motivates

英 [ˈməʊtɪveɪts]

美 [ˈmoʊtɪveɪts]

v.  成为…的动机; 是…的原因; 推动…甘愿苦干; 激励; 激发; (就所说的话)给出理由; 说明…的原因
motivate的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB (尤指情绪)激发，激励，驱使
  If youare motivatedby something, especially an emotion, it causes you to behave in a particular way.
  1. They are motivated by a need to achieve...
     对成功的渴望激励着他们。
  2. The crime was not politically motivated...
     该犯罪行为没有政治动机。
  3. I don't want to be missing out. And that motivates me to get up and do something every day.
     我不想被落下。这促使我行动起来每天做点事。
• VERB 使决心做;使决意做
  If someonemotivatesyou to do something, they make you feel determined to do it.
  1. How do you motivate people to work hard and efficiently?...
     你是怎样激励大家奋发高效地工作的？
  2. Never let it be said that the manager doesn't know how to motivate his players.
     绝对不要让人说这位主教练不知道如何激励他的队员。

双语例句

• That is why I believe we earned a precious point, one which motivates us in view of Saturday's tie with Genoa.
  那也是我为什么认为我们获得了宝贵的一分，这将激发我们为了周六和热那亚的比赛而奋斗。
• His success motivates me.
  他的成功对我有激励作用。
• You learn how to work with, what motivates people, what doesn't motivate people.
  你能学会如何和别人一起合作，知道什么能和什么不能激励别人。
• Duane: And that feels good and motivates further learning.
  杜安：那样我们就会感觉更好，更有动力地学习了吧。
• Acknowledge that you're competing with each other, and figure out what motivates you to compete.
  “承认”你们在彼此竞争，发现是什么促使你们去竞争。
• But the conclusion is that avoid negativity around you and focus on things that inspires and motivates you.
  所以，避免周围消极思想的影响，专注于可以激励你、使你产生动力的某一件事上。
• I expect them to only bill on results – this motivates them to deliver.
  我希望可以按照他们的成果来付费，这可以激发他们最后达到某种结果。
• What motivates you most and keeps you focused and centered on a workout?
  什么最能激发你的积极性，使你坚持集中专注一项锻炼？
• But what motivates me even more than the increased software quality is that it saves me development time.
  但对我而言，更刺激的是它不仅仅对提高代码质量有好处，而是节省了我的开发时间。
• What motivates him/ her in life?
  什么激励着他/她的生活？