energize

/ˈenədʒaɪz/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈenərdʒaɪz/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈe-nər-ˌjīz/ (ame, mw)

energize — verb

  • energizepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • energizeshe / she / it
  • energizedpast simple
  • energizing-ing form

1. to give a person more energy and enthusiasm, so that they feel active and motiva

1.動詞及物B1
釋義

to give a person more energy and enthusiasm, so that they feel active and motivated

例句

A short walk outside energized Lucía before her afternoon meeting.

energize + [person] before [event]

The coach's halftime speech energized the team and turned the game around.

同義詞
  • invigorate

    more physical — suggests making the body feel refreshed rather than the mind

  • motivate

    focuses on mental drive and willingness to act, less about physical energy

  • stimulate

    can apply to mind or body, but lacks the emotional enthusiasm that energize carries

  • revitalize

    implies restoring energy after a period of tiredness or decline

反義詞
  • drain

    to remove energy from someone

  • exhaust

    to use up someone's energy completely

文法句型

energize + [person]

be energized by + [noun phrase]

用法筆記

Frequently used in the passive (be energized by). Object is always a person or group — do not use this sense for machines or electrical devices (that is a separate technical meaning).

常見錯誤

❌A cup of coffee energizes me up.
✅A cup of coffee energizes me.
💡energize does not need the particle 'up'.
❌The new battery energizes the flashlight.
✅The morning exercise energized the team.
💡energize for machines is a rare technical sense; in everyday English it only applies to people.