英语词汇“liven”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

livenliven /ˈlaɪvən/ verb

ETYMOLOGYliven

Origin: 1700-1800 life

VERB TABLE

liven

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	liven
	he, she, it	livens
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	livened
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have livened
	he, she, it	has livened
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had livened
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will liven
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have livened

Continuous Form
Present	I	am livening
	he, she, it	is livening
	you, we, they	are livening
Past	I, he, she, it	was livening
	you, we, they	were livening
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been livening
	he, she, it	has been livening
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been livening
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be livening
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been livening

liven up phrasal verb1 liven (something ↔) up to become more exciting, or to make an event become more exciting: Better music might liven the party up.2liven something ↔ up to make something look, taste, etc. more interesting or colorful: A colorful shawl can liven up a trench coat.3liven (somebody ↔) up to become more interested or excited, or to make someone feel like this: After a few drinks, she livened up a little.