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单词 enliven
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enliven

His experiences would certainly enliven a dull meeting on bank recapitalisation.They exchanged banter over their desks, argued about clients and enlivened their team meetings with fierce exchanges.Life within this pleasure dome could be further enlivened if the buyer takes up the option to build a new wing with a spa and indoor pool.His accounts of what he saw and learned on these visits, not least from the researchers he interviewed, enliven the proceedings throughout.

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enliven

British English: enliven VERB
To enliven events, situations, or people means to make them more lively or cheerful.
Even the most boring meeting was enlivened by his presence.
  • American English: enliven
  • Brazilian Portuguese: animar
  • Chinese: 使更活跃
  • European Spanish: animar
  • French: égayer
  • German: beleben
  • Italian: rallegrare
  • Japanese: 活気づける
  • Korean: 활기차게 하다
  • European Portuguese: animar
  • Latin American Spanish: animar

(verb) 
Definition
to make lively, cheerful, or bright
Her presence enlivened even the most boring meeting.
Synonyms
cheer up
excite
I only take on work that excites me.
inspire
What inspired you to change your name?
cheer
The people around him were cheered by his presence.
spark
What was it that sparked your interest in horses?
enhance
stimulate
I was stimulated to examine my deepest thoughts.
wake up
animate
There was little about the game to animate the crowd.
fire
They were fired with an enthusiasm for public speaking.
rouse
brighten
exhilarate
She felt both exhilarated and disturbed by what had just happened.
quicken
Thank you for quickening my spiritual understanding.
hearten
The news heartened everybody.
perk up
liven up
How could we decorate the room to liven it up?
buoy up
pep up
invigorate
Take a deep breath in to invigorate you.
gladden
Her visit surprised and gladdened him.
vitalize
vivify
inspirit
make more exciting
make more lively
Opposites
depress
,
chill
,
subdue
,
repress
,
dampen
,
deaden
,
put a damper on

Additional synonyms

in the sense of animate
Definition
to make lively
There was little about the game to animate the crowd.
Synonyms
enliven,
encourage,
excite,
urge,
inspire,
stir,
spark,
move,
fire,
spur,
stimulate,
revive,
activate,
rouse,
prod,
quicken,
incite,
instigate,
kick-start (informal),
impel,
energize,
kindle,
embolden,
liven up,
breathe life into,
invigorate,
gladden,
gee up,
vitalize,
vivify,
inspirit
in the sense of brighten
Synonyms
make happy,
fire,
encourage,
excite,
animate,
exhilarate,
hearten,
enliven,
cheer up,
perk up,
buoy up,
pep up,
invigorate,
gladden,
vitalize
in the sense of cheer
The people around him were cheered by his presence.
Synonyms
hearten,
encourage,
warm,
comfort,
elevate,
animate,
console,
uplift,
brighten,
exhilarate,
solace,
enliven,
cheer up,
buoy up,
gladden,
elate,
inspirit

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