For example, something I say to my girlfriend all the time: pop the kettle on — turn something on.

例如，我经常对我女朋友说：pop the kettle on——打开水壶。

" To activate" usually means to turn something on, to make it work.

“激活”通常意味着打开某物，使其工作。

Martin says, " I also want to put a timer on our indoor lights and a better deadbolt for the front door." A " timer" (timer) is a device, a little machine that automatically turns something on or off at a certain time every day.

Martin 说，“我还想在我们的室内灯上装一个定时器， 并为前门装一个更好的门栓。” 每天。