animate

动词 animate:

1. heighten or intensify
   同义词：inspire, invigorate, enliven, exalt
2. give lifelike qualities to
   同义词：animize, animise
3. make lively
   同义词：enliven, liven, liven up, invigorate
4. give new life or energy to
   同义词：recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify

形容词 animate:

1. belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings
2. endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life
3. endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness- T.E.Lawrence
   同义词：sentient

1. A smile animated her face.
   一丝笑容使她脸上平添了生气。
2. The dog lay so still it scarcely seemed animate.
   那条狗卧著一动也不动，简直不像活的。

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…-