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

• These finger movements activate large regions of the brain involved in thinking, memory, and language.
  手指的这些运动激活了脑部涉及思维、记忆和语言的广泛区域。
• Now activate and show the texture layer.
  现在激活和显示纹理层。
• All you must do is add some declarations and activate the DWR servlet.
  需要做的仅是添加一些声明和激活一个DWRservlet。
• 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。
• There you can also activate any special skill dialogues and functions.
  你也可以激活任何特殊技能对话框和功能。
• Drugs that activate or block these receptors more selectively are detailed in this and the next chapter.
  选择性激活或阻断这些受体的药物将于本章和下一章中详述。
• You can't change, but you can activate it if it is latent.
  你可以改变，但是如果是潜在的，你可以激活它。
• Activate the brain and strategies, this game can fully exercise your brain and make you deeply fascinated!
  开动大脑进行谋略，这个游戏可以充分的锻炼你的大脑并让你深深的为之着迷！
• Why do I have to activate my software?
  我为什么要激活我的软件？
• Um* Oh. it's a new card, and I forgot to activate it.
  呃，这是张新卡，我好像忘了激活它了。