Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #9780
animated
活泼的；生气勃勃的
full of life or spirit; lively and energetic
- 1.
Full of life or spirit; lively; vigorous; spritely.
充满活力或精神；活泼；精力充沛；活泼
- 2.
Endowed with life.
赋予生命
- 3.
Composed of inanimate objects or drawings that have the illusion of motion through the use of computer graphics or stop-action filming.
由无生命物体或图画组成,通过计算机图形或定格拍摄产生运动幻觉
动画的；动画制作的；有生命的；活的；充满活力或精神；活泼；精力充沛；活泼；赋予生命；由无生命物体或图画组成,通过计算机图形或定格拍摄产生运动幻觉
In use
The children had an animated discussion about their favorite cartoons.
The animated movie brought the characters to life with vivid colors.
Her animated gestures made the story even more interesting.
animated + noun
用于名词前，表示‘充满活力的’或‘动画的’。
The animated crowd cheered loudly.
情绪高涨的人群大声欢呼。
be/seem/become + animated
系表结构，表示状态变化。
The children became animated when they saw the clown.
孩子们看到小丑后变得兴奋起来。
very/quite + animated
用程度副词修饰，加强语气。
Connections
Collocations
- animated discussion
- 热烈的讨论
- The students had an animated discussion about the novel.学生们就这部小说进行了热烈的讨论。
- animated film
- 动画片
- Children love watching animated films on weekends.孩子们喜欢在周末看动画片。
- animated expression
- 生动的表情
- Her animated expression showed how excited she was.她生动的表情显示出她有多兴奋。
- animated conversation
- 活跃的交谈
- We had an animated conversation about politics.我们就政治进行了活跃的交谈。
- animated character
- 动画角色
- Mickey Mouse is a famous animated character.米老鼠是一个著名的动画角色。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
动画（animation）里的角色“动起来”（animated），充满活力（animated）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：conversations、discussions、personality 该词通常用于描述人的精神状态或气氛，比较中性，多用于正式或半正式场合。
Grammar Note
可用于名词前作定语或系动词后作表语，可受very等程度副词修饰。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with '-ated' and share the same stressed vowel and final sounds /eɪtɪd/, making them perfect rhymes with 'animated'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.