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

• 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。
• What motivates people in your teams, and how do management practices support or detract from these motivating factors?
  在你的团队中又是什么激励着大家，什么样的管理方式能够发挥或遏制这些激励因素呢？
• 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。
• A desire to go to medical school motivates her to study hard everyday.
  她希望上医学院，这成了她每天努力学习的动力。
• Take some time to think about what motivates and inspires you.
  花一些时间考虑以下什么会给你带来动力和鼓舞。
• And this is the sort of confidence that motivates users to boost the network effect on your Web site.
  这也体现了一些自信，激励用户在您的Web站点中增强网络效应。
• So what motivates him?
  那么，是什么在激发他呢？
• His laughter makes me angrier and the anger motivates me to act.
  他的笑使我更加愤怒，而愤怒激励我起身行动。
• Learn who you are and what motivates you.
  弄明白你是谁，你的动机是什么。
• Maximizing shareholder value is also not an objective that motivates employees on the front-line.
  将股东价值最大化也不是可以激励第一线员工的目标。