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单词 liven
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liven

(laɪvən)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense livens, present participle livening, past tense, past participle livened
Phrasal verbs:
See liven up

liven in British English

(ˈlaɪvən)
verb
(usually foll by up)
to make or become lively; enliven
Derived forms
livener (ˈlivener)
noun

liven in American English

(ˈlaɪvən)
verb transitive, verb intransitive
to make or become lively or merry; cheer
often with up
Derived forms
livener (ˈlivener)
noun
Word origin
< live2 + -en

Examples of 'liven' in a sentence
liven

You can feel the hand of the playwright trying to liven things up.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
What you should have had to liven things up was my mother.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Tell him that you want to strengthen your love and liven things up.
The Sun (2014)
Busy through the middle but his bid to liven things up on a routine night largely failed.
The Sun (2014)
There was little of note in the opening period although things did liven up a bit in the closing minutes.
The Sun (2012)
The only good news is it nearly always rains at night in the tropics so that would liven up proceedings.
The Sun (2008)
They liven things up a bit.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
How did you liven things up?
The Sun (2011)
It's an hour before things liven up again.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I think they should add a few more elements of danger to liven things up a bit.
The Sun (2009)
Maybe I should bring along my trumpet to liven things up!
The Sun (2006)
How can I liven things up and stay married?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
A real hare once in a while would liven things up, too.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But it is not the only sparking wine from the UK to liven up the party.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In the second act, though, things liven up considerably.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The early scenes of courtly intrigue are slow, but things liven up on the battlefields of France.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
When any new manager arrives, it's a matter of course they bring in the odd new face to liven things up a little.
The Sun (2009)
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