active

英 ['æktɪv] 美['æktɪv]
  • adj. 积极的;活跃的;主动的;有效的;现役的
  • n. 主动语态;积极分子

TEM4CET4考研CET6中高频词基本词汇

词态变化


比较级: more active;最高级: most active;副词: actively;

英英释意


1. chemical agent capable of activity
2. the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb;
"`The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice"
3. a person devoted to the active life

英文词源


active (adj.)
mid-14c., "given to worldly activity" (opposed to contemplative or monastic), from Old French actif (12c.) or directly from Latin activus, from actus (see act (n.)). As "capable of acting" (opposed to passive), from late 14c. Meaning "energetic, lively" is from 1590s; that of "working, effective, in operation" is from 1640s. Active voice is recorded from 1765 (grammatical use of active dates from mid-15c.).

同义词辨析


active, energetic, vigorous, brisk, lively

这些形容词均有"积极的,活跃的"之意。

active:指有活动能力,强调与消极或休止相反的积极活动状态。

energetic:指精力充沛、奋力从事某事业。

vigorous:指不仅表现积极、有生气,而且固有精力和活力十分旺盛。

brisk:指动作敏捷、充满活力、轻快活泼地从事某项工作或活动。

lively:侧重指轻快,机智,有生气。

考试真题


Where are you in the cycle of renewal: Are you actively preserving the present, or selectively forgetting the past, or boldly creating the future? What advice would Leah give you to move you ahead on your journey? Once we're on the path of growth, we can continually move through the seasons of transformation and renewal.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

The study shows that those living the longest are more outgoing, more active and less neurotic ( ' , 神经质的 ) than other people.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

It's not easy for most people to actively seek conflict.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

For an active learner, engaging with a textbook can be an interactive experience: readers proceed at their own pace.

2019年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

However, you can make your taste buds active again by drinking water.

2019年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

It can keep the mind active, prevent getting bored and help to concentrate.

2018年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section B

Other animals adapt, for example, by staying active in winter.

2017年6月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

So say "good night" sooner and it may help you stay active and vital to a ripe old age.

2016年6月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

The manager told me that Jack Green's been very active around the shop the last few days.

2016年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section B

The study shows that those living the longest are more outgoing, more active and less neurotic than other people.

2016年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

The team focused on athletes since they are theoretically the best role models for active, healthy lifestyles for children.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

Currently, there’s mounting criticism of Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign, which fights childhood obesity by encouraging youngsters to become more physically active, and it signed on singer Beyonce and basketball player Shaquille O’Neal, both of whom also endorse sodas which are a major contributor to the obesity epidemic.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

It was the most active sector of American economy.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

What we want to encourage in these students is an active intellectual experience, in which they develop the wide range of complex reasoning abilities required of good lawyers

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

The experience at Duke University may ease some concerns because the students have used iPods for active interactions .

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

The effect of policies generating long-term resource concentration has also created a distinctive set of universities which are research-led and commercially active.

出自-2011年12月阅读原文

For the next three months, Michelle Kremer and 11 other Obama supporters, ages 19 to 34, will blog about life across mainstream America, with one twist: by tying all of their ideas and experiences to the new president and his administration, the bloggers will try to start a conversation about what it means to be young and politically active in America today.

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

They make an active part in more extracurricular activities.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

For a follow-up analysis, he found that people whose neural reward centres were more active when they won money were also more likely to be among the group of liars一suggesting that lying may have to do with the inability to resist temptation.

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

In studies, he gave subjects a chance to deceive for monetary gain while examining their brains in a functional Mri machine, which maps blood flow to active parts of the brain.

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

It was specifically observed that the left side of the brain was more active during deep sleep.

2017年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

Researchers from Brown University found that a network in the left hemisphere of the brain "remained more active" than the network in the right side of the brain.

2017年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

The study also found that when subjects thought about and later recalled descriptions in terms of their informational content, regions associated with factual memory, such as the medial temporal lobe, became active.

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

The surface formed mostly in the last billion years, which makes it fresher and more recently active than any rocky planet other than Earth.

2019年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

These designers established the modern dress code, letting playsuits and other active wear outfits suffice for casual clothing, allowing pants to enter the wardrobe, and prizing rationalism and versatility in dress, in contradiction to dressing for an occ

2017年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

They really did very active promotion of diversity in the diet and good eating habits.

2015年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

without keeping the brain active while sleeping, they would probably drown.

2017年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

An active reader looks at each part of the graph before trying to interpret the data.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

And the more birds are exposed to light, the more active they are at night.

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

At my high school, there were about only four active club and organizations that students could be a part of.

2016年高考英语浙江卷(6月) 阅读理解 七选五 原文

During the breeding (繁殖) season, between April and June, they are very active at night and very noisy and people can't sleep.

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

First, sport programs can provide youth with opportunities to be physically active, which can lead to improved physical health.

2015年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读表达 原文

For the risk-seekers a part of the brain related to pleasure becomes active, while for the rest of us, a part of the brain related to fear becomes active.

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文

His study shows that when robins are exposed to light at night in the lab, it leads to some genes being active at the wrong time of day.

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

I drove over and saw the chick in the nest looking healthy and active.

2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Listening is thus an active, not a passive, behavior consisting of hearing, understanding and remembering.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 单项填空 原文

One thing is clear for these larger animals, staying transparent is an active process.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Stay in active communication with your friends.

2016年高考英语浙江卷(6月) 阅读理解 七选五 选项

Take a more active part in school management.

2015年高考英语陕西卷 阅读理解 阅读B 选项

The girl used to be shy, but is gradually getting active in group work and is more willing to express herself.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 单项选择 原文

The morning ride, when the guides take you to beautiful, shallow lakes full of water lilies, tends to be more active.

2015年高考英语重庆卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Those given night milk, which contained 10 times the amount of melatonin, were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime, according to the study published in the Journal of Medicinal Food.

2016年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Today, many men and women in their "golden years" are healthy, still active, and young in mind if not in age.

2015年高考英语广东卷 完形填空 原文

With long lives ahead of them, they need to stay active and devoted.

2015年高考英语广东卷 完形填空 原文

You can use your active reading skills to analyze and understand graphs just like any other text.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

This is because the networked computer has sparked a secret war between downloading and uploading - between passive consumption and active creation - whose outcome will shape our collective future in ways we can only begin to imagine.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

Instead, the claimant receives a time-limited “allowance,” conditional on actively seeking a job; no entitlement and no insurance, at £71.

出自-2014年考研阅读原文

But they show comprehension to consist not just passive assimilation but of active engagement inference and problem-solving.

出自-2015年考研阅读原文

Such active research can have another effect.

出自-2018年考研阅读原文

As for me, weighing myself every day caused me to shift my focus from being generally healthy and physically active to focusing solely on the scale.

2019年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

But they show comprehension to consist not just of passive assimilation but of active engagement in inference and problem-solving.

2015年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

实用场景例句


She was actively looking for a job.
她在积极找工作。

牛津词典

That child has a very active imagination.
那个小孩想象力十分丰富。

牛津词典

What is the active ingredient in aspirin?
什么是阿司匹林中的有效成分?

牛津词典

In ‘He was driving the car ’, the verb is active.
在He was driving the car一句中,动词是主动语态。

牛津词典

Your proposal is being actively considered.
你的提议正得到认真考虑。

牛津词典

an active volcano (= likely to erupt )
活火山

牛津词典

The virus is still active in the blood.
这种病毒仍然在血液中起作用。

牛津词典

She takes an active part in school life.
她积极参加学校活动。

牛津词典

The parents were active in campaigning against cuts to the education budget.
学生家长积极参加反对削减教育预算的活动。

牛津词典

They took active steps to prevent the spread of the disease.
他们采取积极措施,防止疾病蔓延。

牛津词典

sexually active teenagers
性欲旺盛的青少年

牛津词典

animals that are active only at night
仅在夜间活动的动物

牛津词典

They were both politically active.
他们两人在政治上都很积极。

牛津词典

active involvement/participation/support/resistance
积极参与 / 参加 / 支持 / 抵抗

牛津词典

Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active.
尽管快80岁了,他还是十分活跃。

牛津词典

I am an active member of the Conservative Party...
我是保守党的积极分子。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Companies need to take active steps to increase exports.
各公司需要采取积极措施增加出口。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...active discouragement from teachers.
教师们的竭力阻挠

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Guerrilla groups are active in the province.
游击队在该省很活跃。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...animals which are active at night.
夜行动物

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...molten lava from an active volcano.
活火山喷出的熔岩

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The active ingredient in some of the mouthwashes was simply detergent.
某些漱口剂中的有效成分只不过是洗涤剂而已。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Having an active youngster about the house can be quite wearing.
家里有个好动的小孩会是相当累人的。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a long and active life.
漫长而忙碌的一生

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...the tragedy of an active mind trapped by failing physical health.
因为健康状况衰退而思维受阻的悲剧

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a chance for fathers to play a more active role in childcare...
让父亲们更积极地参与育婴的机会

柯林斯高阶英语词典

This sentence is in the active voice.
本句子用的是主动语态.

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