ac·ti·vate
verb/ˈæktɪveɪt/
/ˈæktɪveɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they activate | /ˈæktɪveɪt/ /ˈæktɪveɪt/ |
| he / she / it activates | /ˈæktɪveɪts/ /ˈæktɪveɪts/ |
| past simple activated | /ˈæktɪveɪtɪd/ /ˈæktɪveɪtɪd/ |
| past participle activated | /ˈæktɪveɪtɪd/ /ˈæktɪveɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form activating | /ˈæktɪveɪtɪŋ/ /ˈæktɪveɪtɪŋ/ |
- activate something to make something such as a device or chemical process start working
使活动；激活；使活化 - 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。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryActivate is used with these nouns as the subject:- switch
- alarm
- mechanism
- muscle
- …
- The burglar alarm is activated by movement.