The adjective is pronounced /'ænɪmət/. The verb is pronounced /'ænɪmeɪt/. 形容词读作 /'ænɪmət/,动词读作 /'ænɪmeɪt/。
										- ADJ 有生命的;活的
 Something that is animate has life, in contrast to things like stones and machines which do not.- ...all aspects of the material world, animate and inanimate.
 物质世界的方方面面,包括有生命的和无生命的
 
- VERB 使有生气;使活泼;激励;鼓舞
 To animate something means to make it lively or more cheerful.- There was precious little about the cricket to animate the crowd...
 板球比赛能激起观众热情的地方很少。
- The girls watched, little teasing smiles animating their faces.
 女孩们注视着,脸上挂着调皮的微笑,显得愈加活泼。