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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。
活泼的；生气勃勃的
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活泼的；生气勃勃的
full of life or spirit; lively and energetic
The animated crowd cheered loudly.
情绪高涨的人群大声欢呼。
充满活力或精神；活泼；精力充沛；活泼
Full of life or spirit; lively; vigorous; spritely.
赋予生命
Endowed with life.
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
Composed of inanimate objects or drawings that have the illusion of motion through the use of computer graphics or stop-action filming.
The children had an animated discussion about their favorite cartoons.
孩子们就他们最喜欢的动画片进行了热烈的讨论。
The animated movie brought the characters to life with vivid colors.
这部动画电影用鲜艳的色彩使角色栩栩如生。
Her animated gestures made the story even more interesting.
她生动的动作使故事更加有趣。
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。
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。
用程度副词修饰，加强语气。
Her voice was very animated during the story.
她讲故事时声音非常生动。
Not this
She is very active in the party.
Use this
She is very animated at the party.
汉语'活泼的'常被误译为'active'，但'active'侧重'积极参与'，而'animated'强调'充满活力、生动'。描述人的神态时应用'animated'。
Not this
He animated the story for the children.
Use this
He told an animated story for the children.
学习者误将'animated'用作动词原形，实际上'animate'才是动词，意为'赋予生命'或'制作动画'。表达'讲得生动'应使用形容词'animated'修饰'story'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
动画片
Children love watching animated films on weekends.
孩子们喜欢在周末看动画片。
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。
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。
动画角色
Mickey Mouse is a famous animated character.
米老鼠是一个著名的动画角色。
热烈的交谈
They had an animated conversation about the movie.
他们就这部电影进行了热烈的交谈。
热烈的讨论
The students engaged in an animated discussion about the topic.
学生们就这个话题展开了热烈的讨论。
生动的讲述
Her animated storytelling held the audience spellbound.
她生动的讲述让观众听得入迷。
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动画（animation）里的角色“动起来”（animated），充满活力（animated）。
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。
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。
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