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

• Galvanize is one of the most important anti-corrosion technology in steel field. Galvanizing steel is widely used in the field of the automotive, appliances, construction, aviation and other fields, because of its good protection against corrosion.
  电镀锌是钢铁领域重要的防腐技术之一，电镀锌钢板因其具有良好的防腐蚀能力而被广泛的用于汽车、家电、建筑和航空等领域。
• Obama said Hillary Clinton will galvanize Republicans.
  奥巴马说，希拉里.克林顿会刺激共和党人。
• 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。
• Last words crystallize your thoughts, galvanize your message, and mobilize your audience.
  最后的话升华了你的思想，激活了你传达的信息，并且调动起了观众。
• The one-day summit, convened by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, is expected to galvanize GetWord(" galvanize"); global action on climate change.
  为期一天的联合国气候峰会联合国秘书长潘基文召集举行，有望刺激全球采取应对气候变化的行动。
• Video images of the attacks showing young children gasping for breath and rooms filled with bodies served to galvanize calls for a swift and decisive international response.
  有关袭击的视频显示，幼童呼吸困难，很多房间里摆满了尸体。在这些图像的刺激下，人们进一步呼吁国际社会迅速、果断做出回应。
• How can we galvanize the students into taking the responsibility for their own work?
  我们如何才能激发学。生为自己的学习负责呢？
• Social entrepreneurships play the role of change agents so that key part of social change agents How do you galvanize social change?
  社会企业家精神扮演了，社会改变机构的主要部分，你怎样激发社会的改变？
• Permanent magnet keeps on position of off/ on breaker for vacuum circuit breaker. Control winding did not galvanize, move iron core had two steady working states.
  永久磁铁保持真空断路器的分合闸位置，控制线圈不通电时，动铁芯具有分合闸两个稳定工作状态。
• Housing: Galvanize steel sheet material could be able to bear corrosive.
  外壳：采用优质热镀锌钢板制成，具有优良的耐大气腐蚀性能；