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 learn how to work with, what motivates people, what doesn't motivate people.
  你能学会如何和别人一起合作，知道什么能和什么不能激励别人。
• So what motivates him?
  那么，是什么在激发他呢？
• It's such a part of the history and culture of New England. That's what motivates me.
  它是新英格兰历史和文化的一个重要部分，这正是它打动我的地方。
• What motivates this person? What excites you?
  什么能驱动你努力？什么事使你兴奋起来？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Duane: And that feels good and motivates further learning.
  杜安：那样我们就会感觉更好，更有动力地学习了吧。
• Question: What motivates you?
  问：什么东西会激励你？
• 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？