a)EXCITEDto become more exciting, or to make an event become more exciting (使)活躍起來
The party really livened up when Mattie arrived.
馬蒂來了之後,聚會的氣氛確實活躍起來了。
liven something ↔ up
Why don’t we invite Jane? That’ll liven things up!
我們爲什麽不邀請簡呢?那樣才熱鬧呢!
b)INTERESTING liven something ↔ up to make something look, taste etc more interesting 使某物更好看[更有趣味]SYN brighten up
Why not liven up the room with some flowers?
爲什麽不擺些花使房間更有生氣呢?
c)INTERESTEDEXCITEDto become more interested or excited, or to make someone feel like this (使)變得活躍[興奮]起來
After a few drinks she livened up a little.
幾杯酒下肚,她活躍了一些。
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liven up• I wishLeo would come - he would liven the party up.• Bob tried to liven things up by telling some of his jokes.• Tropicalfruit such as mangoes and kiwis can help to liven upsalad.
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liven• And when I try to liven it up for you, you go back on me.• So what can you do to liven the place up in, like, an hour?• With its decorativeevergreen leaves, this plant will liven up shaded areas.• A couple of locals, Benjamin Stewart and Maedell Dixon, liven up the minor parts of the doctor and his wife.• So why not liven up your currentoffice or even trade off work spaces with colleagues from time to time?• A good sound board, for example, will really liven up your games and multimediaapplications.