active

Word family  noun act action ≠ inaction activity ≠ inactivity reaction interaction overacting adjective acting active ≠ inactive verb act ≠ overact adverb actively

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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ac·tive1 /ˈæktɪv/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective  1  DSbusy 忙碌的HEALTHY always busy doing things, especially physical or mental activities 忙碌的；好动的，活跃的 OPP inactive games for active youngsters 活跃好动的年轻人玩的游戏 She’s over 80, but is still very active. 她80多岁了，但仍旧很活跃。active life/lifestyle My father always led a very active life. 我父亲一直过着忙忙碌碌的生活。active mind/imagination a child with a very active imagination 一个想象力很丰富的孩子2  involved 参与的TAKE PART/BE INVOLVED involved in an organization or activity and doing lots of practical things to achieve your aims 积极的 He became politically active at college. 他上大学时开始积极参与政治活动。be active in (doing) something The Bureau is active in promoting overseas investment. 该局积极促进海外投资。take/play an active part/role in something Encourage students to take an active part in discussions. 要鼓励学生积极参与讨论。 She took an active interest in local charities. 她对当地慈善事业非常热衷。active participation/involvement the importance of active participation by elderly people in the life of the community 老年人积极参与社区生活的重要性 We’re taking active steps (=doing practical things) to deal with the problem. 我们正在采取积极措施解决这个问题。 We maintain active links with other European universities. 我们与欧洲其他大学保持积极联系。active member/supporter He is an active member of the Labour Party. 他是工党的积极分子。3  functioning 起作用 operating in a way that is normal or expected 起作用的 OPP inactive The virus is active even at low temperatures. 这种病毒即使在低温下也有活性。4  doing STH 做某事 doing something regularly 定期进行的，活跃的 sexually active teenagers 经常有性行为的青少年5  volcano 火山 an active volcano is likely to erupt (=explode) at any time 活的，随时会爆发的 The volcano became active last year with a series of eruptions. 这座火山去年活跃起来，喷发了好几次。6. grammar 语法SLG an active verb or sentence has the person or thing doing the action as its subject. In ‘The boy kicked the ball’, the verb ‘kick’ is active 〔动词或句子〕主动的 → passive1(2)7  HCchemical 化学的 producing a chemical reaction 起化学反应的 nicotine, the active ingredient in tobacco 烟草中的活性成分尼古丁5 —activelyadv Carol was actively involved in the local sports club.卡罗尔积极参加当地体育俱乐部的活动。n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: always busy doing things, especially physical or mental activitiesnounsan active lifeHe lived a full and active life.an active lifestyleStudies show that an active lifestyle can reduce your chance of developing heart disease. an active mind (=when someone is able to think quickly and clearly)A fit body is crucial if you want an active mind.an active imagination (=when someone is able to form pictures or ideas easily)Some of the children have an overactive imagination.verbskeep/remain activeWe try to keep the patients active by taking them for a daily walk.adverbsphysically activeYou need to become more physically active and eat less.highly/intensely activean intensely active childn COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: involved in an organization or activity and doing lots of practical things to achieve your aimsnounsan active roleMost men play a less active role in family life than women.an active partOur members take an active part in fund-raising.an active memberShe became an active member of the Geological Society.an active interestAs a teenager he began to take an active interest in politics.active participation/involvement (=in an activity or event)Active participation in community life is important in small towns and villages.The school encourages the active involvement of parents.an active participantThe student must be an active participant in the learning process.active support (=encouragement or help)He wrote the book with the active support of his wife, Pam.an active supporterThe company is an active supporter of animal rights groups.phrasesplay an active role in somethingDo you play an active role in your community?take an active part in somethingMost of the students take an active part in sports.take active steps to do somethingYou should take active steps towards reducing stress.take an active interest in somethingNot many young people take an active interest in gardening.adverbspolitically activeAs a student, he was politically active.economically activeThe proportion of men aged 65–69 who are economically active has decreased.

Examples from the Corpus

active• She should begin having Pap smears as soon as she is sexually active.• We want to keep her busy and active.• She may be over 80, but she's still very active!• They're both in their seventies, but they're still very active.• It is no coincidence that in the current recession, the big boys have been active again, though with mixed success.• I'd been active all my life, and suddenly I had nothing to do.• In this way the apparently active and positive concept of consent is diluted to the point of near vacuity.• Keep your pride and remember you're not helpless just because you're not active any more.• Aaron seemed like a normal active baby until he was about ten months old.• In Washington Harriman quickly became active in Democratic Party affairs.• Bedwas and District Conservation Society in Gwent have been active in improving open spaces around their town.• They are not semi active just because they exist in you in your background knowledge.• Jamie's a very active little kid!• Today there are over 5,000 active members in the Accra church.• But a lot of people are active onshore and want to be active aboard ship.• active trading on the stock market• The alarm becomes active when the switch is turned on.active life/lifestyle• Her body accepted the organ with hardly a problem and she resumed her active life.• In all ages prior to our modern scientific age, people had a more physical and active lifestyle.• Most residents of homes for the elderly are in their eighties and have come there towards the end of an active life.• Sovereigns are born for an active life, and not for an idle or contemplative existence.• He withdrew from active life and retired to Kenilworth where on the 4 January 1927 he died at the age of seventy-seven.• To many of them the active life seems more deserving because of the amount of good works and preaching it performs.• Cyril's secret for a long and active life - treat yourself.• Go to bed wishing I could have bestowed an extra twenty years' active life upon Bunuel and Jane Austen.politically active• Are older students more politically active?• How might you assess whether most college students are politically active?• She calls on women to become politically active and not just accept their identities.• Okay, so I was looking for a politically active, fat, drunk kleptomaniac.• Mansur Rajih had been politically active for most of his adult life.• My connection to a politically active national organization had strengthened my hand immeasurably.• Significantly, this elder bloc was far more politically active than any other age group.• A growing proportion of politically active workers were no longer without a country, as the Communist Manifesto had proclaimed.sexually active• It is a clear admission that you are sexually active, and parents may find this hard to deal with.• With many sexually active before their sixteenth birthday and with drug taking on the increase, education needs to start young.• Not surprisingly, these men are well represented in the most sexually active groups.• More than 10% of those who are currently sexually active have had a vasectomy.• On the other hand, he wanted to know what it was like to live as a sexually active human being.• Of sexually active teenagers, most are married.• For teenagers who are unmarried and sexually active, there are other complications.• A woman should begin having Pap smears as soon as she is sexually active, Thompson said.volcano ... active• The volcano became active on 28 March last year with a series of eruptions building up to the major explosion on 4 April.active ingredient• If they can t tell us that, we need at least to know the active ingredients.• Licorice Phytosome enhances better absorption of the active ingredients and increases their effectiveness for a prolonged period of time.• The active ingredient checks the growth of bacteria and so helps natural healing.• By using bromocriptine, the company did not have to develop its own similar active ingredient for Ergoset.• Since 1986,700 pesticides have been reviewed from which 350 active ingredients have been banned.• This is why caffeine is the active ingredient in many prescription and nonprescription migraine treatments.• The industry surveys are based on the amounts of active ingredients made for animals by the institute's member companies.• Orthokeraten, the active ingredient of Icône, works to boost the process by which the epidermis renews itself every 28 days.active2 noun  the active the active form of a verb, for example ‘destroyed’ in the sentence ‘Enemy planes destroyed the village.’ 主动语态 → passive2From Longman Business Dictionaryactiveac‧tive /ˈæktɪv/ adjective1FINANCE if trading or a market is active, there is a lot of buying and sellingHong Kong shares advanced in active trading.These markets are among the most active and volatile in the world.Gold was active again today, with nearly 70,000 contracts changing hands.2[not before a noun]COMMERCE a company that is active is selling products or servicesThe company has been active in Italy for more than 25 years.3if someone is active in doing something, they do itForeign companies have been active in making friendly acquisitions.4taking definite action rather than just giving advice or waiting to see what will happenThey are calling for active government intervention.The company will begin an active asset sale program.She wanted to take a more active role in the running of the company.5actually employed in doing a jobThey have looked at data on their active and retired employees’ medical records.6BANKING an active bank account is being usedOrigin active1 (1300-1400) Latin activus, from agere; → ACT1

ac·tive1 adjective →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n COLLOCATIONS2active2 nounLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable  

especially busy Corpus Business doing physical or always things,

active

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ac‧tive¹ S2 W2 /ˈæktɪv/ adjective1.  BUSY always busy doing things, especially physical or mental activities
   OPP  inactive:
    games for active youngsters
    She’s over 80, but is still very active.
    active life/lifestyle
    My father always led a very active life.
    active mind/imagination
    a child with a very active imagination
2.  INVOLVED involved in an organization or activity and doing lots of practical things to achieve your aims:
    He became politically active at college.
    be active in (doing) something
    The Bureau is active in promoting overseas investment.
    take/play an active part/role in something
    Encourage students to take an active part in discussions.
    She took an active interest in local charities.
    active participation/involvement
    the importance of active participation by elderly people in the life of the community
    We’re taking active steps (=doing practical things) to deal with the problem.
    We maintain active links with other European universities.
    active member/supporter
    He is an active member of the Labour Party.
3.  FUNCTIONING operating in a way that is normal or expected
   OPP  inactive:
    The virus is active even at low temperatures.
4.  DOING SOMETHING doing something regularly:
    sexually active teenagers
5.  VOLCANO an active volcano is likely to explode at any time:
    The volcano became active last year with a series of eruptions.
6.  GRAMMAR an active verb or sentence has the person or thing doing the action as its subject. In ‘The boy kicked the ball’, the verb ‘kick’ is active ⇨ passive¹(2)
7.  CHEMICAL producing a chemical reaction:
    nicotine, the active ingredient in tobacco
—actively adverb:
    Carol was actively involved in the local sports club.
     

COLLOCATIONS

(for Meaning 1)

■ nouns
   ▪ an active life He lived a full and active life.
   ▪ an active lifestyle Studies show that an active lifestyle can reduce your chance of developing heart disease.
   ▪ an active mind (=when someone is able to think quickly and clearly) A fit body is crucial if you want an active mind.
   ▪ an active imagination (=when someone is able to form pictures or ideas easily) Some of the children have an overactive imagination.
■ verbs
   ▪ keep/remain active We try to keep the patients active by taking them for a daily walk.
■ adverbs
   ▪ physically active You need to become more physically active and eat less.
   ▪ highly/intensely active an intensely active child
     

COLLOCATIONS

(for Meaning 2)

■ nouns
   ▪ an active role Most men play a less active role in family life than women.
   ▪ an active part Our members take an active part in fund-raising.
   ▪ an active member She became an active member of the Geological Society.
   ▪ an active interest As a teenager he began to take an active interest in politics.
   ▪ active participation/involvement (=in an activity or event) Active participation in community life is important in small towns and villages. | The school encourages the active involvement of parents.
   ▪ an active participant The student must be an active participant in the learning process.
   ▪ active support (=encouragement or help) He wrote the book with the active support of his wife, Pam.
   ▪ an active supporter The company is an active supporter of animal rights groups.
■ phrases
   ▪ play an active role in something Do you play an active role in your community?
   ▪ take an active part in something Most of the students take an active part in sports.
   ▪ take active steps to do something You should take active steps towards reducing stress.
   ▪ take an active interest in something Not many young people take an active interest in gardening.
■ adverbs
   ▪ politically active As a student, he was politically active.
   ▪ economically active The proportion of men aged 65–69 who are economically active has decreased.

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active² noun
the active the active form of a verb, for example ‘destroyed’ in the sentence ‘Enemy planes destroyed the village.’
⇨ passive²