live
verb
adj
adv
lɪv verb
1
IN A PLACE/HOME
在某处/某个居所
if you live in a place, you have your home there 住，居住 I always + adv/prep | BrE
[+ in/at/near etc ]
They lived in Holland for ten years.
他们在荷兰住了十年。
He lives just across the street from me.
他就住在我街对面。
We live only a few miles from the coast.
我们住的地方离海边只有几英里远。
A rather odd family came to live next door to us.
有一户相当奇怪的人家搬来住在我们隔壁。
As soon as I saw the place, I knew I didn’t want to live there .
我一看到那地方，就觉得不想住在那儿。
Does Paul still live here ?
保罗还住在这儿吗？
We’re still looking for somewhere to live .
我们还在找住的地方。
They’ve finally found a place to live .
他们终于找到了地方住。
[+ with ]
My grandmother came to live with us when I was ten.
我十岁的时候，祖母搬来和我们同住。
Most seventeen-year-olds still live at home (=live with their parents) .
十七岁的孩子大都还与父母同住。
I’m quite happy living alone .
我一个人住很开心。
The house has 3600 square feet of living space (=the areas of a house you live in) .
这房子有 3600 平方英尺的居住空间。
the number of young people living rough (=living outside because they have no home)
BrE 【英】 无家可归的年轻人的数量
2
PLANT/ANIMAL
植物/动物
a plant or animal that lives in a particular place grows there or has its home there 生长; 栖息 I always + adv/prep
[+ in/on etc ]
These particular birds live on only one island in the Pacific.
这些独特的鸟只生活在太平洋的一个岛上。
3
AT A PARTICULAR TIME
在某时
if you live at a particular time, you are alive then 活在…，生活 I always + adv/prep
[+ before/in/at]
He lived in the eighteenth century.
他生活在 18 世纪。
She lived at a time when women were not expected to work.
她生活的时代妇女不用工作。
Gladstone lived during a period of great social change.
格拉德斯通生活在一个社会大变革时期。
the best/greatest etc that/who ever lived (the best, greatest etc who has been alive at any time) 有史以来最好的/最伟大的等
He’s probably the best journalist who ever lived.
他也许是有史以来最优秀的新闻记者。
4
BE/STAY ALIVE
活着，生存
to be alive or be able to stay alive 活着，存活 I
Without light, plants couldn’t live.
没有阳光，植物就无法生存。
He is extremely ill and not expected to live.
他病得很重，看来活不成了。
The baby only lived a few hours.
婴儿只活了几个小时。
People on average are living much longer than before.
平均来说，人的寿命比以前长多了。
I’ll never forget this for as long as I live .
我一辈子也忘不了这件事。
live to (be) 80/90 etc/live to the age of 80/90 etc
My grandmother lived to 85.
我的祖母活到 85 岁。
She lived to the age of 79.
她活到了 79 岁。
have two weeks/six months etc to live
He knows he’s only got a few months to live.
他知道自己只能活几个月了。
He did not live to see (=live long enough to see) the realization of his dream.
他没有活到看见自己的梦想实现。
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WAY OF LIFE
生活方式
to have a particular type of life, or live in a particular way 过…生活; 以〔某种方式〕生活 I always + adv/prep, T
live in peace/poverty etc
The people in this country just want to live in peace.
这个国家的人只想过和平的生活。
People should not live in fear of crime.
人们不应该生活在对犯罪的恐惧中。
We live in hope that a cure will be found.
我们满怀希望想找到治疗的方法。
live peacefully/quietly/happily etc
The two communities live peacefully alongside each other.
这两个团体和平相处。
She thought that she would get married and live happily ever after (=like in a children’s story) .
她想她会结婚，从此过上幸福的生活。
Some people like to live dangerously.
有些人喜欢过冒险的生活。
Most elderly people prefer to live independently if they can.
大多数老年人只要能够，都喜欢独立生活。
They earn enough money to live well (=have plenty of food, clothes etc) .
他们赚的钱足够过上丰足的生活。
I just want to live my life in my own way.
我只是想按自己的方式去生活。
He’s not well enough to live a normal life .
他身体欠佳，还不能过正常的生活。
live a quiet/active/healthy life
She lives a very busy life.
她生活很忙碌。
He had chosen to live the life of a monk.
他选择了过僧侣的生活。
She’s now in Hollywood living a life of luxury .
她现在在好莱坞，过着奢侈的生活。
[+ by ]
I have always tried to live by my faith (=according to my religion) .
我一直努力按着我的信仰去生活。
We struggle on, living from day to day (=trying to find enough money each day to buy food etc) .
我们生活得很艰难，过一天算一天。
He was tired of living out of a suitcase (=spending a lot of time travelling) .
他厌倦了拎着箱子四处奔波的生活。
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EARN A LIVING
谋生
the way that someone lives is the way that they earn money to buy food etc 〔以某种方式〕生活 I
Fishing is the way their families have lived for generations.
捕鱼是他们祖祖辈辈谋生的手段。
live by doing sth
They live by hunting and killing deer.
他们以猎鹿、杀鹿为生。
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EXCITING LIFE
令人兴奋的生活
to have an exciting life 过精彩的生活，享受生活 I
She wanted to get out and live a little.
她想出去享受一下生活。
We’re beginning to live at last!
我们终于开始享受生活了！
8
IMAGINE STH
想象某事物
to imagine that things are happening to you 〔在想象中〕生活 I always + adv/prep
[+ in ]
He lives in a fantasy world.
他活在一个虚幻的世界里。
[+ through ]
She lived through her children’s lives.
她生活在儿女的世界里。
You must stop living in the past (=imagining that things from the past are still happening) .
你不能总是生活在过去。
9
BE KEPT SOMEWHERE
被置于某处
the place where something lives is the place where it is kept [英，非正式] 放置 I always + adv/prep | BrE informal
Where do these cups live?
这些杯子放在哪里？
Those big dishes live in the cupboard next to the fridge.
那些大的碟子放在冰箱旁边的碗橱里。
10
STILL EXIST/HAVE INFLUENCE
仍然存在/仍有影响
if an idea lives, it continues to exist and influence people 〔观念〕继续影响，流传下去 I
Democracy still lives!
民主尚存！
His name will live forever .
他将名垂千古。
That day will always live in my memory .
那一天将永远活在我的记忆里。
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living quarters
11. the part of a building where people live, especially a building that is used by many people or is used for several different purposes 〔建筑物中的〕生活区
the White House living quarters
白宫的生活区
12
living expenses
12. the money you need to spend in order to live, for example on food or a house 生活费用
His tuition is paid, but he’ll work to cover his living expenses.
他的学费已经付了，但是他还要打工负担自己的生活费。
13
living arrangements
13. the way someone organizes how and where they will live 生活安排
Her mother disapproved of the living arrangements, saying that two girls living with four boys was bound to cause problems.
她母亲不赞成她的生活安排，说两个女孩和四个男孩住在一起肯定会带来麻烦。
14
live it up
14. to do things that you enjoy and spend a lot of money [非正式] 享乐，过花天酒地的生活 informal
Sam was living it up in London.
萨姆在伦敦生活得很逍遥。
15
live by your wits
15. to get money by being clever or dishonest, and not by doing an ordinary job 靠耍小聪明 （骗人 ）赚钱
16
live a lie
16. to pretend all the time that you feel or believe something when actually you do not feel that way 过虚伪的生活
I knew that I could not continue to live a lie.
我知道我不能继续过虚伪的生活了。
17
be living on borrowed time
17. to be still alive after the time that you were expected to die 捡了一条命〔比预期活得更久〕
She’s been living on borrowed time for the last year.
过去的一年，她的命是捡来的。
18
live in sin
18. if people live in sin, they live together and have a sexual relationship without being married [过时] （未婚）同居; 姘居; old-fashioned
19
live and breathe sth
19. to enjoy doing something so much that you spend most of your time on it 热衷于某事
Politics is the stuff I live and breathe.
政治是我所热衷的事。
20
you live and learn
20. used to say that you have just learned something that you did not know before [口] 真是活到老学到老〔用于表示刚得知以前不知道的事〕 spoken
21
live and let live
21. used to say that you should accept other people’s behaviour, even if it seems strange 自己活也得让别人活〔用于表示要接受别人的行为，即使看上去奇怪〕
22
you haven’t lived (if/until...)
22. used to say that someone’s life will be boring if they do not do a particular exciting thing [口] （如果没有…）你就白活了 spoken
You haven’t lived until you’ve tasted champagne.
没有尝过香槟的话，你就算白活了。
23
sb will live to regret it
23. used to say that someone will wish that they had not done something 某人将后悔一辈子
If you marry him, you’ll live to regret it.
你要是嫁给他，会后悔一辈子的。
24
live to see/fight another day
24. to continue to live or work after a failure or after you have dealt with a difficult situation 〔经历失败或困难后〕继续奋斗下去
Hopefully, the company will live to fight another day.
希望公司能继续经营下去。
25
live life to the full
25. to enjoy doing a lot of different things 充分领略生活
She believes in living life to the full.
她相信生活就是要多姿多彩。
26
live high on the hog
26. used to say that someone has a nice life because they have a lot of money and buy expensive things – often used to show disapproval 生活阔绰〔常含贬义〕
27
live from hand to mouth
27. to have only just enough money to buy food 勉强糊口，生活拮据
We lived from hand to mouth, never knowing where the next meal was coming from.
我们日子过得紧巴巴的，从来是吃了上顿没下顿。
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long live the King/Queen! etc
28. used as an expression of loyal support for a person 国王/女王等万岁！ spoken
29
long live democracy/freedom etc
29. used to say that you hope something continues to exist for a long time 民主/自由等万岁
Long live free education!
免费教育万岁！
30 if someone does not live something down, people never forget about it and never stop laughing at them for it 使别人忘记
She’ll never live that down!
她永远也无法使人忘记那件事！
31 if you live for something, it is the thing that you enjoy or hope for most in your life 为…而活
He lived for his art.
他是为艺术而活的。
She had nothing left to live for.
她没有什么可以留恋了。
She lives for the day when she can have a house of her own.
她盼望有一天能有自己的房子。
32 if someone lives in, they live in the place where they work 住在工作场所;
Sometimes it can be easier if you have a nanny who lives in.
有时候雇一个住家保姆生活会方便一些。
33 to get your income or food from a supply of money or from another person 靠…生活
Mom used to live off the interest from her savings.
妈妈过去靠存款的利息过活。
Dad lost his job and we had to live off welfare.
爸爸失业了，我们只能靠福利救济过日子。
Most people in the countryside live off the land (=live by growing or finding their own food) .
农村里大多数人都靠土地生活。
34 if something lives on, it continues to exist 继续存在着
Alice’s memory will live on.
艾丽斯会一直留在大家的记忆里。
35
live on sth
to have a particular amount of money to buy food and other necessary things 依靠某物生活
I don’t know how they manage to live on £55 a week.
我不知道他们一个星期 55 英镑是怎么过日子的。
the number of families who live on benefits
靠救济过日子的家庭数量
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live on sth
to eat a lot of a particular type of food 主要吃某种食物
They live on bread and potatoes.
他们以面包和马铃薯为主食。
He practically lives on fish and chips!
他几乎以吃炸鱼和薯条为主！
37 if someone lives out, they do not live in the place where they work [英] 不住在工作场所 BrE
Most home helps prefer to live out.
大多数家务助理不喜欢住在雇主家里。
38
live out sth
to experience or do something that you have planned or hoped for 实现某事〔指曾计划或期望的事〕;
The money enabled them to live out their dreams.
这笔钱使他们实现了自己的梦想。
39
live out your life
to continue to live in a particular way or place until you die 〔以某种方式或在某地方〕终老
He lived out his life in solitude.
他在孤独中度过余生。
40 to experience difficult or dangerous conditions 经历〔艰难或险境〕;
the generation that lived through the Second World War
经历过第二次世界大战的那一代人
It was hard to describe the nightmare she had lived through.
很难描述她梦魇般的遭遇。
41 if people live together, they live in the same house and have a sexual relationship but are not married （未婚）同居;
They lived together for two years before they got married.
他们同居了两年才结婚。
42 if something or someone lives up to a particular standard or promise, they do as well as they were expected to, do what they promised etc 符合〔标准〕; 不负〔盛名〕; 履行〔诺言〕
The bank is insolvent and will be unable to live up to its obligations.
银行已经破产，将无力履行其义务。
The film has certainly lived up to my expectations .
这部电影绝对没有辜负我的期望。
43 to accept a difficult situation that is likely to continue for a long time 忍受，容忍〔可能为时长久的困难局面〕;
You have to learn to live with stress.
你得学会承受压力。
He has lived with his illness for most of his life.
他大半辈子都在忍受病痛。
44 to live in the same house as someone and have a sexual relationship with them without being married 和…（未婚）同居;
She’s living with her boyfriend now.
她现在和男朋友住在一起。
45 if something lives with you, it stays in your mind 留在…的记忆里
That episode has lived with me all my life.
那段经历伴随了我一生。
laɪv adj
46
LIVING
活的
not dead or artificial 活的; 有生命的; only before noun 仅用于名词前
experiments on live animals
动物活体实验
Protesters want to stop the export of live sheep and cattle.
抗议者希望阻止活羊活牛的出口。
the number of live births per 1,000 population
每 1000 人中的活产婴儿数目
We were so excited to see real live elephants.
我们看到活生生的大象非常兴奋。
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TV/RADIO
电视/广播
a live television or radio programme is seen or heard on television or radio at the same time as it is actually happening 〔电视或广播〕现场直播的，实况转播的;
a live radio phone-in show
一个直播的听众来电广播节目
There will be live TV coverage of tonight’s big match.
电视将实况转播今晚的盛大比赛。
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MUSIC/THEATRE
音乐/剧院
a live performance is one in which the entertainer performs for people who are watching, rather than a film, record etc 〔为观众〕现场表演的
A lot of the bars have live music .
许多酒吧都有现场演奏的音乐。
The band will be giving a live concert performance next week.
下星期乐队将举办一场现场音乐会。
We’ll be playing you a track from his new live album (=ALBUM that was recorded from a live performance) .
我们将为你播放他现场版新专辑中的一首歌曲。
It’s always different when you perform in front of a live audience (=an audience watching a live performance) .
在现场观众面前表演总是不一样的。
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ELECTRICITY
电
a wire or piece of equipment that is live has electricity flowing through it 〔电线或设备〕通电的，带电的
Be careful – those wires are live.
当心 — 那些电线带电。
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BOMBS
炸弹
a live bomb still has the power to explode because it has not been used 会爆炸的
They came across a field of live, unexploded mines.
他们走过一片田地，下面埋有未爆炸的地雷。
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BULLETS
子弹
live bullets are real ones that are made of metal and can kill people 有杀伤力的;
Troops fired live ammunition to disperse the crowd.
军队发射实弹驱散人群。
52
ISSUE
问题
a live subject or problem is one that still interests or worries people 当前所关心的，时下重大的
Drink-driving is still very much a live issue .
酒后驾车仍然是个非常使人关注的话题。
53
live coals
pieces of coal that are burning 正在燃烧的煤
She threw the paper onto the live coals.
她把纸扔进了燃烧的煤块中。
54
YOGHURT
酸奶
live YOGHURT contains BACTERIA that are still alive 含活菌的
laɪv adv
55 if something is broadcast live, it is broadcast on television or radio as it is actually happening 在现场直播;
The ceremony will be broadcast live on television.
这个仪式将在电视上作现场直播。
The match will be shown live by the BBC.
这场比赛将由英国广播公司现场直播。
56 if people perform live, they perform in front of people who have come to watch, rather than for a film, record etc 〔在观众面前〕现场演出 （表演 ）
I love their music, but I’ve never seen them perform live .
我喜欢听他们的音乐，但我从来没有看过他们的现场表演。
The band is playing live in Birmingham tonight.
今晚乐队将在伯明翰现场演出。
Their latest CD was recorded live (=recorded at a live performance) in New York.
他们最新的这张激光唱片是在纽约现场录制的。
57
go live
when a system or project goes live, people start to use it after it has been planned and discussed for a long time 〔系统或项目经过长时间的计划和讨论后〕开始使用
Their new information retrieval system went live last month.
他们新的信息检索系统上个月投入使用。
a new security project which will go live in October
将于 10 月份启用的一个新的安全项目