Animate

['ænɪmeɪt] or ['ænɪmet]

解釋/意思:

(verb.) give new life or energy to; 'A hot soup will revive me'; 'This will renovate my spirits'; 'This treatment repaired my health'.

(adj.) endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life; 'we are animate beings' .

(adj.) belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings; 'the word `dog' is animate' .

校對:塞勒斯特--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) To give natural life to; to make alive; to quicken; as, the soul animates the body.

(v. t.) To give powers to, or to heighten the powers or effect of; as, to animate a lyre.

(v. t.) To give spirit or vigor to; to stimulate or incite; to inspirit; to rouse; to enliven.

(a.) Endowed with life; alive; living; animated; lively.

手打:托马斯

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. [1]. Quicken, inform, make alive, give life to, vivify.[2]. Invigorate, fortify, revive, give vigor or energy to.[3]. Stimulate, waken, rouse, whet, incite, impel, excite, fire, heat, urge, provoke, warm, goad, kindle, prompt, work up, set on.[4]. Encourage, inspire, inspirit, embolden, enhearten, hearten, exhilarate, gladden, elate, elevate, flush, ERECT.

布伦达編輯

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Enliven, Inspirit, instigate, quicken, exhilarate, embolden, rouse, revivify,cheer, gladden, stir, prompt, incite, stimulate

ANT:Dishearten, deter, cow, stifle, depress, damp, deaden, discourage

埃菲編輯

解釋/意思:

v.t. to give life to: to enliven or inspirit: to actuate.—adj. living: possessing animal life.—adj. An′imated lively: full of spirit: endowed with life.—adv. Animat′edly.—p.adj. An′imating.—adv. Animat′ingly.—ns. Animā′tion liveliness: vigour; An′imator he who or that which animates.

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