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

• Young people perfORm the "goat dance" OR the "goose dance" to enliven the atmosphere.
  好热闹的年轻人常出些洋相逗乐，或表演些“山羊舞”、“鹅舞”之类的小节目活跃气氛。
• 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；
• Not just to enliven these abstract and distant books but to make clear, to bring out what's at stake in our everyday lives, including our political lives, for philosophy.
  不仅是为了将这些深奥抽象的著作形象化还为了让我们通过哲学辨明，日常生活包括政治生活中什么才是最关键的。
• Enliven the cultural life of the residents
  活跃居民的精神文化生活
• They all love it and sharing the holiday in this way has been a true pleasure, highlighting the kind of easy cultural exchange that can enliven expat life.
  朋友们都喜欢这种方式，这样过节也是种真正的乐趣，实现了轻松的文化交流，让旅居国外的生活变得有意思。
• The Mansfield theatricals would enliven the whole neighbourhood exceedingly.
  曼斯菲尔德的业余演戏要把这整个地区大大轰动一番了。
• 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。
• Life would be dull without stories to enliven our imaginations and fire up our dreams.
  如果没有故事，生活将变得呆板而无味，我们的想像力无法获得激发，梦想也无法点燃。
• We must open up more rural markets and enliven the distribution of farm produce by improving its market system.
  开拓农村市场，搞活农产品流通，健全农产品市场体系。
• On this World No Tobacco Day, let us push for progress that will cut tobacco-related deaths and enliven the battle against other non-communicable diseases, helping to create a healthier world for all.
  值此世界无烟日，让我们推动进步以减少与烟草有关的死亡和加强防治其他非传染性疾病的斗争，帮助创造一个让所有人都更加健康的世界。