galvanize

动词 galvanize:

1. to stimulate to action
   同义词：startle, galvanise
2. cover with zinc
   同义词：galvanise
3. stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock
   同义词：galvanise

1. How can we galvanize the students into taking the responsibility for their work?
   我们怎样才能激励学生对他们的作业负起责任来呢？
2. The manager's arrival galvanized the workers into activity.
   经理一来，工人闻风而动。

gal.va.nize

v.tr.（及物动词）
gal.va.nized,gal.va.niz.ing,gal.va.niz.es
To stimulate or shock with an electric current.
通电流：受到电流刺激或电击
To arouse to awareness or action; spur:
唤醒：唤醒注意和行动；刺激，激励：
例句：
.Issues that once galvanized the electorate fade into irrelevance.(Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.)
.曾一度唤醒选民意识的事件已逐渐消失为不相关的事情.(小阿瑟M.施莱辛格)

To coat (iron or steel) with rust-resistant zinc.
对（铁或钢）镀一层锌

【引伸】
gal.vaniza.tion
gal.vaniz.er
n.（名词）