English Dictionary

active

/ˈæk.tɪv/

adj

Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives. / Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble.

He is an active participant in the discussion.

意味（1）

Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.

certain active principles

意味（2）

Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble.

an active child or animal

意味（3）

In action; actually proceeding; working; in force

意味（4）

(specifically, of certain geological features, such as volcano, geysers, etc) Emitting hot materials, such as lava, smoke, or steam, or producing tremors.

意味（5）

Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy

an active man of business

意味（6）

Requiring or implying action or exertion

active employment or service

意味（7）

Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative

an active rather than a speculative statesman

意味（8）

Brisk; lively.

an active demand for corn

意味（9）

Implying or producing rapid action.

an active disease

意味（10）

Applied to a form of the verb; — opposed to passive. See active voice.

意味（11）

Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.

意味（12）

Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.

意味（13）

(computing, of source code) Eligible to be processed by a compiler or interpreter.

I think it should be upgraded to Visual BASIC, but I'm no good at that. So maybe someone here would like to take a crack at it. There are only 40 lines of active code, plus a few REMs. About 100 BASIC commands altogether.

意味（14）

(electronics) Not passive.

意味（15）

(gay sexual slang) (of a homosexual man) enjoying a role in anal sex in which he penetrates, rather than being penetrated by his partner.