vivify
vivify — 動詞
- vivifypresent simple I / you / we / they
- vivifies3rd person singular
- vivifying-ing form
- vivifiedpast simple
1. to make something that was dull, weak, or lifeless feel alive and active again
賦予生機
讓原本沉悶或衰弱的事物重新有活力
to make something that was dull, weak, or lifeless feel alive and active again
Fresh paint and new lamps vivified the old, gloomy classroom.
新油漆和新燈具讓這間陰暗的舊教室重新有了生機。
vivify + object: bring a dull place back to life
Warm rain vivified the dry garden behind Kwame's house.
溫暖的雨水讓 Kwame 家後面乾枯的花園恢復了生機。
Nellie hoped a new teacher would vivify the tired school choir.
Nellie 希望新來的老師能為這個沒精打采的學校合唱團注入生機。
hope + would vivify: wanting someone to bring energy
Spring sunshine vivified the quiet town after a long, cold winter.
春天的陽光讓寒冬過後安靜的小鎮復甦了。
The nearly empty village was vivified by young families who bought the old farms.
這個幾乎沒人的村莊因為年輕家庭買下舊農場而重獲生機。
passive: be vivified by [person or thing]
用法筆記
Transitive only: it always needs an object, the thing that is being brought back to life. Distinguish from sense 2, which adds vividness rather than life.
常見錯誤
2. to make something more colorful and exciting so that people notice it and feel i
使生動；增色
讓事物更鮮明生動、更引人注目
to make something more colorful and exciting so that people notice it and feel its power
Walid vivified his talk with photos and stories from his trip to Peru.
Walid 用旅行的照片和故事讓他的演講更生動。
vivify + object + with [details]: make a talk more striking
Bright red curtains vivified the plain white room in Renata's flat.
鮮紅色的窗簾為 Renata 公寓裡樸素的白色房間增色不少。
Shirin vivified her story with the smell of rain and noisy street sounds.
Shirin 用雨的氣味和嘈雜的街頭聲音讓她的故事更生動。
Yan used strong colors to vivify the dull background of the painting.
Yan 用鮮明的色彩讓畫作黯淡的背景變得生動。
use X to vivify Y: method and result
Ilan showed old photographs of the city to vivify the history lesson for his class.
Ilan 給全班看這座城市的老照片，讓歷史課變得生動。
- enliven
suggests a stimulus that rouses something from dullness
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: the object is usually something that already exists but looks or sounds plain, such as a talk, a room, or a story.