liven up

英 [ˈlaɪvn ʌp]

美 [ˈlaɪvn ʌp]

（使）（某地或某事）有生气; （使）变热闹; （使）（某人）愉快起来; （使）活跃起来

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB-ERG （使)(某地或某事）有生气；（使）变热闹
  If a place or eventlivens up, or if somethinglivensitup, it becomes more interesting and exciting.
  1. How could we decorate the room to liven it up?...
     我们怎么才能把这房间装饰得更有生气呢？
  2. The multicoloured rag rug was chosen to liven up the grey carpet...
     选择这块五彩缤纷的碎呢小毯是为了给这灰色的地毯添些生气。
  3. The arena livens up only on Saturdays and Sundays when a flea market is open there.
     只有在周六周日跳蚤市场开市时，这片场地才会热闹起来。
• PHRASAL VERB-ERG （使）（某人）愉快起来；（使）活跃起来
  If peopleliven up, or if somethinglivensthemup, they become more cheerful and energetic.
  1. Talking about her daughters livens her up...
     谈到她的女儿时，她的心情愉快起来。
  2. George livens up after midnight, relaxing a little.
     午夜过后，乔治来了劲，人也活跃起来。

英英释义

verb

• make lively
  1. let's liven up this room a bit
  Synonym:enlivenliveninvigorateanimate

双语例句

• How could we decorate the room to liven it up?
  我们怎么才能把这房间装饰得更有生气呢？
• George livens up after midnight, relaxing a little.
  午夜过后，乔治来了劲，人也活跃起来。
• Liven up your looks by adding some fresh highlights to your hair.
  在头发上添加一些亮色可以突出你得面色。
• During my summer vacation, I would like to liven up my garden with lavender.
  我想在暑假时用熏衣草来装饰我的花园，使它变得有生气。
• What we needed was some music to liven things up.
  我们需要的是一些活跃气氛的音乐。
• We need some new ideas to liven up this sterile campaign.
  我们需要些新观念来使乏味的活动活跃起来。
• OK, it's not a required skill, but knowing how to pop sound effects every so often can help liven up otherwise mundane code.
  这不是一项必需的技能，但知道如何偶尔弹出声音效果可以使原本乏味的代码充满生气。
• Let's put on some music to liven things up.
  我们放些音乐，让气氛活跃起来。
• The party is beginning to liven up.
  聚会正开始活跃起来。
• The arena livens up only on Saturdays and Sundays when a flea market is open there.
  只有在周六周日跳蚤市场开市时，这片场地才会热闹起来。