galvanize

英 [ˈɡælvənaɪz]

美 [ˈɡælvənaɪz]

v.  使震惊; 使振奋; 激励; 刺激; 电镀; 给(金属)镀锌

过去式：galvanized　过去分词：galvanized　现在分词：galvanizing　第三人称单数：galvanizes　

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牛津词典

verb

• 使震惊；使振奋；激励；刺激
  to make sb take action by shocking them or by making them excited
  1. The urgency of his voice galvanized them into action .
     他急迫的声音激励他们行动起来。
• 电镀；给（金属）镀锌
  to cover metal with zinc in order to protect it from rust
  1. a galvanized bucket
     镀锌桶
  2. galvanized steel
     镀锌钢

柯林斯词典

in AM, also use 美国英语亦用 galvanise


• VERB 刺激；激励
  Togalvanizesomeone means to cause them to take action, for example by making them feel very excited, afraid, or angry.
  1. The aid appeal has galvanised the German business community...
     这份救助呼吁已经促使德国的工商业界行动了起来。
  2. They have been galvanised into collective action — militarily, politically and economically.
     他们在形势驱使下已经在政治、经济和军事上采取了联合行动。

英英释义

verb

• stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock
  Synonym:galvanise
• cover with zinc
  1. galvanize steel
  Synonym:galvanise
• to stimulate to action
  1. ..startled him awake
  2. galvanized into action
  Synonym:startlegalvanise

双语例句

• Obama said Hillary Clinton will galvanize Republicans.
  奥巴马说，希拉里.克林顿会刺激共和党人。
• Quick: Don't need to weld and galvanize, the setting time is 3 times quicker than the flange connect fitting.
  快速不需焊接和再镀锌，安装速度比法兰连接管件快3倍以上。
• How can we galvanize the students into studying hard?
  我们怎么才能激励学生努力学习？
• He is trying to galvanize House support for an FDA reform bill he co sponsored.
  他极力促使众议院支持他作为发起人之一的FDA改革法案。
• Unlike the Second World War, Korea did not galvanize our country.
  与第二次世界大战不同，朝鲜之战没有让举国群情振奋。
• It helped galvanize a movement led by women that would help make our society a more equal place.
  促使妇女们掀起了一场运动，而这一运动也使我们的社会更加趋于平等。
• With your continued support he will galvanize people into action, and set the path towards a peaceful world.
  有了你们继续的支持，他会激励并且带领人们行动起来，铺设通往和平的美丽世界的道路。
• This was the first of many the Committee actions addressing the issues of ethnic profiling and equal treatment under the law that helped galvanize Asian Americans and alter public opinion.
  这是首次有许多委员会的行动解决问题的民族概况和平等对待，根据法例，有助激励亚裔美国人和改变民意。
• It took an election defeat to finally galvanize the party into action.
  选举的失败最终激励该党采取行动。
• I hope that her call will galvanize leadership from around the globe to accelerate efforts to end the AIDS epidemic.
  我希望她的召唤将激励全球各地的领导人加速努力，终止艾滋病疫情。