Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense actuates, present participle actuating, past tense, past participle actuated
VERB 激励;驱使;开动 If a person is actuated by an emotion, that emotion makes them act in a certain way. If something actuates a device, the device starts working. 激励;驱使;开动
They were actuated by desire. [beVERB-ed]
他们受到欲望的驱使。
The flow of current actuates the signal. [VERB noun]