音标:['laivәn] ;
vt. 使高兴, 使快活
vi. 快活起来
v make lively
词型变化:过去分词 : liven ; 过去式 : livened ; 现在分词 : livening ; 第三人称单数 : livens
词性分布:
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liven的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. Put on some music to liven things up.放些音乐,让气氛愉快起来。
  2. The meeting began to liven up after he spoke.在他发言之后会议开始活跃起来。

词汇搭配

  • liven up使有生气,活跃气氛...

经典引文

  • Things livened up a little when the cousins..arrived.

    出自:A. Brookner
【近义词】
【反义词】
  • deaden使(感觉、痛苦等)减弱...

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