liven up

英 [ˈlaɪvn ʌp]

美 [ˈlaɪvn ʌp]

（使）（某地或某事）有生气; （使）变热闹; （使）（某人）愉快起来; （使）活跃起来

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB-ERG （使)(某地或某事）有生气；（使）变热闹
  If a place or eventlivens up, or if somethinglivensitup, it becomes more interesting and exciting.
  1. How could we decorate the room to liven it up?...
     我们怎么才能把这房间装饰得更有生气呢？
  2. The multicoloured rag rug was chosen to liven up the grey carpet...
     选择这块五彩缤纷的碎呢小毯是为了给这灰色的地毯添些生气。
  3. The arena livens up only on Saturdays and Sundays when a flea market is open there.
     只有在周六周日跳蚤市场开市时，这片场地才会热闹起来。
• PHRASAL VERB-ERG （使）（某人）愉快起来；（使）活跃起来
  If peopleliven up, or if somethinglivensthemup, they become more cheerful and energetic.
  1. Talking about her daughters livens her up...
     谈到她的女儿时，她的心情愉快起来。
  2. George livens up after midnight, relaxing a little.
     午夜过后，乔治来了劲，人也活跃起来。

英英释义

verb

• make lively
  1. let's liven up this room a bit
  Synonym:enlivenliveninvigorateanimate

双语例句

• You may not find any of these specific examples applicable, but I am confident you will find ways to use this simple technique to liven up your build process.
  您也许会觉得每个特定的例子对您都没有什么用处，但是我相信您可以找到自己的办法，用这样一种简单的技术使您的构建过程充满活力。
• What we needed was some music to liven things up.
  我们需要的是一些活跃气氛的音乐。
• We need some new ideas to liven up this sterile campaign.
  我们需要些新观念来使乏味的活动活跃起来。
• How can we liven things up?
  我们怎样才能使事情有生有色。
• During my summer vacation, I would like to liven up my garden with lavender.
  我想在暑假时用熏衣草来装饰我的花园，使它变得有生气。
• Next, we define some special shapes to liven up our model a bit.
  接下来定义一些特殊的图形使模型更加生动。
• Liven up holiday snaps, tell a story, even create how-to guides!
  搞活假日卡，讲一个故事，甚至创造如何指南！
• Variety of methods helps to liven up teaching.
  教学方法多样化能使教学更加生动。
• The teacher tried to liven up lesson with a joke, but it fell flat.
  老师想用一个笑话活跃课堂气氛，可没起作用。
• OK, it's not a required skill, but knowing how to pop sound effects every so often can help liven up otherwise mundane code.
  这不是一项必需的技能，但知道如何偶尔弹出声音效果可以使原本乏味的代码充满生气。