motivate

【发音】

美 /'motə'vet/ 英 /'məʊtɪveɪt/

【翻译】

1. v.促动，激发，诱导

   英释:to make someone want to achieve something and make them willing to work hard in order to do this

【记忆】

来自motive(n. 动机)

【例句】

1. A good teacher has to be able to motivate her students.

   好教师必须能够激发学生的积极性。

【真题例句】

1. (2009.12 • CET4 • • 听力题)...So how do managers motivate people in such jobs...

2. (2009.12 • CET4 • • 听力题)...Frederick Herzberg argued that such conditions do not motivate workers...

3. (2009.12 • CET4 • • 听力题)...good wages and benefits and job security motivate workers...

4. (2009.12 • CET4 • • 听力题)...What can actually motivate workers according to Frederick Herzberg...

5. (2009.12 • CET4 • • 听力题)...Such values are more likely to motivate workers than financial targets which ultimately only concern a few people...

6. (2009.12 • CET4 • • 听力题)...Why does the speaker say financial targets are less likely to motivate workers...

7. (2009.12 • CET4 • • 听力题)...What do some supermarkets do to motivate employees...

【同、近义词】

1. vt.刺激；使有动机；激发…的积极性

   stimulate/fan/needle/activate/

【同根词】

1. adj

   motor : 汽车的；机动的

   motive : 发动的；成为动机的

   motivated : 有动机的；有积极性的

   motionless : 静止的；不运动的

   motivational : 动机的；激发性的；有关动机的；动机说明

   motional : 运动的；起动的

   motiveless : 无动机的

2. n

   motion : 动作；移动；手势；请求；意向

   motivation : 动机；积极性；推动

   motor : 发动机，马达；汽车

   motive : 动机，目的；主题

   motif : 主题；动机；主旨；图形；意念

   motivator : 动力；激励因素

   motivity : 动力；原动力

3. v

   motivated : 使产生动机；激发…的积极性（motivate的过去式和过去分词）

4. vi

   motion : 运动；打手势

   motor : 乘汽车

5. vt

   motion : 运动；向…打手势

   motor : 以汽车载运

   motive : 使产生动机，激起