Activate
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- v.使活泼; 加速反应
- ［英］ v.使活泼 ( to make active) ; 加速反应 ( accelerating a chemical reaction)
- ［记］ active ( 活跃的) +ate
- ［同］ n. activation; adj. active
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
verb (-vated; -vating)
- Date: 1626
- transitive verb
- to make active or more active: as
- a.
- (1) to make (as molecules) reactive or more reactive
- (2) to convert (as a provitamin) into a biologically active derivative
- b. to make (a substance) radioactive
- c. to treat (as carbon or alumina) so as to improve adsorptive properties
- d.
- (1) to set up or formally institute (as a military unit) with the necessary personnel and equipment
- (2) to put (an individual or unit) on active duty
- a.
- to make active or more active: as
- intransitive verb
- to become active
- • activation noun
- • activator noun
