motivates

英 [ˈməʊtɪveɪts]

美 [ˈmoʊtɪveɪts]

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
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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。

双语例句

• What motivates your young child, what can you expect in the next few years?
  什么动力可以激发您的小孩？接下来的几年中您能预期什么？
• What motivates you to start and continue your blog?
  是什么动机促使你开始并继续博客着？
• I expect them to only bill on results – this motivates them to deliver.
  我希望可以按照他们的成果来付费，这可以激发他们最后达到某种结果。
• This fact motivates the introduction of a new type of numbers.
  这一事实导致一种新的类型的数的引入。
• His laughter makes me angrier and the anger motivates me to act.
  他的笑使我更加愤怒，而愤怒激励我起身行动。
• His success motivates me.
  他的成功对我有激励作用。
• Duane: And that feels good and motivates further learning.
  杜安：那样我们就会感觉更好，更有动力地学习了吧。
• So what motivates him?
  那么，是什么在激发他呢？
• What motivates this person? What excites you?
  什么能驱动你努力？什么事使你兴奋起来？
• It motivates, inspires, creates, and transforms.
  它掌管激励、启发、创造和转化。