vt.激发(兴趣或欲望)；给与动机
He is just sitting there doing nothing. He needs to be motivated. 他坐在那儿什么也不干,他需要一点动力去激发他。
The crime appears to have been motivated by hatred. 犯罪似乎都来自于仇恨。
A good teacher is one who can motivate his students. 好老师是能激励学生的老师。
motivate的基本意思为“激发”“诱发”,可指激发某人的积极性或兴趣(做某事),也可指某种目的驱使某人犯错等。
motivate是及物动词,其宾语可以是人,也可以是action之类的名词,还可以接以动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语。可用于被动结构。
