animate I. vt. /ˈænimei/使有生命，赋予生命；使有活力，鼓舞：She has animated the government with a sense of political direction.她以政治方向感鼓舞了政府。Laughter animated his face.笑使他脸上增添了生气。‖II. adj. /ˈænimit/ 有生命的（[反]inanimate）；生气勃勃的，活跃的：gods in a wide variety of forms, both animate and inanimate以多种多样形式——有生命和无生命的——出现的神；animate nature生物界，动物界