motivate
gb/mˈoʊtəvˌeɪt/ us/mˈoʊtəvˌeɪt/
B1
อังกฤษ
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ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำกริยา
B1
action
1
Encourage someone to take action
To give someone a reason or feeling that makes them want to do something.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to motivate [someone] to [do something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'motivate' with 'move', but 'move' usually means to change position physically, not to inspire action.
คำพ้องความหมาย
encourage (Suggests giving support or confidence rather than directly inspiring action.)
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inspire (Implies creating strong positive feelings that lead to action, sometimes more emotional than 'motivate'.)
คำตรงข้าม
discourage (Means to make someone less willing or confident to do something.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
motivate employees
|motivate students
|motivate people
|highly motivated
|motivate yourself
หัวข้อ
emotions
|work
|education
|self-improvement
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The coach tried to motivate the team before the big game.
- Her speech motivated many people to volunteer for the project.
- Money alone doesn't always motivate employees.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- My teacher motivates me to study.
- The music motivated him to dance.
- She motivates her friends to try new things.
คำกริยา
B2
relation
2
Be the reason for an action
To be the cause of why someone does something.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[something] motivates [someone/something] to [do something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse this with 'influence', but 'influence' can be weaker and not the main reason for action.
คำพ้องความหมาย
drive (Can imply a stronger, more internal force behind an action.)
คำตรงข้าม
deter (Means to stop or prevent someone from acting by making them unwilling.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
motivate behavior
|motivate a decision
|motivate actions
หัวข้อ
psychology
|behavior
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- A desire for justice motivated him to become a lawyer.
- Fear of failure can sometimes motivate people to work harder.
- Her curiosity motivated her research.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Money motivated him to work long hours.
- Fear motivated her to run away.
- Love motivated them to help each other.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
motivate
IPA
GB/mˈoʊtəvˌeɪt/
US/mˈoʊtəvˌeɪt/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
mo - tiv - ate (3 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (mo)
รูปคำ
Verb
- Base: motivate
- 3rd Person Singular: motivates
- Present Participle: motivating
- Past: motivated
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
motivates
verb
motivating
verb
motivated
verb
Core family
motivation
noun B1
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
unmotivated
adjective
demotivate
verb
demotivated
adjective
วลีและสำนวน
highly motivated
1/hˈaɪli mˈoʊtəvˌeɪtɪd/
fixed phrase
Very eager to succeed or achieve goals
Having a very strong reason or wish to do something well or reach a goal.
ตัวอย่าง
- She is highly motivated to finish her degree on time.
- The team is highly motivated after last week's win.
motivate someone to do something
1/mˈoʊtəvˌeɪt sˈʌmwˌʌn tə dˈu sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Encourage a person toward an action
To give a person a reason or feeling that makes them want to do something.
ตัวอย่าง
- The teacher motivated the students to read more.
- Her story motivated me to travel abroad.
self-motivated
1/sˈɛlf mˈoʊtəvˌeɪtɪd/
fixed phrase
Able to work without external push
Able to work hard and reach goals without being told what to do by others.
ตัวอย่าง
- You need to be self-motivated to succeed in this job.
- He is self-motivated and always finds new projects.