live
live1
[lɪv]
verb
as I live and breathe
live something down
live2
[lʌɪv]
adjective
go live
[lɪv]
verb
- [no obj.]remain alive
活着
the doctors said she had only six months to live.
医生说她只剩下六个月可活了。
both cats lived to a ripe age.
两只猫都活到了成年。
■[with adverbial]be alive at a specified time
生活在
he lived four centuries ago.
他生活在四百年前。
■[with adverbial]spend one's life in a particular way or under particular circumstances
活，过活
people are living in fear in the wake of the shootings.
在那些枪杀过后，人们活在恐惧之中。
■[with obj. and adverbial]lead (one's life) in a particular way
过着…的生活
he was living a life of luxury in Australia.
他在澳大利亚过着奢华的生活。
■supply oneself with the means of subsistence
以…为生
they live by hunting and fishing.
他们以狩猎和捕鱼为生。
■survive in someone's mind; be remembered
留存（在记忆中)，活在心中
only the name lived on.
只有名字活在人们心中。
■have an exciting or fulfilling life
（刺激、满足的）生活
he couldn't wait to get out of school and really start living.
他迫不及待地想迈出学校，开始真正的生活。
■(archaic)(of a ship) escape destruction; remain afloat
(古)（船）逃过劫难，继续飘流 - [no obj., with adverbial]make one's home in a particular place or with a particular person
居住
I've lived in the East End all my life.
我一辈子都住在伦敦东区。
they lived with his grandparents.
他们和祖父母住在一起。
■(informal)(of an object) be kept in a particular place
(非正式)（物）搁置在（某处）
I told her where the coffee lived and went back to sleep.
我告诉她咖啡搁在哪，就又睡着了。
as I live and breathe
- used, especially in spoken English, to express one's surprise at coming across someone or something
［多用于英语口语中，表达见到某人某事的惊喜］真没想到
good God, Jack Stone, as I live and breathe!.
老天，杰克•斯通，真没想到！。
- 见 borrow
- be extremely interested in or enthusiastic about a particular subject or activity and so devote a great deal of one's time to it
热衷于
they live and breathe Italy and all things Italian.
他们热衷于意大利和与意大利有关的所有东西。
- (proverb)you should tolerate the opinions and behaviour of others so that they will similarly tolerate your own
(谚)给别人留点儿面子（或： 自己活也让别人活；相互宽容）
- 见 wit
- do something risky, especially on a habitual basis
活在刀刃上
- 见 moment
- be or remain optimistic about something
乐观，活在希望中
- have old-fashioned or outdated ideas and attitudes
活在过去里，思想守旧，老古董
■dwell on or reminisce at length about past events
怀旧
- 见 sin
- (informal)spend one's time in an extremely enjoyable way, typically by spending a great deal of money or engaging in an exciting social life
(非正式)狂欢，尽情享乐
- 见 fat
- 见 land
- live or stay somewhere on a temporary basis and with only a limited selection of one's belongings, typically because one's occupation requires a great deal of travelling
（因公）经常出差居无定所，提着衣箱过日子，背着铺盖卷过日子
- follow one's own plans and principles independent of others
按自己的意志活；靠自己活
- live and sleep outdoors as a consequence of having no proper home
无家可归，露宿街头
- survive a particular experience or ordeal
大难不死，熬过来了
- come to wish that one had not done something
追悔莫及，悔不该当初
those who put work before their family life often live to regret it.
把工作看得比家庭重的人常常追悔莫及。
- survive a dangerous experience and be able to tell others about it
大难不死，以示后人
- be able to retain one's self-respect as a consequence of one's actions
要脸，保持自尊
taking money from children—how can you live with yourself?.
从孩子手里拿钱——你还要不要脸了？。
- said to express loyalty or support for a specified person or thing
［用以表达忠诚和支持］…万岁！
long live the Queen!.
女王万岁！。
- (N. Amer. informal)at, to, or in the right, vital, or most vulnerable spot
(北美，非正式)在死穴上，在要害处
it gets me where I live.
这下点了我的死穴。
- used, especially in spoken English, as a way of enthusiastically recommending something to someone who has not experienced it
［多见于口语，向未经历过的人热情介绍］你是不知道啊！
- used, especially in spoken English, to acknowledge that a fact is new to one
［用于口语，承认不知道］活到老学到老
- Old English libban, lifian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leven and German leben, also to life and leave
live something down
- [usu. with negative]succeed in making others forget something embarrassing that has happened
［常用于否定句中］洗心革面，重新来过
- regard as the purpose or most important aspect of one's life
是…的生命， 为…活着
Tony lived for his painting.
绘画是托尼的生命。
- (of an employee or student) reside at the place where one works or studies
（雇员，学生）住宿舍
- depend on (someone or something) as a source of income or support
靠…过日子，以…为生
if you think you're going to live off me for the rest of your life, you're mistaken.
你要是以为能靠我过日子，那就想错了。
■have (a particular amount of money) with which to buy food and other necessities
有糊口的钱
■subsist on (a particular type of food)
以…为粮食
■(of a person) eat, or seem to eat, only (a particular type of food)
（人）只吃…
she used to live on bacon and tomato sandwiches.
她过去只吃咸肉和马铃薯三明治。
- (of an employee or student) reside away from the place where one works or studies
（雇员，学生）不住在宿舍里
- do in reality that which one has thought or dreamed about
实现（梦想）
your wedding day is the one time that you can live out your most romantic fantasies.
结婚那天，你可以实现自己最浪漫的梦想。 - spend the rest of one's life in a particular place or particular circumstances
度过余生
he lived out his days as a happy family man.
他作为一个居家男人度过余生。
- survive (an unpleasant experience or period)
熬过
both men lived through the Depression.
两个人都熬过了大萧条。
- (especially of a couple not married to each other) share a home and have a sexual relationship
（未婚）同居
- fulfil (expectations)
完成（心愿）
■fulfil (an undertaking)
完成（工作）
the president lived up to his promise to set America swiftly on a new path.
总统实践了迅速使美国走上新路的诺言。
- share a home and have a sexual relationship with (someone to whom one is not married)
（未婚）同居 - accept or tolerate (something unpleasant)
接受，容忍
our marriage was a failure—you have to learn to live with that fact.
我们的婚姻很失败——你必须学会接受这个事实。
live2
[lʌɪv]
adjective
- [attrib.]not dead or inanimate; living
活着的
live animals.
活着的动物。
the number of live births and deaths.
出生和死亡数字。
■(of a vaccine) containing viruses or bacteria that are living but of a mild or attenuated strain
（疫苗）有（受控制的）活体病毒或（细菌）的
■(of yogurt) containing the living micro-organisms by which it is formed
（酸奶）有活性菌的 - (of a musical performance) given in concert, not on a recording
（音乐表演）现场的
there is traditional live music played most nights.
大多数夜晚都有现场音乐演出。
■(of a broadcast) transmitted at the time of occurrence, not from a recording
（广播）现场直播的，实况转播的
live coverage of the match.
比赛的实况转播。
■(of a musical recording) made during a concert, not in a studio
（唱片）实录的，现场的
a live album.
现场实况专辑。 - (of a wire or device) connected to a source of electric current
（线路，仪器）带电的，通电的
■of, containing, or using undetonated explosive
（装有）引爆物的
live ammunition.
实弹。
■(of coals) burning; glowing
（煤）燃烧的
■(of a match) unused
（火柴）未用过的
■(of a wheel or axle in machinery) moving or imparting motion
（机器中轮或轴）运动的，传动的 - (of a question or subject) of current or continuing interest and importance
（问题，话题）最新的，热点的
the future organization of Europe has become a live issue.
未来的欧洲组织已成热点话题。
- as or at an actual event or performance
现场直播地，实况转播地
the match will be televised live.
这场比赛会在电视上直播。
go live
- (Computing)(of a system) become operational
(计算机)（系统）启动
- mid 16th cent.: shortening of alive
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