| 词汇 | motivate |
| 释义 | motivate 1 ENTRIES FOUND: motivate (verb) motivate /ˈmoʊtəˌveɪt/ verb motivates; motivated; motivating motivate /ˈmoʊtəˌveɪt/ verb motivates; motivated; motivating Learner's definition of MOTIVATE [+ object] 1 : to give (someone) a reason for doing something激发；促使；激励 No one knows what motivated him to act in such a violent way.没人知道什么促使他行为如此粗暴。 The company has used a number of methods to motivate its employees (to work harder).公司采用了一些措施激励员工。 — often used as (be) motivated常用作(be) motivated She said that she was motivated by a desire to help children.她说她是出于帮助孩子们的想法。 2 : to be a reason for (something)是…的原因；是…的理由 He denied that political pressures had motivated his decision. = He denied that his decision was politically motivated. [=done for political reasons]他否认做这个决定是由于政治压力。 a racially motivated crime出于种族原因的犯罪 — motivated adjective [more motivated; most motivated] a highly motivated employee [=an employee who is eager to do work and who wants to be successful]干劲大的员工 — motivator /ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtɚ/ noun, plural motivators [count] The fear of failure can be a powerful motivator.对失败的担心能够成为一种强大的动力。 |
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