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galvanize v.镀锌；刺激；激励 (1) 常用的方法是先把钢板焊起来再镀锌。(2) 经理一来，工人闻风而动。(3) 与以往不同，这类交易者现在有了多种选择，因为世界各国的央行为刺激经济都在下调利率。(4) 我们怎样才能激励学生对他们的作业负起责任来呢？(5) 他善于使用因特网来激励左翼的民主党人与反对布什的独立非党人士。 The word galvanize was coined to honor the 18th Century scientist Luigi Galvani, who found that a spark could make a frog's legs move. This discovery led to further studies in bioelectrogenesis, or what Galvani called "animal electricity," and became the basis for the Mary Shelley book Frankenstein, in which a mad scientists attempts to use electricity to galvanize a monster to life. Nowadays, people use this term much more figuratively, like when they describe galvanizing a political movement or even a sports team into action.

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英 ['ɡælvənaɪz] 美 ['ɡælvənaɪz] (1) It is more usual to complete the weldment first and then to galvanize it.(2) The manager's arrival galvanized the workers into activity.(3) And unlike in the past, carry traders now have options, as central banks worldwide have hammered down rates in a concerted effort to galvanize the economy.(4) How can we galvanize the students into taking the responsibility for their work?(5) He has made masterful use of the internet to galvanize left-wing Democrats and anti-Bush independents. The verb galvanize refers to stimulating muscles with an electrical current, and is also used to suggest stimulating someone into action. in AM, also use 美国英语亦用 galvanise1[VERB 动词]刺激；激励 To galvanize someone means to cause them to take action, for example by making them feel very excited, afraid, or angry.   [V n]  [be V-ed into n/-ing]  [Also V n into n/-ing]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。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。

英语单词	galvanize
英美音标	英 ['ɡælvənaɪz] 美 ['ɡælvənaɪz]
中文释义	v.镀锌；刺激；激励
英语例句	(1) It is more usual to complete the weldment first and then to galvanize it. (2) The manager's arrival galvanized the workers into activity. (3) And unlike in the past, carry traders now have options, as central banks worldwide have hammered down rates in a concerted effort to galvanize the economy. (4) How can we galvanize the students into taking the responsibility for their work? (5) He has made masterful use of the internet to galvanize left-wing Democrats and anti-Bush independents.
中文例句	(1) 常用的方法是先把钢板焊起来再镀锌。 (2) 经理一来，工人闻风而动。 (3) 与以往不同，这类交易者现在有了多种选择，因为世界各国的央行为刺激经济都在下调利率。 (4) 我们怎样才能激励学生对他们的作业负起责任来呢？ (5) 他善于使用因特网来激励左翼的民主党人与反对布什的独立非党人士。
vocabulary简明	The verb galvanize refers to stimulating muscles with an electrical current, and is also used to suggest stimulating someone into action.
vocabulary扩展	The word galvanize was coined to honor the 18th Century scientist Luigi Galvani, who found that a spark could make a frog's legs move. This discovery led to further studies in bioelectrogenesis, or what Galvani called "animal electricity," and became the basis for the Mary Shelley book Frankenstein, in which a mad scientists attempts to use electricity to galvanize a monster to life. Nowadays, people use this term much more figuratively, like when they describe galvanizing a political movement or even a sports team into action.
柯林斯解释	in AM, also use 美国英语亦用 galvanise 1 [VERB 动词]刺激；激励 To galvanize someone means to cause them to take action, for example by making them feel very excited, afraid, or angry. [V n] [be V-ed into n/-ing] [Also V n into n/-ing] 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。 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。

Galvanize Stimulating Action N/ Ing Galvanised 英 ɡælvənaɪz] 美 ɡælvənaɪz