motivated

英 [ˈməʊtɪveɪtɪd]

美 [ˈmoʊtɪveɪtɪd]

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的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：motivated　过去式：motivated　

BEC

BNC.13932 / COCA.9703

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。

英英释义

adj

• provided with a motive or given incentive for action
  1. a highly motivated child can learn almost anything
  2. a group of politically motivated men

双语例句

• He is motivated by good intentions.
  他的动机是善良的。
• They are motivated by a need to achieve
  对成功的渴望激励着他们。
• Their current protests are motivated purely by self-interest.
  他们当前的抗议完全是受一己之利驱使的。
• The crime was not politically motivated
  该犯罪行为没有政治动机。
• You are motivated to pursue your goals.
  你被激励着去追寻你的目标。
• I know it sounds corny, but I'm really not motivated by money.
  我知道这听起来像是老生常谈，但我真的不是为了钱。
• His work in this direction was motivated by his interest in light and in the design of pendulum clock.
  他对光线研究和钟摆设计的兴趣推动了他在这方面的工作。
• He said his sudden focus on foreign policy was not motivated by presidential politics
  他说他突然关注外交政策并非受总统政治的驱使。
• This motivated some players who are very hard to motivate.
  这些都激励了那些原本很难被激励的队员们。
• I hope this software-movie comparison has hit a nerve and motivated you to read on.
  我希望这一对软件-电影的对比刺激了你的神经，使你想继续读下去。