activate

US [ˈæktɪveɪt]
UK ['æktɪveɪt]
  • v.激活;使活动;使活化
  • Web启动;触发;起动
Simple Present:activates  Present Participle:activating  Past Tense:activated  
Activate
v.
1.
~ sth
使活动;激活;使活化to make sth such as a device or chemical process start working
The burglar alarm is activated by movement.
这防盗警报器一动就会响。
The gene is activated by a specific protein.
这种基因由一种特异性蛋白激活。

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