galvanize

英 [ˈɡælvənaɪz]

美 [ˈɡælvənaɪz]

v.  使震惊; 使振奋; 激励; 刺激; 电镀; 给(金属)镀锌

过去式：galvanized　过去分词：galvanized　现在分词：galvanizing　第三人称单数：galvanizes　

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牛津词典

verb

• 使震惊；使振奋；激励；刺激
  to make sb take action by shocking them or by making them excited
  1. The urgency of his voice galvanized them into action .
     他急迫的声音激励他们行动起来。
• 电镀；给（金属）镀锌
  to cover metal with zinc in order to protect it from rust
  1. a galvanized bucket
     镀锌桶
  2. galvanized steel
     镀锌钢

柯林斯词典

in AM, also use 美国英语亦用 galvanise


• VERB 刺激；激励
  Togalvanizesomeone means to cause them to take action, for example by making them feel very excited, afraid, or angry.
  1. The aid appeal has galvanised the German business community...
     这份救助呼吁已经促使德国的工商业界行动了起来。
  2. They have been galvanised into collective action — militarily, politically and economically.
     他们在形势驱使下已经在政治、经济和军事上采取了联合行动。

英英释义

verb

• stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock
  Synonym:galvanise
• cover with zinc
  1. galvanize steel
  Synonym:galvanise
• to stimulate to action
  1. ..startled him awake
  2. galvanized into action
  Synonym:startlegalvanise

双语例句

• How can we galvanize the students into studying hard?
  我们怎么才能激励学生努力学习？
• Housing: Galvanize steel sheet material could be able to bear corrosive.
  外壳：采用优质热镀锌钢板制成，具有优良的耐大气腐蚀性能；
• Unlike the Second World War, Korea did not galvanize our country.
  与第二次世界大战不同，朝鲜之战没有让举国群情振奋。
• The one-day summit, convened by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, is expected to galvanize GetWord(" galvanize"); global action on climate change.
  为期一天的联合国气候峰会联合国秘书长潘基文召集举行，有望刺激全球采取应对气候变化的行动。
• It helped galvanize a movement led by women that would help make our society a more equal place.
  促使妇女们掀起了一场运动，而这一运动也使我们的社会更加趋于平等。
• Last words crystallize your thoughts, galvanize your message, and mobilize your audience.
  最后的话升华了你的思想，激活了你传达的信息，并且调动起了观众。
• It was only through major change, a full disruption to the system, that we were able to galvanize the organization around new goals and begin seeing increased efficiencies.
  只有对体系进行重大的变革和完全的颠覆，才能刺激整个组织围绕着新的目标努力，才能使我们看到效率的提升。
• To help galvanize public support especially around a complex issue the right picture really can be worth a thousand words.
  要激励公开的支持尤其是一个复杂的问题正确的图片胜过千言万语。
• It can define you, or it can galvanize you.
  如果你是一位管理者，无论级别高低，一次失误可以对你产生两种作用：它既可以界定你，也可以激发你。
• Video images of the attacks showing young children gasping for breath and rooms filled with bodies served to galvanize calls for a swift and decisive international response.
  有关袭击的视频显示，幼童呼吸困难，很多房间里摆满了尸体。在这些图像的刺激下，人们进一步呼吁国际社会迅速、果断做出回应。