motivates

英 [ˈməʊtɪveɪts]

美 [ˈmoʊtɪveɪts]

v.  成为…的动机; 是…的原因; 推动…甘愿苦干; 激励; 激发; (就所说的话)给出理由; 说明…的原因
motivate的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB (尤指情绪)激发，激励，驱使
  If youare motivatedby something, especially an emotion, it causes you to behave in a particular way.
  1. They are motivated by a need to achieve...
     对成功的渴望激励着他们。
  2. The crime was not politically motivated...
     该犯罪行为没有政治动机。
  3. I don't want to be missing out. And that motivates me to get up and do something every day.
     我不想被落下。这促使我行动起来每天做点事。
• VERB 使决心做;使决意做
  If someonemotivatesyou to do something, they make you feel determined to do it.
  1. How do you motivate people to work hard and efficiently?...
     你是怎样激励大家奋发高效地工作的？
  2. Never let it be said that the manager doesn't know how to motivate his players.
     绝对不要让人说这位主教练不知道如何激励他的队员。

双语例句

• Acknowledge that you're competing with each other, and figure out what motivates you to compete.
  “承认”你们在彼此竞争，发现是什么促使你们去竞争。
• So what motivates him?
  那么，是什么在激发他呢？
• This fact motivates the introduction of a new type of numbers.
  这一事实导致一种新的类型的数的引入。
• His success motivates me.
  他的成功对我有激励作用。
• His laughter makes me angrier and the anger motivates me to act.
  他的笑使我更加愤怒，而愤怒激励我起身行动。
• What motivates your young child, what can you expect in the next few years?
  什么动力可以激发您的小孩？接下来的几年中您能预期什么？
• It motivates, inspires, creates, and transforms.
  它掌管激励、启发、创造和转化。
• What motivates people in your teams, and how do management practices support or detract from these motivating factors?
  在你的团队中又是什么激励着大家，什么样的管理方式能够发挥或遏制这些激励因素呢？
• 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。
• That is why I believe we earned a precious point, one which motivates us in view of Saturday's tie with Genoa.
  那也是我为什么认为我们获得了宝贵的一分，这将激发我们为了周六和热那亚的比赛而奋斗。