- 唤醒，叫醒：
It's time to rouse them.
该叫醒他们了。
He was roused by the doorbell at daybreak.
黎明时他被门铃声吵醒。
She was hard to rouse in the mornings when she was young.
她年轻时早晨很难把她叫醒。
- 惊起(猎物等)；惊醒(某人)：
The explosion of bombs roused me out of a deep sleep.
炸弹的爆炸声把我从熟睡中惊醒。
The birds in the tree were roused by the gunshot.
树上的鸟被枪声吓跑了。
- 激怒；激起(情感)；引起：
His conduct roused the suspicion of the police.
他的举动引起了警察的怀疑。
His anger was roused by the letter.
这封信激怒了他。
- 唤起；使觉醒；激励：
He went all over the country, rousing the workers and peasants for the struggle against oppression.
他到全国各地，唤起工人和农民进行反压迫斗争。
The working people were now thoroughly roused.
劳动人民现已彻底觉醒。
- 搅动
- 【航海学】使劲拉(常与in， out或up连用)