary work in linguistics has aroused intense scholarly interest.
他在语言学方面的革命性著作引起了强烈的学术兴趣。
V-T If something arouses a particular feeling or instinct that exists in someone, it causes them to experience that feeling or instinct strongly. 激起
The smell of frying bacon aroused his hunger.
煎咸肉的味道激起了他的饥饿感。
V-T If you are aroused by something, it makes you feel sexually excited. 激起性欲 [usu passive]
Some men are aroused when their partner says erotic words to them.
一些男人在性伙伴对他们说色情话时会被撩起性欲。
The meaning of the verb tantalize is a very particular one, "to promise or show something desirable to a person and then take it away; to tease by arousing hope."
动词 tantalize 的意思非常特殊：“承诺或展示某人想要的东西，然后把它拿走；通过唤起希望来挑逗。”
They drove away slowly to avoid arousing suspicion.
他们缓缓驾车离去，以免引起怀疑。
Can you see why his name was changed into a verb meaning "to tease or torment by arousing desire”?
你知道为什么他的名字变成了一个动词，意思是“通过激起欲望来戏弄或折磨”吗？
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