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

• The story, not other people's behavior, both motivates and excuses their hostility.
  是故事而不是别人的行为激发了、还庇护了这些人的敌意。
• 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。
• It motivates, inspires, creates, and transforms.
  它掌管激励、启发、创造和转化。
• It motivates us because we see the big picture.
  它能激励我们，因为我们看到了大蓝景。
• 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。
• What motivates this person? What excites you?
  什么能驱动你努力？什么事使你兴奋起来？
• 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。
• Maximizing shareholder value is also not an objective that motivates employees on the front-line.
  将股东价值最大化也不是可以激励第一线员工的目标。
• 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。