/ɪkˈsaɪt ||; ɪkˈsaɪt/verb[T] 1 to make sb feel happy and enthusiastic or nervous 使兴奋或激动: Don't excite the baby too much or we'll never get him off to sleep. 不要把娃娃逗得太凶，要不然我们哄不了他睡觉。
2 to make sb react in a particular way 引起反应: The programme excited great interest. 这个节目引起了广泛的兴趣。