activate

英 [ˈæktɪveɪt]

美 [ˈæktɪveɪt]

v.  使活动; 激活; 使活化

过去分词：activated　现在分词：activating　第三人称单数：activates　过去式：activated　

考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.4543 / COCA.6113

牛津词典

verb

• 使活动；激活；使活化
  to make sth such as a device or chemical process start working
  1. The burglar alarm is activated by movement.
     这防盗警报器一动就会响。
  2. The gene is activated by a specific protein.
     这种基因由一种特异性蛋白激活。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使运作；使起作用；激活
  If a device or processis activated, something causes it to start working.
  1. Video cameras with night vision can be activated by movement.
     带夜视镜的摄像机一有动静就会启动。
  2. ...a voice-activated computer.
     声控电脑

英英释义

verb

• make active or more active
  1. activate an old file
• make (substances) radioactive
• aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
  Synonym:aerate
• make more adsorptive
  1. activate a metal
• put in motion or move to act
  1. trigger a reaction
  2. actuate the circuits
  Synonym:tripactuatetriggerset offspark offsparktrigger offtouch off

双语例句

• You can add and remove bookmarks, activate or disable bookmarks, and organize bookmarks into folders.
  可以添加和移除书签、激活或禁用书签，也可将书签组织到文件夹中。
• Select this box to activate the control ID and control type options.
  选择此框将激活“控件id”和“控件类型”选项。
• We must activate the youth to study.
  我们要激励青年去学习。
• You can add code to this event handler to activate the first instance of the application.
  可以向此事件处理程序添加代码，以激活应用程序的第一个实例。
• Video cameras with night vision can be activated by movement.
  带夜视镜的摄像机一有动静就会启动。
• Why do I have to activate my software?
  我为什么要激活我的软件？
• I have studied this device, but have been unable to activate it.
  我研究过这个设备，但是始终不能激活它。
• We make this suggestion in order to activate our relations.
  我们提出这个建议是为了促进我们双方的关系。
• Users can select and deselect files and click Submit to activate the rsync shell script.
  用户可以选择和取消选择文件，并通过单击Submit激活rsyncshell脚本。
• These steps will require you to activate and install the module.
  这些步骤将要求你激活并安装该模块。