actuate

US [ˈæktʃuˌeɪt]
UK ['æktʃu.eɪt]
  • v.开动(机器、装置等);激励;驱使
  • Web驱动;作用;促动
Simple Present:actuates  Present Participle:actuating  Past Tense:actuated  
actuate
v.
1.
~ sth
开动(机器、装置等)to make a machine or device start to work
2.
[usupass]
~ sb
激励;驱使to make sb behave in a particular way
He was actuated entirely by malice.
他完全是出于恶意。

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