| 单词 | galvanize |
| 释义 | galvanizeWord family adjectivegalvanicgalvanometricgalvanoplasticadverbgalvanicallynoungalvanistgalvanizationgalvanizergalvanometergalvanometrygalvanoplastygalvanoscopegalvanismverbgalvanize gal·va·nize (also galvanise British English) /ˈɡælvənaɪz/ verb [transitiveT] FORCE somebody TO DO somethingto shock or surprise someone so that they do something to solve a problem, improve a situation etc 激励，刺激〔某人〕 galvanize somebody into (doing) something The possibility of defeat finally galvanized us into action. 可能到来的失败威胁最终促使我们采取行动。 The report galvanized world opinion. 这篇报道一出，世界舆论一片哗然。 Examples from the Corpus galvanize• He galvanized his congregation, as admired for his campaigns to students or country towns as for his commemorative services.• He wants the kid to help galvanize his right-wing religious movement.• The girl's disappearance has galvanized residents to begin a neighborhood watch program.• This gave the protest movements plenty of time to galvanize support.• The news, naturally, galvanized them. galvanize somebody into (doing) something• The hoarse urgency of his voice galvanized them into action before their minds had taken in what was happening.• But attempts to galvanize Chiang into action were largely futile.• This poem refreshes perhaps because the element of hatred has galvanized the yo into action.• Feminist criticisms have galvanized psychology into making more, and more positive, studies of female subjects. |
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