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motivate sb to do sth
The teacher motivated the students to study harder.
老师激励学生更努力学习。
激励；激发；促动
motivating — present participle of motivate
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激励；激发；促动
to give someone a reason or incentive to do something
The teacher motivated the students to study harder.
老师激励学生更努力学习。
给某人做某事的动机；鼓励；促使。
To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate.
激励；推动；促使行动
To animate; to propel; to cause to take action.
motivate
Base
原形
motivates
3rd person
第三人称单数
motivating
-ing
现在分词
motivated
Past
过去式
motivated
Past participle
过去分词
I motivate my team every day.
我每天激励我的团队。
动词为规则变化
A good teacher knows how to motivate her students to work harder.
一位好老师知道如何激励学生更加努力学习。
The bonus motivated the team to finish the project early.
奖金促使团队提前完成了项目。
What motivates you to get up early every morning?
是什么激励你每天早起？
The teacher motivated the students to study harder.
老师激励学生更努力学习。
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。
直接接宾语表示激励某人。
A good leader knows how to motivate his team.
好的领导者懂得如何激励团队。
Not this
He has a strong motivate to succeed.
Use this
He has a strong motivation to succeed.
'motivate' 是动词，不能用作名词。表示“动力”时应用名词 'motivation'。
Not this
The teacher motivated the students for studying hard.
Use this
The teacher motivated the students to study hard.
'motivate' 后应接不定式 'to do' 表示目的，而非介词短语 'for doing'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
激励学生
Teachers use various methods to motivate students.
教师使用各种方法激励学生。
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。
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。
激励去做
The program motivates children to read more.
这个项目激励孩子们多读书。
积极性高的
She is a highly motivated employee.
她是一位积极性高的员工。
Use motivating naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 motive（动机）和 ate（吃）联想：吃了动机，就有动力行动。
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。
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.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.