life

life
(pl. lives )
  1. [mass noun]the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death
    生命（指生命的生理过程）
    the origins of life.
    生命的起源。
    ■living things and their activity
    生物；生物的活动
    some sort of life existed on Mars.
    火星上曾有过某种生物。
    lower forms of life.
    低级生物。
    the ice-cream vendors were the only signs of life.
    冰淇淋小贩们是（那地方）存在着生命活动的惟一迹象。
    ■the state of being alive as a human being
    生命（指人的活着状态）
    she didn't want to die; she loved life.
    她不想死，她热爱生命。
    a superficial world where life revolved around the minutiae of outward appearance.
    一个虚浮的世界，外表微小的生命在其中循环轮回。
    ■[with adj. or noun modifier]a particular type or aspect of people's existence
    （某种特定的）生活，生活的某方面
    an experienced teacher will help you settle into school life.
    经验丰富的老师会帮助你适应校园生活。
    revelations about his private life.
    有关他私生活的披露。
    ■vitality, vigour, or energy
    活力，精力
    she was beautiful and full of life.
    她美丽而且充满活力。
  2. the existence of an individual human being or animal
    生命（指人或动物的肉体存在）
    a disaster that claimed the lives of 266 Americans.
    一场夺去266名美国人生命的大灾难。
    ■[often with adj. or noun modifier]a way of living
    生活方式
    his father decided to start a new life in California.
    他爸爸决定在加利福尼亚开始新生活。
    ■a biography
    传记
    a life of Shelley.
    雪莱的传记。
    ■either of the two states of a person's existence separated by death (as in Christianity and some other religious traditions)
    （基督教或某些其他宗教中所说的）今生，来世
    too much happiness in this life could reduce the chances of salvation in the next.
    今生过多的幸福可能会减少来世获拯救的机会。
    ■any of a number of successive existences in which a soul is held to be reincarnated (as in Hinduism and some other religious traditions)
    （印度教和其他宗教传说中认为灵魂多次轮回转世中的）一世
    ■a chance to live after narrowly escaping death (especially with reference to the nine lives traditionally attributed to cats)
    幸免于死后的再生机会，新的生机（源于猫有九命的传说）
    ■(in various games, especially card games) one of a specified number of chances each player has before being put out
    （尤指纸牌类游戏中淘汰出局前的）机会
  3. (常作 one's life)the period between the birth and death of a living thing, especially a human being
    （人的）一生
    she has lived all her life in the country.
    她的一生都是在乡下度过的。
    I want to be with you for the rest of my life.
    我希望能与你共度余生。
    they became friends for life.
    他们成了终生的朋友。
    ■the period during which something inanimate or abstract continues to exist, function, or be valid
    （物品的）使用寿命；（抽象事物的）有效期
    underlay helps to prolong the life of a carpet.
    衬垫物有助于延长地毯的使用寿命。
    ■[mass noun](informal)a sentence of imprisonment for life
    (非正式)终身监禁的判决
  4. [mass noun](in art) the depiction of a subject from a real model, rather than from an artist's imagination
    （美术作品）以实物为原型（或根据活体模型而非根据想像）的创作，写真艺术。 参见 still life
    the pose and clothing were sketched from life.
    姿势和衣服都是以实物为原型描画出来的。
    [as modifier]life drawing.
    写真绘画。
常用词组
bring (或 come) to life
  1. regain or cause to regain consciousness or return as if from death
    复苏，使死而复生
    all this was of great interest to her, as if she were coming to life after a long sleep.
    这一切都让她十分感兴趣，使她觉得像是从沉睡中苏醒过来一样。
    ■(with reference to a fictional character or inanimate object) cause or seem to be alive or real
    赋予（虚构的人物或无生命的物体）生命，使…活过来
    he brings the character of MacDonald to life with power and precision.
    他通过着力刻画和细致描写将麦克唐纳这个人物表现得栩栩如生。
    all the puppets came to life again.
    所有的木偶又都活灵活现了。
    ■make or become active, lively, or interesting
    使活泼（有趣）
    soon, with the return of the peasants and fishermen, the village comes to life again.
    农民和渔夫都回来了，小村不久又恢复了生气。
    you can bring any room to life with these coordinating cushions.
    有了这些配套坐垫，你就可以使任何一个房间都充满生机。
do anything for a quiet life
  1. make any concession to avoid being disturbed
    尽力不被打扰
for dear (或 one's) life
  1. as if or in order to escape death
    逃命似地，拼命地
    I clung on to the tree for dear life.
    我死命抱住那棵树。
    Sue struggled free and ran for her life.
    苏挣脱后，拼命地逃走了。
for the life of me
  1. [with modal and negative](informal)however hard I try; even if my life depended on it
    (非正式)无论如何，即使要我的命
    I can't for the life of me understand what it is you see in that place.
    我无论如何也不明白你到底在那里看见了什么。
frighten the life out of
  1. terrify
    吓掉…的魂
get a life
  1. [often imperative](informal)start living a fuller or more interesting existence
    (非正式)开始过更为充实和有意思的生活，开始新生活
    if he's a waster then get yourself out of there and get a life.
    如果他是个废物，你就干脆离开那里，去开始你自己的新生活。
give one's life for
  1. die for
    为…而献身
as large as life
  1. (informal)used to emphasize that a person is conspicuously present
    (非正式)[用于强调某人的确在场]确确实实
    he was standing nearby, large as life.
    千真万确，他当时就站在旁边。
larger than life
  1. (of a person) attracting special attention because of unusual and flamboyant appearance or behaviour
    （人）（因外表时髦或行为举止大胆而）引人注目的，（行为、服饰等）与众不同的
    ■(of a thing) seeming disproportionately important
    （事物）显得特别重要的
    your problems seem larger than life at that time of night.
    在晚上那个时候，你的问题显得特别重要。
life and limb
  1. 见 limb
the life and soul of the party
  1. a vivacious and sociable person
    社交活跃分子
life in the fast lane
  1. (informal)an exciting and eventful lifestyle, especially one bringing wealth and success
    (非正式)快节奏的生活（尤指带来财富和成功的激情生活）
one's life's work
  1. the work (especially that of an academic or artistic nature) accomplished in or pursued throughout someone's lifetime
    （尤指学术研究或文艺创作）毕生之作；终生事业
lose one's life
  1. be killed
    丧生
    he lost his life in a car accident.
    他在一次交通事故中丧生。
a matter of life and death
  1. a matter of vital importance
    生死攸关的事
not on your life
  1. (informal)said to emphasize one's refusal to comply with a request
    (非正式)[用于强调拒绝] 绝不可能，休想
    ‘I want to see Clare alone.’ ‘Not on your life,’ said Buzz.
    “我要单独见见克莱尔。”“休想，”巴兹说。
save someone's (或 one's own) life
  1. prevent someone's (or one's own) death
    救别人（或自己）一命
    the driver of the train managed to save his life by leaping out of the cab.
    火车司机跳出驾驶室，总算逃过一死。
    ■(informal)provide much-needed relief from boredom or a difficult situation
    (非正式)使烦闷缓解；摆脱困境
see life
  1. gain a wide experience of the world, especially its more pleasurable aspects
    见世面，长见识
take one's life in one's hands
  1. risk being killed
    冒生命危险
take someone's (或 one's own) life
  1. kill someone (or oneself)
    杀人；自杀
that's life
  1. an expression of one's acceptance of a situation, however difficult
    [表示接受无论多么困难的情况]这就是生活，生活本来就是如此
    we'll miss each other, but still, that's life.
    我们彼此会想念对方，但是，这就是生活。
this is the life
  1. an expression of contentment with one's present circumstances
    [表示对现状心满意足]这才叫生活
    Ice cubes clinked in crystal glasses. ‘This is the life,’ she said.
    水晶杯里的冰块发出叮当的碰撞声。“这才叫生活，”她说。
to the life
  1. exactly like the original
    惟妙惟肖的，活脱脱的
    there he was, Nathan to the life, sitting at a table.
    他就在那里，活脱脱就是内森坐在桌边。
to save one's life
  1. [with modal and negative]even if one's life were to depend on it
    无论如何都不愿意，死也不肯
    she couldn't stop crying now to save her life.
    她无论如何也不肯停止哭泣。
语源
  1. Old English līf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lijf, German Leib 'body', also to live
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