excite/IkˋsaIt; IkˈsaIt/v [T] 1 to make someone feel excited 使兴奋﹐使激动2 formal to cause a particular feeling or reaction [ arouse ] 【正式】引发﹐激起〔情感或反应〕: The photographs excited great interest . 这些照片激起了人们极大的兴趣。
exciteexciteexcitesexcitedexcitingverb (excites, exciting, excited)to make a person feel very happy or enthusiastic so that they are not calm: Please don't excite the children too much or they won't sleep tonight.