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。
• 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。
• Let the sounds resonate and activate this area of your brain.
  要让这个声音共鸣并激活你们大脑中的这个区域。
• Function: Activate the shoulder and coxa joints, stretch the waist and back muscle.
  功能：活动肩关节和髋关节，舒展腰部和背部肌肉。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Activate the image in the new host environment.
  在新主机环境中部署和激活映像。
• You can activate the canisters now.
  你现在可以就可以激活这些毒气罐了。
• 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。