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

• You need interaction, and working out with others motivates you to keep going.
  你需要与他人互动，与他人一同运动会激励你坚持下去。
• What motivates you to start and continue your blog?
  是什么动机促使你开始并继续博客着？
• 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？
• Learn who you are and what motivates you.
  弄明白你是谁，你的动机是什么。
• 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。
• And this is the sort of confidence that motivates users to boost the network effect on your Web site.
  这也体现了一些自信，激励用户在您的Web站点中增强网络效应。
• What motivates you most and keeps you focused and centered on a workout?
  什么最能激发你的积极性，使你坚持集中专注一项锻炼？
• 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。
• I expect them to only bill on results – this motivates them to deliver.
  我希望可以按照他们的成果来付费，这可以激发他们最后达到某种结果。
• 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。