actuate
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If something actuates a device, the device starts working. If a person is actuated by an emotion, that emotion makes them act in a certain way. 敺動; 敺使
The flow of current actuates the signal. 電流敺動信號。
They were actuated by desire. 他們被欲望所敺使。
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actuate /ˈæktʃʊˌeɪt/ (actuating,actuated,actuates)
剑桥词典
- to make a machine work or be the reason a person acts in a certain way
開動，啓動；激勵，敺使
A detonator is actuated by heat , percussion , friction , or electricity . 高溫、撞擊、摩擦或電力均可引爆雷琯。
He was actuated almost entirely by altruism . 他幾乎完全是出於無私。 返回 actuate