activate
verb- activate something
to make something such as a device or chemical process start working 使活动;激活;使活化 The burglar alarm is activated by movement. 这防盗警报器一动就会响。 The gene is activated by a specific protein. 这种基因由一种特异性蛋白激活。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryActivate is used with these nouns as the subject:- switch
- alarm
- mechanism
- muscle
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