arousal

英 [əˈraʊzl]

美 [əˈraʊzl]

n.  (性欲的)激起，激发; 唤起;激起

复数：arousals　

IELTS

BNC.10768 / COCA.9686

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT （性欲的）激起，激发
  Arousalis the state of being sexually excited.
  1. ...sexual arousal...
     性欲的激起
  2. Use this technique to control your level of arousal.
     用这种方法来控制性兴奋程度。
• N-UNCOUNT 唤起;激起
  Arousalis a state in which you feel excited or very alert, for example as a result of fear, stress, or anger.
  1. Thinking angry thoughts can provoke strong physiological arousal.
     想着生气的事情能激起强烈的生理反应。

英英释义

noun

• the act of arousing
  1. the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions
  Synonym:rousing
• mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse
  Synonym:foreplaystimulation
• awakening from sleep
• a state of heightened physiological activity

双语例句

• This novel study is the first to separate emotion from threat by controlling for the dimension of arousal.
  这个新奇的研究首次通过控制唤醒的维度将威胁与情感分割开来。
• Use this technique to control your level of arousal.
  用这种方法来控制性兴奋程度。
• Process S: Promotes our desire to sleep and inhibits our arousal centers at night.
  分为S进程：在夜间提升我们的睡眠渴望，抑制我们的觉醒中枢。
• Thinking angry thoughts can provoke strong physiological arousal.
  想着生气的事情能激起强烈的生理反应。
• Intense contraction of facial muscles, such as those used in signifying fear, heightens arousal.
  面部肌肉的紧张收缩，比如那些被用来预示恐惧的肌肉，加强了唤醒。
• In particular, they increase the amount of norepinephrine, a neurotransmitter that's responsible for just general arousal.
  具体来说，安非他命会引起，去甲肾上腺素释放量的增加，去甲肾上腺素，是种负责一般性唤醒的神经递质。
• Despite increased arousal for negative scenes and events, hormone therapy did not impact memory.
  虽然经激素治疗后，对负性刺激的反应性增高，但是对记忆没有影响。
• This type of rumination and agitation ignites stress hormones that keep us in a state of perpetual arousal.
  这类沉思和忧虑激发压迫性荷尔蒙，使我们处在一种永久的唤醒状态。
• Other triggers can include cold air, extreme emotional arousal such as anger or fear, and physical exercise.
  其它诱因可包括冷空气、愤怒或恐惧等极端情绪，以及体育锻炼。
• This is a phenomenon about the misattribution for the causes of arousal.
  这个现象，这是一个产生性觉醒错觉的现象。