motivate
- IPA[ˈməʊtɪveɪt]
英式
- provide (someone) with a reason for doing something；cause (someone) to have interest in or enthusiasm for something
verb: motivate, 3rd person present: motivates, gerund or present participle: motivating, past tense: motivated, past participle: motivated
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動詞
- 1. provide (someone) with a reason for doing something he was primarily motivated by the desire for profit 同義詞
- ▪ cause (someone) to have interest in or enthusiasm for something it is the teacher's job to motivate the child at school 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. South African request (something) and present facts and arguments in support of one's request he said he would motivate funds to upgrade the food stalls
- motivated to do or achieve something because of one's own enthusiasm or interest, without ... she's a very independent self-motivated individual
Oxford American Dictionary
- motivated to do or achieve something because of one's own enthusiasm or interest, without ... she's a very independent self-motivated individual
Oxford Dictionary
- motivating oneself to do or achieve something because of one's own enthusiasm or interest: swimmers with a natural self-motivating drive
Oxford American Dictionary
- motivating oneself to do or achieve something because of one's own enthusiasm or interest: swimmers with a natural self-motivating drive
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈmōdəˌvāt]
美式
- provide (someone) with a motive for doing something: he was primarily motivated by the desire for profit
Oxford American Dictionary