animate

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishanimatean‧i‧mate1 /ˈænəmət/ adjective formal LIVING/ALIVEliving OPP inanimate animate beingsExamples from the Corpusanimate• For most philosophers of classical antiquity the world was both animate and divine.• At this age, children are still unable to distinguish between animate and inanimate objects.• The whole Universe animate and inanimate, past, present and future is within me.• That the environment is not animate enough to want to communicate with us is irrelevant.• For, instance, inanimate objects are typically easier to identify than animate objects.• An hour later he was in Chesney, having seen no animate thing but two bumble bees and a rook.• They were animate, versatile, and extremely fast.animatean‧i‧mate2 /ˈænɪmeɪt/ verb [transitive] LIVING/ALIVEto give life or energy to something Laughter animated his face for a moment.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusanimate• The same basic principles of animation can be applied when animating 3-D objects, where in fact perspective is usually built-in anyway.• Visitors animate the street and are catered for, but only the quietness is disturbed and the village remains unspoiled.Origin animate1 (1300-1400) Latin past participle of animare “to give life to”, from anima; → ANIMAL1

单词	animate
释义	animate From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishanimatean‧i‧mate1 /ˈænəmət/ adjective formal LIVING/ALIVEliving OPP inanimate animate beingsExamples from the Corpusanimate• For most philosophers of classical antiquity the world was both animate and divine.• At this age, children are still unable to distinguish between animate and inanimate objects.• The whole Universe animate and inanimate, past, present and future is within me.• That the environment is not animate enough to want to communicate with us is irrelevant.• For, instance, inanimate objects are typically easier to identify than animate objects.• An hour later he was in Chesney, having seen no animate thing but two bumble bees and a rook.• They were animate, versatile, and extremely fast.animatean‧i‧mate2 /ˈænɪmeɪt/ verb [transitive] LIVING/ALIVEto give life or energy to something Laughter animated his face for a moment.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusanimate• The same basic principles of animation can be applied when animating 3-D objects, where in fact perspective is usually built-in anyway.• Visitors animate the street and are catered for, but only the quietness is disturbed and the village remains unspoiled.Origin animate1 (1300-1400) Latin past participle of animare “to give life to”, from anima; → ANIMAL1
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