galvanize

英 ['ɡælvənaɪz] 美 ['ɡælvənaɪz]

• v. 镀锌；刺激；激励

英英释义

Verb:

1. to stimulate to action ;

   "..startled him awake"
   "galvanized into action"
   

2. cover with zinc;

   "galvanize steel"
   

3. stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. It is more usual to complete the weldment first and then to galvanize it.
   常用的方法是先把钢板焊起来再镀锌。
2. The manager's arrival galvanized the workers into activity.
   经理一来，工人闻风而动。
3. And unlike in the past, carry traders now have options, as central banks worldwide have hammered down rates in a concerted effort to galvanize the economy.
   与以往不同，这类交易者现在有了多种选择，因为世界各国的央行为刺激经济都在下调利率。
4. How can we galvanize the students into taking the responsibility for their work?
   我们怎样才能激励学生对他们的作业负起责任来呢？
5. The announcement of the general election galvanize the party member into action.
   宣布举行大选促使该党成员行动起来。
6. He has made masterful use of the internet to galvanize left-wing Democrats and anti-Bush independents.
   他善于使用因特网来激励左翼的民主党人与反对布什的独立非党人士。

经典引文

• A report from Dr Eitel..galvanized Zahle into further action.

  出自： P. Kurth

• What Macdonald found in that library galvanized his imagination.

  出自： H. Carpenter

词汇搭配

• galvanize into 激起
• galvanize to life 使(某人)受刺激而振...
• galvanize into activity 使立即行动起来...
• galvanize into action 使立即行动起来...
• galvanize into life 使(某人)受刺激而振...

近反义词

【近义词】

• stimulate 刺激
• spur 支脉
• rouse 唤醒
• electrify 通电
• fire up 生火
• stir up 搅拌
• inspire 鼓舞
• animate 使有生气
• incite 煽动
• galvanise 通电流
• startle （使）吃惊