life

lifelifeD.J.:[laif]K.K.:[laɪf]n.1.生命2.生物3.人生, 生存His work is his whole life.他的工作是他全部生活的寄托。4.生活The adolescent life is most important.青春期的生活是非常重要的。5.人命, 性命During the earthquake many lives were lost.地震中死了许多人。6.一生, 终身, 终生Have you ever visited the Great Wall in your life?在你一生中, 你参观过长城吗?7.生活方式His way of life is rather austere.他的生活方式相当简朴。

life[laif]1.[复数] lives /laivz/n.1.生命;性命2.生活;生存3.一生;寿命4.生灵;活人;活物5.生命期;生活阶段6.(物的)存在期,有效期,活动期,使用期;耐久性7.[总称]生物:plant life植物8.人生;人事;世间;世事;世面9.人的活动;社会活动;社交活动10.生平;传记11.生涯;生存过程12.生活方式;生存方式13.生机14.生命力;生气;朝气;活力;活跃15.朝气、活力的源泉;活跃气氛的人(或物)16.弹性;恢复力;顺应性;伸缩性17.生命般宝贵的人(或物)18.无期徒刑19.[口语]新机会;新生命; [常用于短语 get a life] 获得新生20.灵魂;支柱;精髓21.(酒等的)冒泡,起泡22.(新鲜食物的)辣味,浓烈味道23.【美术】24.实物;原物(大小);自然状态;活体模型25.写生26.逼真;栩栩如生27.被保险者;寿险对象28.(宗教的)灵生;死后的幸福29.【棒球、板球】再次击球的机会30.【物理学】(亚原子粒子的)生命期,寿命adj.1.终身的,毕生的,一生的2.生命的;生物的3.用活体模型的,用活模特儿的;照实物做的4.人寿保险的a life for a life以命偿命 [亦作 life for life]all one's life一生,毕生,终身,一辈子a matter of life and death生死攸关的事情极为严重的事情anything for a quiet life只要生活安宁怎么都行经不起别人絮聒,只得答应别人的要求;只要哄小孩不哭,什么都可以满足他as large (或 big) as life与原物一般大小[口语]本人,本身;体态容貌完整无缺;毋庸置疑;千真万确as much as one's life is worth[口语]性命攸关attempt the life of企图弄死某人,企图杀害某人bad life不道德生活[人寿保险用语]估计活不到 (人寿保险所统计的)平均寿命的人,短命者bear (或 have, lead) a charmed life吉人天相;天庇神佑,有护身符,吉星高照,冥冥中有神明保佑 [莎士比亚语]be given a life【棒球、板球】 (击球员) 被迫退场前还有一次机会be settled in life生活得到安顿,成家bet one's life[俚语] 确信,确保没错,用一切担保,拿一切来打赌 [美国英语亦作 bet one's sweet life]between life and death介乎生死之间,处于生死关头Bless my life!天呀!我的天呀!哎呀!好家伙!谢天谢地! [亦作 Bless me!]bother (或 harass, nag, pester, plague, worry) the life out of someone跟某人纠缠不休,没完没了地纠缠某人;跟某人喋喋不休;叫某人不得安生breathe (或 infuse) new (或 a new) life into给予生气,赋予生机(或活力) [亦作 give new life to]bring to life使苏醒,使复活;使康复使生气勃勃;使精力充沛;使栩栩如生;赋予生命力让人想起,使回忆起carry (或 take) one's life in one's hand冒生命危险;手里提着脑袋过日子cat-and-dog life(特指夫妇)过吵闹不休的生活,像猫狗一样不和 [常与动词 lead 连用,有时作 cat-and-dog existence, fight]等choke the life out of someone闷死(或掐死、扼死)某人come to life苏醒过来;恢复知觉变得活跃;振作起来活灵活现;表现生动;惟妙惟肖出现depart (from) this life离开人间,去世,逝世during their joint lives见 jointescape with bare life死里逃生,仅以身免escape with life and limb未受重伤而逃脱for dear (或 very) life为逃命;拼命地;不顾死活地;全力以赴地 [常与 fight, flee, ride, run 等连用]for life一生,终身,一辈子;余生为逃命,为保命for one's life[口语]无论如何也…,即使拿性命打赌也…,即使要我的命也…[用于否定句;亦作 for the life of me (或 him 等)]为了逃命(或保命);拼命地;不顾死活地;全力以赴地(一般与 flee, run 连用)form (the) life以原物做范本,根据实物(模拟),(人体)写生galvanize into (或 to) life使(某人)受刺激而振奋活跃起来使(问题)重新提起使(市场)再度活跃 [亦作 galvanize life into]gasp (one's) life (或 out)死去,断气get a change in life得到出头的机会get a life[俚语]乐观些,振作起来,别萎靡不振了(用来鼓励别人积极乐观地参与人生)get on in life出头;发迹;成功;飞黄腾达get the fright of one's life[口语]从未如此惊吓过give new life to给予生气(或活力),赋予生机give (或 lay down) one's life捐躯,牺牲生命,献出自己的生命go in fear of one's life担心被杀 (尤指暗杀);为自己的生命担忧guy the life out of someone无情嘲笑,极尽嘲笑之能事have (或 get) a life开始过上(或过着)正常作息而又丰富多彩的生活 (有时用于祈使句,表示对某人的行为感到厌恶)have as many lives as a cat死不了;不容易死;富于生命力 [亦作 have nine lives like a cat]have more lives than a cat比猫还能活,比猫更富生命力have the time of one's life[俚语]从未如此快乐过,过着最快活的时期How's life?过得好吗?你生活得好吗?I'll bet my life.我敢用一切担保;我敢拿生命打赌;担保一定是这样;管保没错。in life生前;在世时;一生中极其;根本;完全 [用于加强语气]infuse new (或 anew) life into给予生气(或活力),赋予生机It's a great life (if you don't weaken).只要挺住生活必然愉快。[身处逆境的讽刺语]larger than life(描写)夸大的非同一般的;超群的lead a fast life过放荡的生活lead someone a (dog's) life使某人过着受折磨的生活(尤指婚后生活);使某人不得安生;使某人经常苦恼life and (或 or) limb生命(危险) [常用于 risk 之后]life and times(某人)当时的生活情形life is a pilgrimage.[谚语]人生多坎坷。Life is a span.[谚语]人生如朝露。life is one damn(ed) thing after another祸不单行;雪上加霜 [亦作 life is one thing after another]life of the mind精神生活;想像的境界life of the party使大家快乐的人;活跃气氛的人;社交场合中的中心人物life of the wolf is the death of the lamb[谚语]豺狼当道,民不聊生live (或 lead) a double life搞两面派;过着双重人格的生活live out a natural life终其天年live out one's life (或 days)度过一生lose one's life死,丧命low life贫苦人民的生活下层社会生活make life easy不为难,为制造麻烦make one's own life自己谋生make someone's life a hell使某人终日苦恼,使某人过着地狱般的生活mark for life给(某人)留下终身的伤痕(或创伤)mode (或 way) of life生活方式my life[罕用语]我的心肝宝贝,我的命根子[用来称呼最心爱的人]not on your life[口语]决不;一点也不;无论如何也不on your life[口语]无论如何,在任何情况下 [常用于否定句]pawn one's life以生命保证put life into something使事物充满生机(或活力);使出全部精力去做某事put some (或 more) life into something[口语]打起精神做某事,鼓起劲来做某事raise to life使复活;使死而复生retire into private life退休risk one's life冒生命危险,拼着性命safe (或 sound) in life and limb安然无恙,没有受伤seek someone's life企图杀害某人see life交游广;享受人生;见世面,长阅历sell one's life dearly (或 dear)死得够本,杀伤许多敌人后而死small life(肖像) 比真人略小的尺寸someone's life is not worth a day's (或 an hour's 等) purchase某人很难再活一天(或一小时)take (a) life杀人;杀生take (或 get) a new (或 fresh) lease of life死里逃生take one's life in (或 into) one's hands不顾生死,冒着生命危险;以生命为儿戏take one's (own) life自杀,了结自己的生命take someone's life杀死某人,夺去某人生命That's life.这就是生活。这就是人生。[亦作 Life's like that.]the life and soul(某一集会中)最活跃有趣的人;活跃分子;中心人物,首要人物;骨干;灵魂the life of Riley[美国口语]安逸的生活,无忧无虑的生活;放纵的生活;愉快而奢侈的生活the other (或 eternal, everlasting, future) life【宗教】来世,来生 [亦作 the life of the world to come]the time of one's life见 timeThis is the life!这才够劲儿!这才够意思!this life【宗教】今生,现世,尘世to save one's life[口语]死也…怎么也…,无论如何…to the life逼真;大小和实物一样;活龙活现地;栩栩如生地;惟妙惟肖地true to life(画像、故事等)逼真的;原原本本的;栩栩如生的;惟妙惟肖的upon my life我敢打赌说;我敢以生命做担保;我敢断言;确确实实;说句天地良心的话What a life!人生真苦! (用来表示抱怨和不满)

lifelife[laif]n.(pl.lives[laivz])1.生命, 性命2.寿命, 一生, 一辈子3.[总称]生物4.人生, 世事, 处世5.传记6.生活, 生存; 生计, 生涯7.精神, 生气, 活力; [喻]支柱, 灵魂8.无生命物所具有的特性, 弹性9.(死里逃生后的)新生命, 新机会10.活体模型; 实物11.被保险者12.活(动)的状态13.无期徒刑devote one's whole life to the study of science一辈子献身于科学研究The L-of Shakespeare《莎士比亚传记》He was fighting for his political life.他正为他的政治生涯奋斗。The murderer received a life sentence.该凶犯被判无期徒刑。
继承用法life-and-death,life-or-deathadj.1.生死攸关的lifebloodn.1.保持生命必需的血液; [喻]生命线, 命根子2.生命力或生命之源的力量lifeboat[ˈlaɪfbəʊt]n.1.救生艇life-forcen.1.生命力life-formn.1.生物life-givingadj.1.给予生命力的2.提神的lifeguard[ˈlaɪfɡɑ:d]n.1.救生员life-jacketn.1.救生衣life-kissn.1.口对口的人工呼吸lifelong[ˈlaɪflɔŋ]adj.1.毕生的lifeman[ˈlaɪfmən]n.1.故意令人感到自卑者lifemanship[ˈlaɪfmənʃɪp]n.1.通过困惑别人(或动摇士气)而使自己占上风的一种手法lifesavern.1.救生员; 救命物; [俚]应急的东西lifesavingn.1.救生(法)

词性变化lifeadj.1.救生用的; 救生的life-sizedadj.1.与原物一般大小的lifespan[ˈlaɪfspæn]n.1.存在时间, 正常运行时间; 平均生命期, 寿命life-springn.1.生命源泉life-strings [pl. ]n.1.维持生命之物life-stylen.1.生活方lifeway[ˈlaɪfweɪ]n.1.生活方式, 生活lifework[ˈlaɪfˈwɜ:k]n.1.毕生的事业, 一生中最重要的工作lifefulladj.1.充满生气的2.赋于生命的lifeless[ˈlaɪflɪs]adj.1.无生命的2.呆板的, 不活跃的, 死气沉沉的3.已死的4.无生物的lifelike[ˈlaɪflaɪk]adj.1.逼真的lifer[ˈlaɪfə(r)]n.1.无期徒刑犯2.无期徒刑3.职业军人lifewardadv.1.趋向生命地
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