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liven up

/lahy-vuhn/US // ˈlaɪ vən //UK // (ˈlaɪvən) //

搞活,搞活了,活跃起来,活跃起来的

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer: What can we do to liven up the party?
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to become more lively; brighten: If this party doesn't liven up soon, let's leave.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as ininvigorate
as invitalize
as inenergize

Examples

  • Buying a can of paint for under $30 can easily liven up the look of your home.

  • Whether your family binges through it or savors each episode, maybe in tandem with a weekly cooking project, it’s sure to liven up your pre-vaccination existence with not just distraction but delight.

  • However, if you ski a ton, pure powder and pure frontside skis can really liven up your ski action.

  • A game with multiplayer options, quick rounds, or teams can liven up an after-dinner activity.

  • Some tours are billed as fun ways to liven up a family online get-together.

  • Sachin Tendulkar may be one of the most brilliant players in the sport, but he struggles to liven up his memoirs.

  • I suppose you can if you were dumb and delusional enough to think that the Emmy voters might liven things up a little bit.

  • The newly appointed CNN boss says the network must liven up its daily fare.

  • He also used his acting and directorial skills to liven up dreary hearings.

  • Will Oprah liven up C-SPAN's usually drab red-carpet pre-show?

  • Casual anecdotes were sprinkled through his explanations to liven them.

  • All we needed was a beautiful young person like you to liven us up.

  • Sam, in his brother's absence, concluded to edit the paper in a way that would liven up the circulation.

  • Who would hab thought dat a little slap of the hat could liven him up so?

  • But she, Helen, would come home and that would liven up things a bit.