galvanize

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vt. 通电, 镀锌, 使...感到震惊

发音

US /ˈɡælvənaɪ̯z/

词形变化

galvanized galvanizes 三单 galvanizes galvanizing galvanizing 现在分词 galvanized 过去式 galvanized 过去分词

别名

galvinize galvanise

教材释义与例句

动词

镀锌；通电；刺激

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To coat with a layer of metal by electrochemical means.

    电镀

    过时 及物
  2. 2.

    To coat with a layer of metal by electrochemical means.

    To coat with a layer of zinc (for rust resistance) by electrochemical means.

    镀锌

    过时 及物

    We then galvanize the steel so that the zinc coating will sacrificially take the corrosion for many years.

  3. 3.

    To shock or stimulate into sudden activity, as if by electric shock.

    比喻 及物

    The girl’s picture helped galvanize public opinion against the administration’s policy.

    Republicans are hoping a proposed gas-tax repeal will galvanize their voters.

  4. 4.

    To electrify, as by galvanism.

    古体 及物

    The agitations resembled the grinnings and writhings of a galvanized corpse, not the struggles of an athletic man.

  5. 5.

    To switch sides between Union and Confederate in the American Civil War.

    美国 历史 及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

startle galvanise

上位词 6

floor coat shock surface blow out of the water take aback

词源

From French galvaniser, from galvanisme, named after Italian physiologist Luigi Aloisio Galvani (1737–1798). By surface analysis, galvano- + -ize.

来源：wiktionary