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单词 motivate
释义
motivate
(mtɪveɪt )
Word forms: motivates , motivating , motivated
1. verb
If you are motivated by something, especially an emotion, it causes you to behave in a particular way.
They are motivated by a need to achieve. [be VERB-ed]
The crime was not politically motivated. [be VERB-ed]
I don't want to be missing out. And that motivates me to get up and do something every day. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
[Also VERB noun]
Synonyms: inspire, drive, stimulate, provoke  
motivated adjective
...highly motivated employees.
motivation (mtɪvʃən ) uncountable noun
His poor performance may be attributed to lack of motivation.
Synonyms: inspiration, drive, desire, ambition  
2. verb
If someone motivates you to do something, they make you feel determined to do it.
How do you motivate people to work hard and efficiently? [VERB noun to-infinitive]
Never let it be said that the manager doesn't know how to motivate his players. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: stimulate, drive, inspire, stir  
motivation uncountable noun
Gross's skill in motivation looked in doubt when his side began the second half badly.
Synonyms: inspiration, drive, desire, ambition  
Collocations:
motivate a player
This distant approach led to complaints of the game failing to motivate the player into the story.
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I have no need to motivate my players after this.
Times, Sunday Times
We will use that to motivate the players and the fans can play a big part.
Times, Sunday Times
There are many ways for a coach to motivate his players without people resorting to terrible comments like that.
Times, Sunday Times
I just want to motivate my players, and motivate myself too.
The Sun
motivate a student
His approach to motivating the students sounds quite unusual.
Times, Sunday Times
They motivate their students to join sports or a club to advance in education and also in health and physical health.
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Games and prizes motivate the students to come.
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To promote creative thinking educators need to identify what motivates their students and structure teaching around it.
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The whole staff worked with devotion that motivated the students.
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motivate pupils
Teachers should not mark exams with 'fail' and instead should write 'not yet' to motivate pupils, a study advises.
Times, Sunday Times
One of the key aspects for the school's success has been to motivate pupils to work hard and show dedication to their studies.
ST
But that also raises the question of how you motivate pupils in the final year of school if they already have their confirmed offers to university.
Times, Sunday Times
motivate workers
Bosses motivate workers to give their best every day (71%) with rewards including flowers, meals out and vouchers.
Times, Sunday Times
For an entrepreneur with a clear vision of what they want to achieve, it can be particularly hard to learn how to delegate, trust and motivate workers.
Times, Sunday Times
Running incentives such as 'win lunch' are another good way to motivate workers in the short term and can provide a good boost to productivity in the morning.
Times, Sunday Times
Managers motivate workers to give their best every day and deal with issues (both 74%, and also top 10 rankings).
Times, Sunday Times
The party controlled the unions, and a major task of the unions was to motivate workers to work harder and fulfill the plan goals.
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motivated by the need to
The information war experts also pointed out that private companies were motivated by the need to win short-term contracts, while military goals were long term.
Times, Sunday Times
This arrangement worked well enough when managers and workers were highly motivated by the need to win the war and when funding for better aeroplanes was all but unlimited.
The Times Literary Supplement
This may be motivated by the need to get a seat that provides the best visual clarity for the deaf person.
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His development preceded the sextant and was motivated by the need to create a superior surveying instrument.
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Advances in physically based animation are often motivated by the need to include complex, physically inspired behaviors in video games, interactive simulations, and movies.
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motivated primarily by
But sadly its bid seems to be motivated primarily by short-term tax considerations.
Times, Sunday Times
He was not motivated primarily by winning.
Times, Sunday Times
They decided to move in, motivated primarily by the financial incentive.
Times, Sunday Times
Motivated primarily by jealousy, they make unappealing fellows on a heist.
The Times Literary Supplement
Some also argue that human beings are motivated primarily by the fulfillment of their own needs and wants.
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motivated purely by
These people make him feel optimistic because they are not usually motivated purely by greed.
Times, Sunday Times
These sales can only seem to be motivated purely by a desire for yet more cash in the bank.
Times, Sunday Times
Despite the fact that the museums and private collectors he targets are in possession of stolen goods, critics have branded him a merciless plunderer, motivated purely by money.
Times, Sunday Times
It can not be ruled out that his involvement in this charity was motivated purely by compassion.
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The expression has since become a blanket term for (often unwise) self-destructive actions motivated purely by anger or desire for revenge.
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motivated solely by
The key difference between them was that the latter was motivated solely by profit.
The Times Literary Supplement
Yet he was far from a teacher motivated solely by league tables.
Times, Sunday Times
It can take years to change the attitude of staff and franchise owners motivated solely by sales.
Times, Sunday Times
Anyway, few composers are motivated solely by money.
Times, Sunday Times
But are we motivated solely by economic considerations?
The Times Literary Supplement
Translations:
Chinese: 激发…的积极性
Japanese: 動機づけられる
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