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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

active ['æktɪv]
  1. 1. adjective [+person, life] 活跃的
  2. 2. adjective (in organisation or campaign) 积极的
  3. 3. adjective [+step, support] (concrete, positive) 积极的
  4. 4. adjective (operative) 活跃的
  5. 5. adjective [+ingredient] 速效的
  6. 6. adjective [+volcano] 活的
  7. 7. noun [语言] the active 主动语态
    to play an active part {or} role (in sth)
    积极参加(某事)

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

active [ 'æktɪv] [ 'æktɪv]
  1. 1. adjective 能动的，活泼的，活跃的；敏捷的，灵活的，灵敏的
    an active mind
    灵敏的头脑
    an active boy
    一个活泼的男孩
    I wish I could be as active as your grandfather, he looks like a teenager.
    我希望我能够像你祖父那样充满活力，他看起来就像十几岁的年轻人。
    Clarence's brother has always been very politically active.
    克拉伦斯的哥哥在政坛一直很活跃。
  2. 2. adjective 活动的，在活动中的
  3. 3. adjective 有活动能力的，起作用的
  4. 4. adjective 引起活动（或运动）的；活性的；活化的
  5. 5. adjective 真实的；积极（参与）的
    to play an active role
    起积极的作用
    Mary is very active in the campaign against hunting.
    玛丽在禁猎运动中非常积极。
  6. 6. adjective 有效的，生效的；现行的，现役的；流行的
    an active law
    生效的法律
    an active disease
    流行病
  7. 7. adjective 激烈的，有力的
  8. 8. adjective 正在喷发的，活的
    an active volcano
    活火山
    The only volcano still active in Italy is located in Sicily and it's called Etna.
    意大利唯一的活火山位于西西里，名为埃特纳。
  9. 9. adjective [Business] 正在产生利润的，流动的
    active funds
    流动资金
  10. 10. adjective [grammar] 主动的[与passive（被动的）相对]，主动语态的
    the active voice
    主动语态
    A sentence is in the active form when the action stated by the verb is performed by the subject.
    如果动词描述的动作是由主语发出的，这句话就是主动语态。
  11. 11. adjective [grammar] 主动动词（如throw，walk）的
  12. 12. adjective 放射性的
  13. 13. adjective 活动性的；继续恶化的
  14. 14. noun [grammar] 主动语态
  15. 15. noun （一组织中的）积极分子

Collins English-English Dictionary

active ['æktɪv]
  1. 1. adj in a state of action; moving, working, or doing something
  2. 2. adj busy or involved
    an active life
  3. 3. adj physically energetic
  4. 4. adj exerting influence; effective
    an active ingredient
  5. 5. adj [grammar] denoting a voice of verbs used to indicate that the subject of a sentence is performing the action or causing the event or process described by the verb, as kicked in The boy kicked the football - Compare passive
  6. 6. adj another word for nonstative
  7. 7. adj being fully engaged in military service (esp in the phrase on active service)
  8. 8. adj (of a volcano) erupting periodically; not extinct - Compare dormant extinct
  9. 9. adj [astronomy] (of the sun) exhibiting a large number of sunspots, solar flares, etc, and a marked variation in intensity and frequency of radio emission - Compare quiet
  10. 10. adj [commerce] producing or being used to produce profit, esp in the form of interest
    active balances
  11. 11. adj of or denoting stocks or shares that have been actively bought and sold as recorded in the Official List of the London Stock Exchange
  12. 12. adj [electronics] containing a source of power
    an active network
  13. 13. adj capable of amplifying a signal or controlling some function
    an active component
    an active communication satellite
  14. 14. n [grammar] the active voice
  15. 15. n an active verb
  16. 16. n [chiefly US] a member of an organization who participates in its activities
  17. 17. n [Etymology] C14: from Latin activus. See act, -ive
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Examples

an active mind
灵敏的头脑 → active
an active boy
一个活泼的男孩 → active
an active interest
确实关心
to play an active role
起积极的作用 → active
an active law
生效的法律 → active
an active disease
流行病 → active
an active volcano
活火山 → active
active funds
流动资金 → active
the active voice
主动语态 → active
an active market
生意兴隆；市面活跃 → market
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