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

• 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。
• To impart interest or zest to; enliven.
  给予兴趣，给予热情；使有活力。
• 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。
• The museum naturally is not a commercial institution, but it certainly needs to enliven its role.
  博物馆当然不是商业机构，但是的确需要活化它的角色。
• How can we enliven this party?
  我们怎样使这聚会更热闹些呢？
• 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；
• This influence will be like a breath of fresh air-you will love it, and it will enliven all that you do.
  这种影响会像一股新鲜空气-你会爱上它，它会搞活所有你做的。
• 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。
• Relax price control, enliven the market.
  放开价格，搞活市场。
• Enliven the cultural life of the residents
  活跃居民的精神文化生活