vt.激發(fā)(興趣或欲望)；給與動(dòng)機(jī)

He is just sitting there doing nothing. He needs to be motivated. 他坐在那兒什么也不干,他需要一點(diǎn)動(dòng)力去激發(fā)他。

The crime appears to have been motivated by hatred. 犯罪似乎都來(lái)自于仇恨。

A good teacher is one who can motivate his students. 好老師是能激勵(lì)學(xué)生的老師。

motivate的基本意思為“激發(fā)”“誘發(fā)”,可指激發(fā)某人的積極性或興趣(做某事),也可指某種目的驅(qū)使某人犯錯(cuò)等。

motivate是及物動(dòng)詞,其賓語(yǔ)可以是人,也可以是action之類的名詞,還可以接以動(dòng)詞不定式充當(dāng)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)的復(fù)合賓語(yǔ)。可用于被動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)。