inspire
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UK inspire [sb] vtr: (motivate [sb])
SC 激励 jī lì
TC 激勵
TC 激勵
SC 鼓舞 jī lì，gǔ wǔ
TC 鼓舞
TC 鼓舞
Fred tried to inspire his workers by offering stock options.
为激励雇员，弗莱德提供了股票奖励。
inspire [sb] to do [sth] v expr: (motivate [sb] to do [sth])
SC 激发某人做某事
My sister's success in business inspired me to set up my own company.
我妹妹下海成功，激发我也成立了自己的公司。
inspire [sb] vtr: (awaken [sb]'s creative ideas)
SC 引发…的灵感
SC 激发…的创意
Impressionism inspires me more than any other art movement.
印象主义其他任何艺术运动更能激发我的创意。
inspire [sth] vtr: (prompt: an idea)
SC 给…以灵感 gěi … yǐ líng gǎn
Kate uses music to inspire her artwork.
卡伦用音乐给自己的艺术作品以灵感。
inspire [sth] in [sb] vtr + prep: (arouse [sth])
SC 激起 jī qǐ
TC 激起
TC 激起
SC 激发起
Jeff's work inspired a lot of confidence in his abilities among the management, and he was promoted soon.
杰夫的工作表现激起了管理层对他能力的信心，很快，杰夫就喜获升迁。
inspire vi: formal (technical: inhale)
SC 吸入 xī rù
SC 吸气 xī rù，xī qì
TC 吸氣
TC 吸氣
The lungs inspire oxygen into the respiratory system.
inspire [sth] vtr: often passive (divine guidance) (上帝)
SC 启发，启示，神启 qǐ fā ，qǐ shì，shén qǐ
TC 啟發，啓示
TC 啟發，啓示
The martyr maintained that God had inspired her actions.
inspire confidence v expr: (provide encouragement)
SC 鼓励，激发起信心 gǔ lì，jī fā qǐ xìn xīn
TC 鼓勵
TC 鼓勵
One's reliability and positive attitude will inspire confidence throughout the whole team.
inspire confidence v expr: (appear reliable, trustworthy)
SC 可信的，可靠的 kě xìn de ，kě kào de
The salesman's disheveled appearance did not inspire confidence in his product.