stir: usually implies an exciting to action or expression of what is latent or dormant by something that agitates or disturbs: news events that ~red the public; it may also imply the evocation of deep and agitating but usually pleasant emotion: a sight that ~red pity.   (agitate剧烈摇动，指猛烈不停的摇动to shake violently and continuously，如strong winds agitated the leaves on the trees大风猛烈摇动树上的树叶，这个词有两个意思，另一个是明显地情绪紧张激动implies obvious signs of nervous or emotional excitement，如in his agitated state he was unfit to go to work他现在情绪紧张激动，不适合工作，如Susan seemed agitated about something苏珊似乎因为什么事而紧张激动(或烦躁不安))


rouse: suggests an incitement to vigorous activity and ensuing commotion from a state of rest by startling or frightening: ~d from sleep by cries of panic.  incite教唆促使    （commotion骚动喧闹suggests disturbing, sometimes violent, bustle or hubbub, 如the unexpected dinner guests caused quite a commotion宴会上的不速之客着实引发了场骚动，如he heard a commotion outside他听见外面一阵骚动，这里bustle和hubbub意思相同，表示闹市喧嚣）


arouse: often means little more than to start into action with no hint of consequent action: made no effort to ~ their fears.


awaken, waken: frequently imply an ending of sleep or connote the stimulating of spiritual or mental powers into activity: ~ed the conscience of the nation(awaken); gradually ~ing to love's delights(waken).


rally: implies a gathering together of diffused forces that stirs up or rouses from lethargy or inaction to action: ~ied her strength to overcome the blow.   （lethargy困倦，常因为疾病伤痛药物implies drowsiness and aversion to activity such as is induced by disease, injury, or drugs，如months of lethargy followed my skiing accident我发生滑雪事故后几个月都很困倦）


stir激起: 常指摇动打搅起潜在休眠事物的动作言语，或唤起虽紧张激动但呈良性的感情，rouse(因惊吓)激起: 表示由于被惊吓而激起，导致后续骚动，arouse激起:  仅表示使人行动，并未暗示后续，awaken，waken唤醒激起: 常表示唤醒睡眠，或表示激发思想精神和行动，rally聚集: 指聚集起分散的力量，从而激起振作


记忆方法: 1）首字母SAW RAR看到压缩包<==激起

         2）激起的意思是从默认呆滞变得活跃行动mean to shift from acquiescence or torpor into activity or action.  （torpor呆滞迟缓implies a state of suspended animation as of hibernating animals but may suggest merely extreme sluggishness象冬眠动物一样思维不再活跃或表示极度迟缓, slug是滴鼻虫，形容行动迟缓，如a once alert mind now in a state of stupor曾经机敏的头脑现在变得呆滞迟缓）