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单词 galvanize
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galvanize
verb[T]
(UKusuallygalvanise)
uk
/ˈɡæl.və.naɪz/us
/ˈɡæl.və.naɪz/
tocausesomeone tosuddenlytakeaction,especiallybyshockingorexcitingthem in some way:
激起；使震惊；使振奋
Westerncharitieswere galvanized by TVpicturesofstarvingpeople.饥民的照片在电视上播出后，西方的慈善组织倍感震惊，马上行动了起来。
Theprospectof hismothercoming tostaygalvanized himintoactionand hestartedcleaningthehouse.他母亲要来和他一起住了，这才使得他打起精神，开始清扫房屋。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Encouraging and urging on
  • abet
  • barrack forsomeone
  • bread
  • bring
  • bringsomeoneout
  • cheer
  • get out of here!idiom
  • go on
  • good/great/lovely stuff!idiom
  • goose
  • hide your light under a bushelidiom
  • mentor
  • pep talk
  • permit
  • prepare
  • prepare the groundidiom
  • prod
  • spur
  • stimulus
  • urge
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(Definition ofgalvanizefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

galvanize| American Dictionary

galvanize
verb[T]
us
/ˈɡæl·vəˌnɑɪz/
tocauseapersonorgrouptosuddenlytakeaction,esp. byshockingorexcitingthem in some way:
Why not use themediato galvanize thecommunityintoaction?
(Definition ofgalvanizefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgalvanize

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Alternatively, co-ordination may be aided by exogenous shocks, such as galvanizing events that create focal points for successful challenges.
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In the case of criminal justice, several stinging defeats for opponents of civil rights galvanized a powerful elite countermovement.
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The need togalvanizemultiple referral routes and agencies.
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Treated water was distributed through concrete and galvanized iron mains, whereas domestic plumbing systems were made of copper pipes.
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Saving a language calls for a "revitalization team" (p. 157) togalvanizeand activate people at all levels within an endangered speech community.
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Again, the medium is metal, this time galvanized iron.
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The disappearance and marginalization of languages, it is claimed, is a pernicious feature of modernity that shouldgalvanizepolicymakers into action.
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Cages were constructed from galvanized wire-mesh and were 30 cm and 45 cm in circumference for incipient and young colonies, respectively.
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But he was also an eager controversialist and the theolog ian's critique galvanized him into action.
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Markets fail because they do not aggregate information accurately; corrective policies fail too because lobbying efforts serve to polarize rather thangalvanizepublic debate.
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Importantly, it also framed hardship in very specific terms, which tells us a great deal about the issues that galvanized unrest.
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The conditions of railway rest houses and their personnel galvanized a dispute over domesticity as a marker of status in the workplace.
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Where the galvanized wall tie is welded to a heavy steel strap, the galvanized coating is removed to make the weld.
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For him it is the individual in his or her passions that galvanizes everything.
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However, the effect of a focusing event on lobbying success depends on what perspective a group has on an issue and if the event galvanized support in their favour.
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