animate

[英] [ˈænəˌmeɪt] [美] [ˈænəˌmet] 生词本

vt.

adj.

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The adjective is pronounced /'ænɪmət/. The verb is pronounced /'ænɪmeɪt/. 形容词读作 /'ænɪmət/,动词读作 /'ænɪmeɪt/。
1. ADJ 有生命的;活的 Something that is animate has life, in contrast to things like stones and machines which do not. 
  • ...all aspects of the material world, animate and inanimate.

    物质世界的方方面面,包括有生命的和无生命的

2. VERB 使有生气;使活泼;激励;鼓舞 To animate something means to make it lively or more cheerful. 
  • There was precious little about the cricket to animate the crowd...

    板球比赛能激起观众热情的地方很少。

  • The girls watched, little teasing smiles animating their faces.

    女孩们注视着,脸上挂着调皮的微笑,显得愈加活泼。

Verb

1. heighten or intensify;

  • "These paintings exalt the imagination"

2. give life-like qualities to;

  • "animated cartoons"

3. make lively;

  • "let's liven up this room a bit"

4. give new life or energy to;

  • "A hot soup will revive me"
  • "This will renovate my spirits"
  • "This treatment repaired my health"
Adjective

1. belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings;

  • "the word `dog' is animate"

2. endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life;

  • "we are animate beings"

3. endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness;

  • "the living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage"- T.E.Lawrence

计算机

  • 1.激励;活跃;动画制作
  • 2.做动画