| 单词 | actuate |
| 释义 | actuate 1 ENTRIES FOUND: actuate (verb) actuate /ˈæktʃəˌweɪt/ verb actuates; actuated; actuating actuate /ˈæktʃəˌweɪt/ verb actuates; actuated; actuating Learner's definition of ACTUATE [+ object] 1 technical : to make (a machine or electrical device) move or operate使运转；开动 The pump is actuated by the windmill.这台抽水机由风车驱动。 2 formal : to cause someone to do something or to act in a certain way驱使；促使 — usually used as (be) actuated通常用作(be) actuated He had been actuated [=motivated] by greed when he made his decision. = His decision had been actuated by greed.他是在贪婪之心的驱使下做的决定。 |
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