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

• Among the SF36 subscales, the physical functioning and the role of physical subscale correlated with the arousal index.
  在SF36量表中与觉醒指数有显著相关的是躯体功能和躯体角色。
• On the negative side, the concepts of activation and arousal are rather amorphous.
  从消极方面说，引发和激发这两个概念是很难以捉摸的。
• 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。
• The goal of anger management is to reduce both your emotional feelings and the physiological arousal that anger causes.
  愤怒管理的目标是减少由愤怒引起的情绪波动和生理反应。
• 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。
• 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。
• Results: ESS scores positively correlated with the arousal index and AHI and negatively with the lowest arterial oxygen.
  结果：ESS评分和AHI、觉醒指数呈正相关，与最低血氧呈负相关；
• That is an area of the brain connected with emotional arousal.
  大脑的该区域与情绪激发有关。
• 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。
• Subcortical neurotransmitter systems of arousal.
  觉醒的皮层下神经传导系统。