active /ˈæktɪv/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ Someone who is active moves around a lot or does a lot of things. 好动的

  例：

  With three active little kids running around, there was plenty to keep me busy.

  有3个好动的小孩到处跑，就够让我忙的了。

• 2. 

  ADJ If you have an active mind or imagination, you are always thinking of new things. (思维或想像力) 活跃的

  例：

  ...the tragedy of an active mind trapped by failing physical health.

  …活跃的头脑被衰弱的生理健康所困扰的悲剧。

• 3. 

  ADJ If someone is active in an organization, cause, or campaign, they do things for it rather than just giving it their support. 积极主动的

  例：

  We should play an active role in politics, both at the national and local level.

  我们应该在国家和地方层面的政治生活中扮演积极主动的角色。

• 4. 

  actively ADV 积极主动地

  例：

  They actively campaigned for the vote.

  他们积极主动地为争取选票而活动。

• 5. 

  ADJ Active is used to emphasize that someone is taking action in order to achieve something, rather than just hoping for it or achieving it in an indirect way. 积极的 [ADJ n] [强调]

  例：

  Companies need to take active steps to increase exports.

  那些公司需要采取积极的措施来增加出口。

• 6. 

  actively ADV 积极地

  例：

  They have never been actively encouraged to take such risks.

  他们从未被积极地鼓励去冒这样的风险。

• 7. 

  ADJ If you say that a person or animal is active in a particular place or at a particular time, you mean that they are performing their usual activities or performing a particular activity. 活动的

  例：

  Guerrilla groups are active in the province.

  游击队组织在该省活动。

• 8. 

  ADJ An active volcano has erupted recently or is expected to erupt soon. (火山) 活的

  例：

  ...molten lava from an active volcano.

  …一座活火山的熔岩。

• 9. 

  ADJ An active substance has a chemical or biological effect on things. 活性的

  例：

  The active ingredient in some of the mouthwashes was simply detergent.

  某些漱口剂中的活性成分只是清洁剂而已。

• 10. 

  N-SING In grammar, the active or the active voice means the forms of a verb which are used when the subject refers to a person or thing that does something. For example, in "I saw her yesterday," the verb is in the active. Compare . 主动语态