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. 驱动; 驱使
The flow of current actuates the signal. 电流驱动信号。
They were actuated by desire. 他们被欲望所驱使。
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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
开动，启动；激励，驱使
A detonator is actuated by heat , percussion , friction , or electricity . 高温、撞击、摩擦或电力均可引爆雷管。
He was actuated almost entirely by altruism . 他几乎完全是出于无私。 返回 actuate