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animate adj.
⇨ alive alive adjective alive ♦︎ living ♦︎ live ♦︎ animateThese words all describe sb/sth that has life. 这些词均表示有生命的、活着的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a living / live animal / plant / bird◆a living / live organism / creature◆still alive / living■ alive [not before noun] having life; not dead 活着；在世◆We don't know whether he's alive or dead.我们不知道他是死是活。◆She had to steal food just to stay alive.她只好偷东西吃才不至于饿死。◆Doctors fought to keep the baby alive.医生努力维持着婴儿的生命。◆I was glad to hear you're alive and well.听说你健在，我很高兴。◆He was buried alive in the earthquake.他在地震中被活埋。OPP dead ⇨ dead ■ living (rather formal) alive now 活的；活着的◆She taught us to show respect for all living things.她教导我们尊重一切生命。◆Many people say he is the finest living pianist.许多人说他是当世最杰出的钢琴家。 OPP dead ⇨ dead NOTE 辨析 Alive or living? Alive is never used before a noun. * alive不用于名词前◆all alive things Living can be used after be but is not usually used after other linking verbs. * living可以用在be后面，但通常不用在其他连系动词后◆She stole just to stay living. ◆Doctors fought to keep the baby living. ■ live / /laɪv/ / [usually before noun] living 活的；活着的◆We saw a real live rattlesnake!我们看见了一条活生生的响尾蛇！◆the number of live births (= babies born alive) 活产婴儿数 OPP dead ⇨ dead NOTE 辨析 Living or live? Living is usually used to talk about people/animals in a wide context. * living通常形容人或动物，多用于泛指◆The elephant is the biggest living land animal (= elephants in general, not one particular elephant).象是现今最大的陆生动物。◆The elephant is the biggest live land animal. ◆the finest living pianist (= out of all pianists alive today) 当世最杰出的钢琴家◆the finest live pianist Live is usually used to talk about a person or animals in a particular situation, especially when it is important for reacting to the situation. * live通常形容处于特定情境下的人或动物，尤指须对该情境作出反应◆I need to talk to a live person (= not a recorded message).我需要和真人对谈。◆I need to talk to a living person. ◆Customs officials seized 400 live snakes packed in crates.海关人员查获了装在木箱里的400条活蛇。◆Customs officials seized 400 living snakes. ■ animate / /ˈænɪmət/ / (formal) having life; moving or able to move by itself 有生命的；有活动力的◆Children quickly learn to distinguish between animate and inanimate motion.孩子们很快学会区分生物体和非生物体的运动。 OPP inanimate ⓘ Things that are inanimate are not alive in the way that people, animals and plants are. * inanimate用来形容无生命、与人类或动植物的存在方式不同的物体◆A rock is an inanimate object.岩石是无生命物体。 |