inspire

1. V-T If someone or something inspires you to do something new or unusual, they make you want to do it. 鼓舞; 激勵(lì)

Our challenge is to motivate those voters and inspire them to join our cause. 我們的艱巨任務(wù)是要激勵(lì)那些投票者并鼓勵(lì)他們加入我們的事業(yè)。

2. V-T If someone or something inspires you, they give you new ideas and a strong feeling of enthusiasm. 喚起; 激起

In the 1960s, the electric guitar virtuosity of Jimi Hendrix inspired a generation. 20世紀(jì)60年代，吉米·亨德里克斯演奏電吉他的精湛技巧激發(fā)了一代人的熱情。

3. V-T If a book, work of art, or action is inspired by something, that thing is the source of the idea for it. 賦…以靈感; 給…以啟示[usu passive]

The book was inspired by a real person, namely Tamara de Treaux. 這本書(shū)是受一個(gè)叫塔瑪拉·德特羅的人啟發(fā)而寫(xiě)成的。

4. -inspiredCOMB in ADJ 受…靈感啟示的

...Mediterranean-inspired ceramics in bright yellow and blue. …源自地中海風(fēng)格靈感的明黃色和藍(lán)色瓷器。

5. V-T Someone or something that inspires a particular emotion or reaction in people makes them feel that emotion or reaction. 喚起; 激起

The car's performance is effortless and its handling is precise and quickly inspires confidence. 這輛車(chē)開(kāi)起來(lái)毫不費(fèi)勁且精確到位，能很快激起駕駛員的信心。