motivate用法和短语：motivate作为及物动词，含义为“激励”、“成为…的动机”、“是…的原因”、“给出理由”、“说明…的原因”，后面可直接接宾语，其宾语可以是人，也可以是action之类的名词。
motivate的中文意思及用法介绍
motivate作为及物动词，意为激励;成为…的动机;是…的原因;推动…甘愿苦干;激发;(就所说的话)给出理由;说明…的原因。例句有：
1、He is motivated entirely by self-interest.
他做事完全出于私利。
2、She's very good at motivating her students.
她非常擅长激励她的学生。
3、Please motivate your answer to question 5.
请解释你对第5题所作的回答。
4、They are motivated by a need to achieve...
对成功的渴望激励着他们。
5、How do you motivate people to work hard and efficiently?...
你是怎样激励大家奋发高效地工作的？
6、The plan is designed to motivate employees to work more efficiently.
这个计划旨在促使员工更加卓有成效地工作。
7、I largely work with people who already are motivated
我大多和积极主动的人一起工作。
8、He said his sudden focus on foreign policy was not motivated by presidential politics
他说他突然关注外交政策并非受总统政治的驱使。
9、The company screened out applicants motivated only by money.
该公司剔除了那些一心向钱看的申请者。
10、I know it sounds corny, but I'm really not motivated by money.
我知道这听起来像是老生常谈，但我真的不是为了钱。
