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live

Word family noun liveliness living livelihood livabilityliverlivenerlivebearerlivestocklivewarelive wireadjective live lively living liveable livablelived-inverb live outlive relive liven up adverb live
live1 /lɪv/ ●●● S1 W1 verb  
1 in a place/home 在某处/某个居所 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]LIVE SOMEWHERE if you live in a place, you have your home there 住,居住
live in/at/near etc
 They lived in Holland for ten years.
他们在荷兰住了10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到了我们隔壁。
 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.
他们终于找到了住的地方。
live with
 My grandmother came to live with us when I was ten.
10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).
17 岁的孩子大都还住在家里。
 I’m quite happy living alone.
我一个人住很开心。
 The house has 3,600 square feet of living space (=the areas of a house you live in).
这房子有3,600平方英尺的居住空间。
live rough British EnglishBrE (=live outside because of having no home) 〔因无家可归而〕露宿在外
 I ran away from home and lived rough for nine months.
我离家出走,露宿了9个月。
2 plant/animal 植物/动物 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]LIVE SOMEWHERE a plant or animal that lives in a particular place grows there or has its home there 生长;栖息
live in/on etc
 These particular birds live on only one island in the Pacific.
这些独特的鸟只栖息在太平洋的一个岛上。
3 at a particular time 在某时 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]LIVING/ALIVE if you live at a particular time, you are alive then 活在,生活
live 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 [intransitiveI]SURVIVE to be alive or be able to stay alive 活着,存活
 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.
那个婴儿只活了几个小时。
 People on average are living much longer than before.
人的平均寿命比以前长多了。
 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.
他知道自己只能再活几个月。
 He did not live to see (=live long enough to see) the realization of his dream.
他没能活着看见自己的梦想实现。
5 way of life 生活方式 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep, transitiveT]LIFE to have a particular type of life, or live in a particular way 生活;以〔某种方式〕生活
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.
我们一直抱着能够找到治疗方法的希望。
live peacefully/quietly/happily etc
 The two communities live peacefully alongside each other.
这两个社区和平相处。
 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.
大多数老年人只要自己还行,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富足的生活。
 I just want to live my life in my own way.
我只是想按自己的方式生活。
 He’s not well enough to live a normal life.
他身体欠佳,还不能正常生活。
live a quiet/active/healthy etc 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.
她目前在好莱坞,过着奢侈的生活。
live by
 I have always tried to live by my faith (=according to my religion).
我一直努力按照自己的信仰生活。
 We struggle on, living from day to day (=trying to find enough money each day to buy food etc).
我们艰难度日,过一天算一天。
 He was tired of living out of a suitcase (=spending a lot of time travelling).
他厌倦了拎着行李东奔西跑的生活。
6 earn a living 谋生 [intransitiveI] the way that someone lives is the way that they earn money to buy food etc 为生
 Fishing is the way their families have lived for generations.
捕鱼是他们祖祖辈辈的谋生手段。
live by doing something
 They live by hunting and killing deer.
他们以猎杀鹿为生。
7 exciting life 令人兴奋的生活 [intransitiveI]EXCITED to have an exciting life 过精彩的生活,享受生活
 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 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]IMAGINE to imagine that things are happening to you 〔在想象的世界里〕生活
live in
 He lives in a fantasy world.
他活在一个虚幻的世界里。
live 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 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] British EnglishBrE informalKEEP/STORE the place where something lives is the place where it is kept 放置
 Where do these cups live?
这些杯子放在哪里的?
 Those big dishes live in the cupboard next to the fridge.
那些大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 [intransitiveI]EFFECT/INFLUENCE if an idea lives, it continues to exist and influence people 〔观念〕继续影响,流传下去
 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.
那一天将永远留在我的记忆里。
11 living quarters 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
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12 living expenses 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,但是他还要打工赚取生活费。
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13 living arrangements 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出麻烦。
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14 live it up informalENJOY/LIKE DOING something to do things that you enjoy and spend a lot of money 享乐,过花天酒地的生活
 Sam was living it up in London.
萨姆在伦敦挥霍享乐。
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15. live by your wits DISHONESTto get money by being clever or dishonest, and not by doing an ordinary job 靠耍小聪明[骗术]赚钱
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16 live a lie PRETENDto 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。
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17 be living on borrowed time SURVIVEto 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。
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18. live in sin old-fashionedLIVE WITH somebody if people live in sin, they live together and have a sexual relationship without being married (未婚)同居;姘居 live together
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19 live and breathe something ENJOY/LIKE DOING somethingto 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。
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20. you live and learn spokenSURPRISED used to say that you have just learned something that you did not know before 真是活到老学到老〔用于表示刚得知以前不知道的事〕
21. live and let live STRICTused 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〕
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22 you haven’t lived (if/until ...) BORING spoken used to say that someone’s life will be boring if they do not do a particular exciting thing (如果没有)你就白活了
 You haven’t lived until you’ve tasted champagne.
没有尝过香槟的话,你就算白活了。
23 somebody will live to regret it REGRET/FEEL SORRYused 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。
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24 live to see/fight another day SURVIVEto 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。
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25 live life to the full to enjoy doing a lot of different things 充分体验生活
 She believes in living life to the full.
她相信生活就是要多姿多彩。
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26. live high on the hog 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〕
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27 live from hand to mouth 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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n28 live the dream to have the kind of life that you always wanted to have, especially after becoming very successful or rich
 I always wanted to be a famous singer, and now I'm living the dream.
29. long live the King/Queen! etc spokenSUPPORT A PERSON, GROUP, OR PLAN used as an expression of loyal support for a person 国王/女王等万岁!
30 long live democracy/freedom etc 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!
THESAURUS
live to have your home somewhere 居住
He lives with his parents.
他和父母同住。
nWhere do you live?
Do you like living in Tokyo?
你喜欢住在东京吗?
Jo lives next to a busy road.
乔住在一条繁华路段旁边。
nJudy lives in that nice house on the corner.
nHow do you like living in the city again after so many years away from it?
nIn 1905 Russell was living at 4 Ralston Street.
be from/come from use this when talking about the country, city, or area where you usually live 来自〔指通常居住的国家、城市或地区〕
nMy name’s Sharon and I’m from Harlow.
nThe man is believed to be from somewhere in the north of England.
‘Where are you from?’ ‘I’m from Japan.’
你是哪国人?” “我是日本人。
The winner came from Australia.
优胜者来自澳大利亚。
inhabit if a group of people or animals inhabit an area, they live there – used especially in written descriptions 〔人或动物〕居住于〔某地,尤用于书面描述〕
The island is mainly inhabited by sheep.
岛上主要栖居着绵羊。
nSome tribes still inhabit the more remote mountains and jungles of the country.
reside formal to live in a particular country, city etc 居住
She now resides in the US.
目前她居住在美国。
nMiss Badu grew up in Dallas but now resides in Brooklyn.
nAt that time there were many American writers residing in Paris.
nMiss Tonelli, how exactly did you come to reside at your current address?
nThe government bureau has prepared a booklet for US citizens residing abroad.
grow up to live somewhere when you are a child or teenager 〔在某地〕长大
nThis is the neighborhood where my father grew up.
I grew up on a farm in South Africa.
我在南非的一个农场长大。
PHRASAL VERBS
31live something ↔ down phrasal verbphr v 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!
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32live for something phrasal verbphr v if you live for something, it is the thing that you enjoy or hope for most in your life 而活
 He lived for his art.
他是为自己的艺术而活着。
 She had nothing left to live for.
她没有什么生活目标了。
 She lives for the day when she can have a house of her own.
她生活的目标就是有一天能拥有自己的房子。
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33live in phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE LIVE SOMEWHEREif someone lives in, they live in the place where they work 住在工作场所 live-in
 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。
34live off somebody/something phrasal verbphr v EARNto get your income or food from a supply of money or from another person 生活
 Mom used to live off the interest from her savings.
妈妈过去靠存款利息生活。
 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).
乡村中大多数人都靠土地生活。
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35live on phrasal verbphr v 
a) SURVIVEif 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。
b) live on something 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
c) live on something 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生!
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36live out phrasal verbphr v 
a) LIVE SOMEWHERE British EnglishBrE if someone lives out, they do not live in the place where they work 不住在工作场所
 Most home helps prefer to live out.
大多数家务用人不喜欢住在雇主家里。
b) live out somethingEXPERIENCE to experience or do something that you have planned or hoped for 实现某事〔指已计划或想做的事〕 SYN fulfil, realize
 The money enabled them to live out their dreams.
这笔钱使他们实现了梦想。
c) live out your lifeLIFE 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。
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37live through something phrasal verbphr v EXPERIENCEto experience difficult or dangerous conditions 经历〔艰难或险境〕 SYN endure
 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.
她梦魇般的遭遇很难描述。
38live together phrasal verbphr v if people live together, they live in the same house and have a sexual relationship but are not married (未婚)同居 live with
 They lived together for two years before they got married.
他们同居了两年才结婚。
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39live up to something phrasal verbphr v GOOD ENOUGHif 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.
这部电影果然没有辜负我的期望。
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40live with somebody/something phrasal verbphr v 
a) DEAL WITHto 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〕 SYN put up with, tolerate
 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。
b) to live in the same house as someone and have a sexual relationship with them without being married (未婚)同居 live together
 She’s living with her boyfriend now.
她现在和男朋友住在一起。
c) 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.
那段经历我毕生难忘。
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live2 /laɪv/ ●●○ S3 W3 adjectiveadj  
1 living 活的 [only before noun]LIVING/ALIVE not dead or artificial 活的;有生命的 SYN living OPP dead
 experiments on live animals
动物活体实验
 Protesters want to stop the export of live sheep and cattle.
抗议者希望阻止出口活羊活牛。
 the number of live births per 1,000 population
1,000人中的活产婴儿数目
 We were so excited to see real live elephants.
看到活生生的大象我们非常兴奋。
2 TCBtv/radio 电视/广播TIME/AT THE SAME TIME a live television or radio programme is seen or heard on television or radio at the same time as it is actually happening 现场直播的,实况转播的 OPP prerecorded
 a live radio phone-in show
一个现场直播的听众来电广播节目
 There will be live TV coverage of tonight’s big match.
今晚的大赛电视将现场直播。
3 APmusic/theatre 音乐/戏剧TIME/AT THE SAME TIME a live performance is one in which the entertainer performs for people who are watching, rather than for a film, record etc 〔为观众〕现场表演的
 A lot of the bars have live music.
许多酒吧都有现场音乐演奏。
 The band will be giving a live concert performance next week.
下星期该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).
我们将为你播放他的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。
4 electricityTEE 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。
5 bombs 炸弹PMW 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.
他们走过一片尚未引爆的雷区。
6 bullets 子弹 live bullets are real ones that are made of metal and can kill people 真的,有杀伤力的 OPP blank
 Troops fired live ammunition to disperse the crowd.
军队发射实弹驱散人群。
7 STILLissue 问题 a live subject or problem is one that still interests or worries people 当前所关心的,时下仍受人关注的
 Drink-driving is still very much a live issue.
酒后驾车仍然是个时下非常受人关注的话题。
8 live coals BURNpieces of coal that are burning 正在燃烧的煤
 She threw the paper onto the live coals.
她把纸扔到燃烧的煤块上。
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9. DFyoghurt 酸奶 live yoghurt contains bacteria that are still alive 含活菌的
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live3 /laɪv/ ●●○ adverbadv  
1 TIME/AT THE SAME TIMEif something is broadcast live, it is broadcast on television or radio as it is actually happening 在现场直播 prerecorded
 The ceremony will be broadcast live on television.
这场典礼将在电视上现场直播。
 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。
2 TIME/AT THE SAME TIMEif 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.
今晚该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.
他们的这张最新唱片是在纽约现场演出时录制的。
3 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 〔系统或项目经长时间计划和讨论后〕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开始使用。
 a new security project which will go live in October
将于10月份启动的一个新的安全项目
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Origin live1
Old English libban
live2
(1500-1600) alive
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→THESAURUS1 →PHRASAL VERBS1live2 adjectiveadjlive3 adverbadv
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