激gik1起hei2

English

1. to arouse
2. to arouse; to excite; to stir up
3. to evoke
4. to cause
5. to stir up

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 引發一啲強烈嘅情景、動作或者情緒

Examples

• 激起民憤

  to stir up anger of the people

• 一石激起千層浪

  a stone raises a thousand waves

• 我的兴趣被激起来了。

  My interest quickened.

  Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

• 陪审团作出的犯罪判决激起了很大的争论。

  The jury's guilty verdict gave rise to widespread debate.

  Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

• 現代的北京给了我深刻的印象，也激起了我的好奇心。

  Today's Beijing has given me a very deep impression and aroused my curiosity.

  Tatoeba · egg0073 CC BY