enliven

英 [ɪnˈlaɪvn]

美 [ɪnˈlaɪvn]

v.  使更有生气(或活力)

过去分词：enlivened　过去式：enlivened　第三人称单数：enlivens　现在分词：enlivening　

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牛津词典

verb

• 使更有生气（或活力）
  to make sth more interesting or more fun

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使有趣;使生动；使更有活力
  Toenlivenevents, situations, or people means to make them more lively or cheerful.
  1. I love the way a good flirtation can enliven the most mundane situation...
     恰到好处的打情骂俏能够使最平淡无奇的时刻变得生动有趣起来，我很喜欢这种感觉。
  2. Even the most boring meeting was enlivened by Dan's presence.
     即使是最无聊的会议，只要丹一出现，也会变得有趣起来。

英英释义

verb

• make lively
  1. let's liven up this room a bit
  Synonym:livenliven upinvigorateanimate
• heighten or intensify
  1. These paintings exalt the imagination
  Synonym:inspireanimateinvigorateexalt

双语例句

• Such qualities were scarcely of the kind to enliven foreign travel, though they made her so easy and pleasant a companion;
  这些品质，虽然使她成为一个轻松愉快的伴侣，却不能给国外的旅行带来生气；
• Relax price control, enliven the market.
  放开价格，搞活市场。
• Perhaps they need the drama to enliven the sterile atmosphere of the boardroom.
  他们可能需要这种戏剧性的场面，来活跃董事会枯燥的气氛。
• You'll start seeing connections between the images and ideas that will enliven and expand your work.
  你将发现在图像和想法之间的某种联系，而这个联系将激活和拓展你的工作。
• The gay scene could not really enliven it, for his heart was not in turn with it.
  这种欢乐的场面并不能真正地使他活跃起来，因为他的心情与这场面不合拍。
• On this World No Tobacco Day, let us push for progress that will cut tobacco-related deaths and enliven the battle against other non-communicable diseases, helping to create a healthier world for all.
  值此世界无烟日，让我们推动进步以减少与烟草有关的死亡和加强防治其他非传染性疾病的斗争，帮助创造一个让所有人都更加健康的世界。
• Hundreds of exhibitions, performances, and readings enliven MIT's campus annually, enhancing and enriching campus life while drawing tens of thousands of visitors from throughout the region.
  每年有数以百计的展会、表演和朗诵给麻省理工学院的校园注入活力。在丰富校园生活的同时，又吸引了这个地区成百上千的游客。
• This is not only can avoid the brutal competition for jobs, and can enliven the employment environment to ease the employment pressure.
  这不仅可以避免就业竞争的残酷，而且，可以搞活整个就业环境，缓解就业压力。
• It will enliven inert objects, much as electricity did more than a century ago.
  正如一个多世纪以前电力所做的那样，它会让无生命的物体活跃起来。
• Life would be dull without stories to enliven our imaginations and fire up our dreams.
  如果没有故事，生活将变得呆板而无味，我们的想像力无法获得激发，梦想也无法点燃。