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  1. galvanize

    • IPA[ˈɡalvəˌnīz]

    美式

    • v.
      shock or excite (someone) into taking action;coat (iron or steel) with a protective layer of zinc
    • n.
      galvanized steel sheeting, as used for roofing or fencing
    • verb: galvanize, 3rd person present: galvanizes, gerund or present participle: galvanizing, past tense: galvanized, past participle: galvanized

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    動詞

    • 1. shock or excite (someone) into taking action the urgency of his voice galvanized them into action
    • 2. coat (iron or steel) with a protective layer of zinc they promised they would galvanize the iron railings to prevent rusting

    名詞

    • 1. West Indian dialect galvanized steel sheeting, as used for roofing or fencing the rain was beating hard against Miss Orilie's galvanize
    • adj.
      (of iron or steel) coated with a protective layer of zinc: galvanized steel pipes galvanized corrugated iron sheeting

    Oxford Dictionary

    • adj.
      (of iron or steel) coated with a protective layer of zinc: galvanized steel pipes galvanized corrugated iron sheeting

    Oxford American Dictionary

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    • IPA[ˈɡalvənʌɪz]

    英式

    • v.
      shock or excite (someone) into taking action: the urgency of his voice galvanized them into action we need a moral victory, something to galvanize public opinion
    • n.
      galvanized steel sheeting, as used for roofing or fencing: the rain was beating hard against Miss Orilie's galvanize

    Oxford Dictionary