active
adj
1
(a) (in the habit of) doing things; energetic (慣於)做事的; 精力旺盛的; 積極的; 活躍的
Although he's quite old he's still very active. 他雖然老了, 可仍閑不住.
lead an active life, ie one full of activity 過著活躍的生活
She takes an active part (ie is energetically involved) in local politics. 她積極參加本地的政治活動.
(b) quick; lively 迅速的; 活躍的
have an active brain 頭腦靈活.
2 functioning; in operation 起作用的; 操作中的
an active volcano, ie one that erupts occasionally 活火山.
3 having an effect; not merely passive 有效的; 主動的
the active ingredients 有效成分
active resistance 積極抵抗.
4 radioactive 放射性的.
5 (grammar) of the form of a verb whose grammatical subject is the person or thing that performs the action, as in He was driving the car and The children ate the cake 主動語態的(動詞的一種形態, 其語法上的主語為施動的人或物, 如 He was driving the car及The children ate the cake等句). Cf 參看 passive. active, n [sing]
(also active voice) (grammar) active(5) forms of a verb 動詞的主動語態形式
In the sentence `She cleaned the car' the verb is in the active. 在She cleaned the car句中, 動詞是主動式. Cf 參看 passive voice (passive).