animate

vt. 使有生气, 赋予生命
a. 有生命的, 有生气的

动词过去式:animated 过去分词:animated 现在分词:animating 第三人称单数:animates 

an.i.mate

v.tr.（及物动词）
an.i.mat.ed,an.i.mat.ing,an.i.mates
To give life to; fill with life.
使有生命；使充满生命力
To impart interest or zest to; enliven:
给予兴趣，给予热情；使有活力：
例句：
.The party was animated by all kinds of men and women.(René Dubos)
.各种各样的男男女女使这个晚会充满了活力.(赖恩·杜伯斯)

To fill with spirit, courage, or resolution; encourage.See Synonyms at encourage
鼓励，激励：使充满精神、勇气或决心；鼓励参见 encourage
To inspire to action; prompt.
怂恿；驱使
To impart motion or activity to.
推动，驱动
To make, design, or produce (a cartoon, for example) so as to create the illusion of motion.
使栩栩如生地运动：生产，设计，或制作（如卡通片）使之产生运动错觉
adj.（形容词）

Possessing life; living.See Synonyms at living
有生命的；活生生的参见 living
Of or relating to animal life as distinct from plant life.
动物性的：动物性的或与动物性相关的，区别于植物的
Belonging to the class of nouns that stand for living things:
生物名词的：属于代表生物的名词类的：
例句：
The worddog is animate; the word car is inanimate.
单词dog 是生物名词； car 是非生物名词


来源：
Latin anim3re anim3t-
拉丁语 anim3re anim3t-
from anima [soul] * see an…-
源自 anima [灵魂，精神] *参见 an…-