liven up

phrasal verbphr v

a) EXCITEDto become more exciting, or to make an event become more exciting （使）活跃起来

The party really livened up when Mattie arrived.

马蒂来了之后，聚会的气氛确实活跃起来了。

liven something ↔ up

Why don’t we invite Jane? That’ll liven things up!

我们为什么不邀请简呢？那样才热闹呢！

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?

为什么不摆些花使房间更有生气呢？

c) INTERESTEDEXCITEDto become more interested or excited, or to make someone feel like this （使）变得活跃[兴奋]起来

After a few drinks she livened up a little.

几杯酒下肚，她活跃了一些。

Examples from the Corpus

liven up• I wish Leo would come - he would liven the party up.• Bob tried to liven things up by telling some of his jokes.• Tropical fruit such as mangoes and kiwis can help to liven up salad.

→ liven up at liven(1)

词汇	liven up
释义	liven up liven up phrasal verbphr v a) EXCITEDto become more exciting, or to make an event become more exciting （使）活跃起来 The party really livened up when Mattie arrived. 马蒂来了之后，聚会的气氛确实活跃起来了。 liven something ↔ up Why don’t we invite Jane? That’ll liven things up! 我们为什么不邀请简呢？那样才热闹呢！ 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? 为什么不摆些花使房间更有生气呢？ c) INTERESTEDEXCITEDto become more interested or excited, or to make someone feel like this （使）变得活跃[兴奋]起来 After a few drinks she livened up a little. 几杯酒下肚，她活跃了一些。 Examples from the Corpus liven up• I wish Leo would come - he would liven the party up.• Bob tried to liven things up by telling some of his jokes.• Tropical fruit such as mangoes and kiwis can help to liven up salad. → liven up at liven(1)
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