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They were actuated by desire...是什么意思？

They were actuated by desire...

他们受到欲望的驱使。

相关词汇
they were actuated by desire

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；
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The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；
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Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

actuated

v. 使动作( actuate的过去式和过去分词 )，开动，（通常用于被动语态）驱使，激励；
例句
They were actuated by desire...
他们受到欲望的驱使。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；
例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

desire

vt. 希望，渴望，要求，请求；n. 愿望，欲望，希望，请求；vi. 有希望，期望，愿望，想望；
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She confessed to her parents her desire to act...
她向父母坦言了自己想演戏的愿望。
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