excite
incite
stimulate
stir up【导航词义:刺激】
excite v. 使兴奋,使激动
〔辨析〕尤指使某人对即将发生的事感到兴奋。
〔例证〕
Are you excited about going to London?
你要去伦敦了,感到兴奋吗?
The Christmas presents excited the little girl very much.
圣诞礼物让那个小姑娘很激动。
incite v. 煽动,刺激
〔辨析〕指用语言刺激或煽动他人犯罪、打斗等,常与介词 to 连用。
〔例证〕
Their aim is to incite religious hatred.
他们意在煽动宗教仇恨。
They incited him to action.
他们鼓动他采取行动。
stimulate v. 刺激,激励
〔辨析〕指外界因素刺激人或事物的发展。
〔例证〕
stimulate demand/growth/the economy
刺激需求/发展/经济
Praise always stimulates him to work harder.
表扬总能激励他更加努力。
stir up phr. v. 激起,煽动
〔辨析〕指挑起不愉快的情绪或事态。
〔例证〕
Jay has been stirring things up.
杰伊一直在挑起事端。
They were trying to stir up trouble at the meeting.
他们想在会上闹事。