motivate
vt. 刺激；使有动机；激发…的积极性
vt.
使有动机，促动，激发，诱导；刺激；激发…的积极性；
变形
过去式：motivated过去分词：motivated现在分词：motivating第三人称单数：motivates
双语释义
v.(动词)vt. 激发; 诱发 inspire; influence; incite; stimulate
英英释义
motivate[ 'məutiveit ]
v.give an incentive for action
同义词：actuatepropelmovepromptincite
词汇搭配
用作动词 (v.)
～+名词
motivate the action促进这项活动
motivate one's pupils激励学生
motivate the salesmen激发销售员的积极性
～+介词
be motivateed by fear受恐惧的驱使
be motivateed by greed受贪欲的驱使
be motivateed by love受爱的驱使
同近义词辨析
motivate, drive, prompt这组词都有“促使，驱使”的意思，其区别是：
motivate强调驱使人们采取行动的原因或动机。
drive侧重外来的驱策力和内心的感情力量的驱使。
prompt与motivate近义，强调起因。
motivate, encourage, excite, stimulate, inspire这组词都有“鼓励、刺激”的意思，其区别是：
motivatev.激发，促动，强调激起动机去做某事。
A desire to go to medical school motivates her to study hard everyday.她希望上医学院，这成了她每天努力学习的动力。
encouragev.鼓励，促进，含有"使增强勇气或给予希望"的意味。
He encouraged his son to go to good college.他鼓励他的儿子上名牌大学。
excitev.指使人感到激动、兴奋；煽动，鼓动。
The band played louder and excited the audience.乐队演奏得更响亮了，使观众兴奋起来。
stimulatev.刺激，激发，促进，强调刺激反应的结果。
Cold air stimulates me.冷空气刺激我振作起来
inspirev.鼓舞，激发，影响，常常带有"启迪，启发"的意思。
My mother inspires us with stories of her difficult childhood.我的妈妈给我们讲童年时的艰苦生活以激励我们。
双语例句
用作及物动词(vt.)
He is just sitting there doing nothing. He needs to be motivated.
他坐在那儿什么也不干,他需要一点动力去激发他。
The crime appears to have been motivated by hatred.
犯罪似乎都来自于仇恨。
A good teacher is one who can motivate his students.
好老师是能激励学生的老师。
权威例句
One More Time: How Do You Motivate Employees?One more time: how do you motivate employees? 1968.
Using Social Psychology to Motivate Contributions to Online Communities
Supporting autonomy to motivate patients with diabetes for glucose control.
Using social psychology to motivate contributions to online communities
Shaping perceptions to motivate healthy behavior: The role of message framing.
Does social exclusion motivate interpersonal reconnection? Resolving the "porcupine problem."
Autonomy-supportive teachers: How they teach and motivate students.
A Room with a Viewpoint: Using Social Norms to Motivate Environmental Conservation in Hotels
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motivate (v.)
1863, "to stimulate toward action," from motive + -ate (2); perhaps modeled on French motiver or German motivieren. Related: Motivated; motivating.
1. You have first got to motivate the children and then to teach them.
你首先得激发孩子们的学习兴趣，然后再去教他们。
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2. To do that, you need to motivate them, listen to them, connect with them, and support them when they need it.
要做到这一点，你需要激励他们，倾听他们的心声，保持联络，并且在他们有需要时支持他们。
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3. To motivate your people better, figure out what they want and how you can give that to them for doing what you want them to do.
更好的激励你的员工，了解他们想要什么，以及明白你为了让他们达到你想要的目的该如何去满足他们的需求。
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4. They motivate you and teach you safe workouts you can do at home.
在教练的激励和指导下，你可以在家安全的完成训练。
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5. They motivate others.
他们激励他人。
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6. To motivate your people better, figure out what they want and how you can give that to them for doing what you want them to do.
为了更好地激励您的团队，您需要找出团队成员需要什么以及您希望他们做一些什么事情您能够给予他们所要的。
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7. We emulate these people since they all inspire us and motivate us to reach our own goals as well.
我们要尽力赶超这些人，因为他们启发了我们，也激励着我们去实现自己的目标。
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8. We hope to motivate the participants and equip them with scientific knowledge and skills on how to protect themselves and their partners from HIV/AIDS.
我们希望激励参与者，并向他们提供如何保护自己和他们的伙伴不受艾滋病感染的科学知识和技能。
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9. What will motivate them?
什么会激发他们？
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10. It will motivate you to work faster since your day will be over once you have finished the final simple task.
这将会激励你更快更有效地工作，因为你一天的工作将会以完成最简单的工作而结束。
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11. This is about understanding what will motivate people to stick with your tool after a day or a week of using it.
这是关于理解人们使用了你的工具一天或者一周以后，这个工具可以发挥的激励作用。
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12. That alone should be enough to motivate us to overcome uncertainty and go for it while we still can.
那本身就足以激励我们去克服所有的不确定性，并在我们仍能为之努力时全力以赴地去做。
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13. Why you should skip it: It seems to make sense: The sight of those pants or the ads with fashion models wearing them might motivate you to slim down.
为什么不可取：听起来似乎很有道理：看着那些裤子，或者看到广告里时装模特们穿着那些裤子可能会激发你想减肥的欲望。
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14. Sometimes this will make us withdraw, but it can also motivate us to shift our attention or change our learning strategy, he says.
有时困惑会使我们撤退，但它也能激励我们转移注意力或者改变我们的学习策略，他如是说道。
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15. And if you’re not ready to get back to your life yet, read How to Motivate Yourself - Amelia Earhart!
如果你还没准备好回归你自己的生活，读读这个吧--阿米莉亚·诶而哈特的《怎样激发自己》。
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16. But it seemed to motivate them to push themselves.
但是这些音乐似乎激励他们努力坚持。
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17. This feeling will motivate you to make concrete actions to improve yourself every day.
这种感觉会激励你去做具体的行动然后每天提升你自己。
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18. I can motivate you, encourage you, educate you and support you… but only YOU can change you.
我可以激励你、鼓励你、培训你、支持你……但是只有你能改变你自己。
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19. The question is: how do you motivate yourself?
问题就是：你怎样自我激励？
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20. Finally, if nothing about your work itself can motivate you, then try a bribe!
最后，如果工作本身没办法给你激励，那么试试看贿赂自己吧！
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21. This principle addresses many questions, including: How do you motivate people to perform at their best?
这一原则指出了很多问题，包括：你如何激励人们，使他们的表现最好？
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22. These are real attributes of real bosses, culled from decades of observation, which motivate and inspire employees to perform at their best.
这些都是经过数十年的观察总结而来的真的老板的真实写照，激励和鼓舞着员工去做到最好。
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23. That’s the thing: even with goals, some people aren’t going to achieve anything, because they haven’t figured out how to motivate themselves.
这就是问题所在：即使拥有目标，一些人也没打算去完成任何事，因为他们没有弄清楚怎样激励他们自己。
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24. It can not only motivate you when you are feeling down about your perceived lack of positive results and let you see how far you have really come.
这样不仅仅能在你觉察到没有积极的结果而情绪低落的时候激励你，并能让你看到你真正能达到多远。
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25. It can not only motivate you when you are feeling down about your perceived lack of positive results and let you see how far you have really come.
这样不仅仅能在你觉察到没有积极的结果而情绪低落的时候激励你，并能让你看到你真正能达到多远。
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