英语词汇“activate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

activateactivate /ˈæktəˌveɪt/ verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

activate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	activate
	he, she, it	activates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	activated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have activated
	he, she, it	has activated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had activated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will activate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have activated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am activating
	he, she, it	is activating
	you, we, they	are activating
Past	I, he, she, it	was activating
	you, we, they	were activating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been activating
	he, she, it	has been activating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been activating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be activating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been activating

1to make something, especially an electrical system, start working: This button activates the car’s alarm system.2science, biology, chemistry to make a chemical action or natural process happen: The manufacture of chlorophyll in plants is activated by sunlight.3science to make something radioactive—activation /ˌæktəˈveɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]