galvanize
- IPA[ˈɡalvənʌɪz]
英式
- shock or excite (someone) into taking action；coat (iron or steel) with a protective layer of zinc
- galvanized steel sheeting, as used for roofing or fencing
verb: galvanize, 3rd person present: galvanizes, gerund or present participle: galvanizing, past tense: galvanized, past participle: galvanized
- 釋義
- 相關詞
動詞
- 1. shock or excite (someone) into taking action the urgency of his voice galvanized them into action we need a moral victory, something to galvanize public opinion
- 2. coat (iron or steel) with a protective layer of zinc they promised they would galvanize the iron railings to prevent rusting
名詞
- 1. West Indian dialect galvanized steel sheeting, as used for roofing or fencing the rain was beating hard against Miss Orilie's galvanize
- (of iron or steel) coated with a protective layer of zinc: galvanized steel pipes galvanized corrugated iron sheeting
Oxford Dictionary
- (of iron or steel) coated with a protective layer of zinc: galvanized steel pipes galvanized corrugated iron sheeting
Oxford American Dictionary
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈɡalvəˌnīz]
美式
- shock or excite (someone) into taking action: the urgency of his voice galvanized them into action
- galvanized steel sheeting, as used for roofing or fencing: the rain was beating hard against Miss Orilie's galvanize
Oxford American Dictionary
