| 词汇 | galvanize |
| 释义 | phrasegalvanizegalvanize also galvanise BrE [galvanized, galvanized, galvanizing] galvanize into galvanize sb into sth to make someone suddenly realize that they must start doing somethinggalvanize sb into action The urgency of his voice galvanized the staff into action.galvanize sb into (doing) sth The Omagh bomb shocked public opinion and galvanized the political parties into going ahead with the peace process. galvanize (one) into actionTo induce or cause one to start doing something. We'd been trying to ignore the leak in our roof, but that torrential downpour finally galvanized us into action. Oh yeah, I returned those books today—the threat of a hefty library fine is what ultimately galvanized me into action. galvanize someone into actionFig. to stimulate someone into some activity. The explosion galvanized Martha into action. We were galvanized into action by the storm. |
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