enliven
/ɪnˈlaɪvən/verb
with obj.
1- make (something) more entertaining, interesting, or appealing使更有趣; 使更吸引人:
the wartime routine was enlivened by a series of concerts.
一系列的音乐会使战时的日常工作变得相当有趣。
1.1
- make (someone) more cheerful or animated使快活; 使活跃:
the visit had clearly enlivened my mother.
显然, 这次走访使我母亲很高兴。
派生词
enlivener
nounenlivenment
noun词源
mid 17th cent. (in the sense 'restore to life, give life to'; formerly also as inliven ): from 16th-cent. enlive, inlive (in the same sense), from EN-1 , IN-2 (as an intensifier) + LIFE.