Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #5069
motivate
激励；激发；促动
to give someone a reason or incentive to do something
- 1.
To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate.
给某人做某事的动机；鼓励；促使。
- 2.
To animate; to propel; to cause to take action.
激励；推动；促使行动
给某人做某事的动机；鼓励；促使。；激励；推动；促使行动；给与动机；刺激；提高...的学习欲望
In use
A good teacher knows how to motivate her students to work harder.
The bonus motivated the team to finish the project early.
What motivates you to get up early every morning?
motivate sb to do sth
The teacher motivated the students to study harder.
老师激励学生更努力学习。
be motivated by sth
常用被动语态表示动机来源。
He was motivated by a desire for success.
他受到成功欲望的激励。
motivate sb
直接接宾语表示激励某人。
A good leader knows how to motivate his team.
Connections
Collocations
- motivate employees
- 激励员工
- Good leaders know how to motivate employees.优秀的领导者知道如何激励员工。
- motivate students
- 激励学生
- Teachers use various methods to motivate students.教师使用各种方法激励学生。
- motivate yourself
- 自我激励
- You need to motivate yourself to achieve your goals.你需要自我激励以实现目标。
- be motivated by
- 受…激励
- He was motivated by a desire to help others.他受到帮助他人的愿望所激励。
- motivate to do
- 激励去做
- The program motivates children to read more.这个项目激励孩子们多读书。
- highly motivated
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 motive（动机）和 ate（吃）联想：吃了动机，就有动力行动。
Context & Register
通常用于正式或半正式场合，如教育、职场；也常用于个人激励。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All three words rhyme with 'motivate' as they share the same stressed vowel and ending /ɪveɪt/. Be careful with words like 'meditate' (/ˈmɛdɪteɪt/) which have a different ending sound.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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