liven up

英 [ˈlaɪvn ʌp]

美 [ˈlaɪvn ʌp]

（使）（某地或某事）有生气; （使）变热闹; （使）（某人）愉快起来; （使）活跃起来

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB-ERG （使)(某地或某事）有生气；（使）变热闹
  If a place or eventlivens up, or if somethinglivensitup, it becomes more interesting and exciting.
  1. How could we decorate the room to liven it up?...
     我们怎么才能把这房间装饰得更有生气呢？
  2. The multicoloured rag rug was chosen to liven up the grey carpet...
     选择这块五彩缤纷的碎呢小毯是为了给这灰色的地毯添些生气。
  3. The arena livens up only on Saturdays and Sundays when a flea market is open there.
     只有在周六周日跳蚤市场开市时，这片场地才会热闹起来。
• PHRASAL VERB-ERG （使）（某人）愉快起来；（使）活跃起来
  If peopleliven up, or if somethinglivensthemup, they become more cheerful and energetic.
  1. Talking about her daughters livens her up...
     谈到她的女儿时，她的心情愉快起来。
  2. George livens up after midnight, relaxing a little.
     午夜过后，乔治来了劲，人也活跃起来。

英英释义

verb

• make lively
  1. let's liven up this room a bit
  Synonym:enlivenliveninvigorateanimate

双语例句

• If you want to liven up a group of senior managers, raise the topic of the youngest employees in the workforce.
  如果想让高级经理人活跃起来，就和他们谈谈年轻员工的话题。
• During my summer vacation, I would like to liven up my garden with lavender.
  我想在暑假时用熏衣草来装饰我的花园，使它变得有生气。
• Liven up your looks by adding some fresh highlights to your hair.
  在头发上添加一些亮色可以突出你得面色。
• How can we liven things up?
  我们怎样才能使事情有生有色。
• The teacher tried to liven up lesson with a joke, but it fell flat.
  老师想用一个笑话活跃课堂气氛，可没起作用。
• Sing us a song to liven things up.
  给大伙儿唱支歌助助兴。
• You may not find any of these specific examples applicable, but I am confident you will find ways to use this simple technique to liven up your build process.
  您也许会觉得每个特定的例子对您都没有什么用处，但是我相信您可以找到自己的办法，用这样一种简单的技术使您的构建过程充满活力。
• But even if they don't leave the neighborhood, many are finding exciting ways to liven up the day.
  即使离开附近地区，人都在寻找刺激的来使天活跃起来。
• A pair of jewelled earrings will liven up this dress without detracting from its simplicity.
  一对宝石耳环会让这件礼服更出彩而又不失简洁。
• Let's put on some music to liven things up.
  我们放些音乐，让气氛活跃起来。