motivation

US: /ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən/
UK: /mˌə‍ʊtɪvˈe‍ɪʃən/


English Vietnamese dictionary


motivation /,mouti'veiʃn/
  • danh từ
    • sự thúc đẩy, động cơ thúc đẩy

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

main, primary | real | underlying | high, strong
students with high motivation his strong motivation to succeed
| low, poor

QUANT.

level
pupils who have a low level of motivation

VERB + MOTIVATION

have
Many of the boys have very poor motivation.
| lack | lose
By this time the children had lost all their motivation for writing poetry.
| generate, provide
high rewards that generate the necessary motivation in the workers
| improve, increase, strengthen

PREP.

~ for
his main motivation for supporting the government
| ~ in
my main motivation in making the suggestion
| ~ behind
the primary motivation behind the government's intervention

PHRASES

a lack of motivation


Concise English dictionary


motivations‚məʊtɪ'veɪʃn
noun
+the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
+the condition of being motivated
+the act of motivating; providing incentive