释义 |
actuate ['æk.tʃu.eɪt] [-tju-] specialized or formal verb transitive ■to make a machine work or be the reason a person acts in a certain way 开动,启动;激励,驱使•A detonator is any device containing an explosive that is actuated by heat, percussion, friction, or electricity.凡装有炸药,并由高温、撞击、摩擦或电力引爆的装置都叫雷管。 •He was actuated almost entirely by altruism.他几乎完全是出于无私。 |