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

• Sing us a song to liven things up.
  给大伙儿唱支歌助助兴。
• 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。
• Let's put on some music to liven things up.
  我们放些音乐，让气氛活跃起来。
• 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。
• I'd love to invite that party animal to the party. he'd liven up the mood!
  我很喜欢邀请那个“派对动物”来参加我们的派对。他能使整个气氛热烈起来。
• Variety of methods helps to liven up teaching.
  教学方法多样化能使教学更加生动。
• The party is beginning to liven up.
  聚会正开始活跃起来。
• Talking about her daughters livens her up
  谈到她的女儿时，她的心情愉快起来。
• Once the music started to liven up the party went with a bang.
  音乐一奏起便使人愉快起来，聚会就热烈地进行。
• Emoji, which originated in Japan, allow people to liven up their texts with hundreds of colorful images.
  表情符号源于日本，有了这些成百上千的彩色图像，人们可以增加文字信息的生动性。