motivate

英 [ˈməʊtɪveɪt]

美 [ˈmoʊtɪveɪt]

v.  成为…的动机; 是…的原因; 推动…甘愿苦干; 激励; 激发; (就所说的话)给出理由; 说明…的原因

过去分词：motivated　第三人称单数：motivates　现在分词：motivating　过去式：motivated　

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Collins.3 / BNC.5069 / COCA.3534

牛津词典

verb

• 成为…的动机；是…的原因
  to be the reason why sb does sth or behaves in a particular way
  1. He is motivated entirely by self-interest.
     他做事完全出于私利。
• 推动…甘愿苦干；激励；激发
  to make sb want to do sth, especially sth that involves hard work and effort
  1. She's very good at motivating her students.
     她非常擅长激励她的学生。
  2. The plan is designed to motivate employees to work more efficiently.
     这个计划旨在促使员工更加卓有成效地工作。
• （就所说的话）给出理由；说明…的原因
  to give reasons for sth that you have stated
  1. Please motivate your answer to question 5.
     请解释你对第5题所作的回答。

柯林斯词典

• VERB (尤指情绪)激发，激励，驱使
  If youare motivatedby something, especially an emotion, it causes you to behave in a particular way.
  1. They are motivated by a need to achieve...
     对成功的渴望激励着他们。
  2. The crime was not politically motivated...
     该犯罪行为没有政治动机。
  3. I don't want to be missing out. And that motivates me to get up and do something every day.
     我不想被落下。这促使我行动起来每天做点事。
• VERB 使决心做;使决意做
  If someonemotivatesyou to do something, they make you feel determined to do it.
  1. How do you motivate people to work hard and efficiently?...
     你是怎样激励大家奋发高效地工作的？
  2. Never let it be said that the manager doesn't know how to motivate his players.
     绝对不要让人说这位主教练不知道如何激励他的队员。

英英释义

verb

• give an incentive for action
  1. This moved me to sacrifice my career
  Synonym:actuatepropelmovepromptincite

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