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verb /lɪv/
/lɪv/
动词形式
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they live | /lɪv/ /lɪv/ |
he / she / it lives | /lɪvz/ /lɪvz/ |
past simple lived | /lɪvd/ /lɪvd/ |
past participle lived | /lɪvd/ /lɪvd/ |
-ing form living | /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ |
住;居住 - to live in a house/a flat/an apartment
住在房子/公寓/公寓里 - We used to live in London.
我们过去住在伦敦。 - people living in rural areas
生活在农村地区的人们 - We live in a world where technological advance is the norm.
我们生活在一个技术进步是常态的世界。 - Where do you live?
你住在什么地方? - She needs to find somewhere to live.
她需要找个住的地方。 - It's a great place to live.
这是一个居住的好地方。 - Both her children still live at home.
她的两个孩子仍住在家里。 - He lived and worked there until his death in 2015.
他在那里生活和工作,直到2015年去世。 - (informal) Where do these plates live (= where are they usually kept)?
这些盘子通常放哪儿?
- I live in an old farmhouse.
我住在一间旧农舍里。 - He lives in Cape Town.
他住在开普敦。 - I'm not going to live here permanently.
我不打算在此永久居住。 - The couple have lived apart for two years.
这对夫妇已分居两年了。 - She lives quite near here.
她住的地方离这儿很近。 - She's lived at this same address for four years.
她住在这个地址已经 4 年了。 - They lived among the people of this remote island.
他们与这座偏远岛屿上的人们生活在一起。 - We went to live in Canada when I was three.
我 3 岁那年我们到了加拿大居住。 - You can live there quite cheaply.
在那儿生活花销可以很少。 - They live in a society that is among the most liberal in Western Europe.
他们生活在西欧最自由的社会中。 - Her family has lived in the community since 1962.
自1962年以来,她的家人一直住在这个社区。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- alone
- together
- apart
- …
- come to
- go to
- among
- at
- in
- …
- live at home
- a place to live
- to live in a house/a flat/an apartment
生存;活着 - The doctors said he only had six months to live.
医生说他只能活六个月了。 - Spiders can live for several days without food.
蜘蛛几天不吃食依然可存活。 - Women live longer than men in general.
一般说来,女人比男人长寿。 - Who wants to live forever? I don't.
谁想长生?反正我不想。 - live to do something She lived to see her first grandchild.
她一直活到抱上第一个孙子。
- He lived to the age of 95.
他活到95岁。 - I shall remember this day for as long as I live.
我有生之年永远不会忘记这一天。 - I absolutely could not live without my cell phone!
我的生活绝对离不开手机!
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- longer
- forever
- happily (ever after)
- …
- in
- through
- with
- …
- (for) as long as you live
- learn to live with something
- live a life of something
- …
- The doctors said he only had six months to live.
(尤指在某时期)活着 - When did Handel live?
亨德尔是什么时期的人? - Luther lived at a time when the Bible was only available in Latin.
路德生活在圣经只有拉丁文版本的时代。 - He's the greatest player who ever lived.
他是史上最出色的运动员。
- When did Handel live?
(以某种方式)生活,过日子 - live + adv./prep. He lived in poverty most of his life.
他大半辈子过的都是穷日子。 - to live in fear/peace/harmony
生活在恐惧/和平/和谐中 - Most of the people live well, with nice houses and plenty to eat.
大多数人生活得很好,有漂亮的房子和充足的食物。 - live something She lived a very peaceful life.
她过着十分宁静的生活。 - They lived their lives to the full.
他们过着充实的生活。 - live + noun She lived and died a single woman.
她过了一辈子的独身生活。
- All she wanted was to get married and live happily ever after.
她所期望的就是结婚,然后幸福地生活。 - He was living quietly with his family.
他和家人过着宁静的生活。 - He's now living a life of luxury in Australia.
他目前在澳大利亚过着奢华的生活。 - She tried to live vicariously through her children.
她试图和自己的孩子同喜同悲。 - They lived frugally off a diet of beans and lentils.
他们生活节俭,只吃豆子和小扁豆。 - They'll have enough money to live comfortably.
他们会有足够的钱过舒适的生活。 - Tonight she felt like living dangerously.
今晚她想冒冒险。 - the need to live as harmoniously as possible with everyone else
与每个人尽可能和睦相处的必要
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- longer
- forever
- happily (ever after)
- …
- in
- through
- with
- …
- (for) as long as you live
- learn to live with something
- live a life of something
- …
- live + adv./prep. He lived in poverty most of his life.
synonym remain继续存在;留存;被铭记 - This moment will live in our memory for many years to come.
这一时刻将在我们的记忆中留存许多年。 - Her words have lived with me all my life.
她的话我一辈子都铭记着。
- This moment will live in our memory for many years to come.
- [intransitive] to have a full and exciting life
享受充实而令人兴奋的生活 - I don't want to be stuck in an office all my life—I want to live!
我不想一辈子都憋在办公室里,我要享受人生乐趣!
- I don't want to be stuck in an office all my life—I want to live!
in a place在某地
be alive活着
type of life生活方式
be remembered被记住
have excitement兴奋
词源Old English libban, lifian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leven and German leben, also to life and leave (verb).
Idioms
be/live in clover
- (informal) to have enough money to be able to live a very comfortable life
过舒适优裕的生活
be/live in each other’s pockets
- (British English) if two people are or live in each other’s pockets, they are too close to each other or spend too much time with each other
过从甚密;形影不离
be (living) on borrowed time
- to still be alive after the time when you were expected to die
活过寿限;大限已近 - He’s been living on borrowed time ever since his last heart attack.
自从上次心脏病发作以来,他一直靠借来的时间生活。
- He’s been living on borrowed time ever since his last heart attack.
- to be doing something that other people are likely to soon stop you from doing
做很快就会遭到制止的事;好景不长 - According to the latest opinion polls, the government is living on borrowed time.
根据最新的民意调查,政府靠借来的时间生活。
- According to the latest opinion polls, the government is living on borrowed time.
how the other half lives
- the way of life of a different social group, especially one much richer than you
另一类人的生活方式(尤指比自己富有得多的人)
lead/live the life of Riley
- (old-fashioned, informal, often disapproving) to live a happy and comfortable life with no problems or responsibilities
无忧无虑地生活;安逸地生活;舒适愉快地生活 - The two crooks had been living the life of Riley.
这两个骗子一直过着赖利的生活。 - He planned to retire early and then lead the life of Riley.
他计划提前退休,然后过着赖利的生活。
- The two crooks had been living the life of Riley.
live and breathe something
- to be very enthusiastic about something
热衷于(某事) - He just lives and breathes football.
他非常热衷于足球。
- He just lives and breathes football.
live and let live
- (saying) used to say that you should accept other people’s opinions and behaviour even though they are different from your own
自己活也让别人活;宽以待人;互相宽容
live by your wits
- to earn money by clever or sometimes dishonest means
靠耍小聪明赚钱;(有时)靠玩花招捞钱
live the dream
- to have a way of life that seems perfect
生存;活着 - With her own TV show and a flat in Paris, she is living the dream.
有了自己的电视节目和巴黎的一套公寓,她正在实现梦想。
- With her own TV show and a flat in Paris, she is living the dream.
live (from) hand to mouth
- to spend all the money you earn on basic needs such as food without being able to save any money
see also hand-to-mouth仅够糊口度日
live in the past
- to behave as though society, etc. has not changed, when in fact it has
仿佛生活在过去;落伍
live in sin
- (old-fashioned or humorous) to live together and have a sexual relationship without being married
未婚同居;姘居
live it up
- (informal) to enjoy yourself in an exciting way, usually spending a lot of money
尽情欢乐;狂欢;纵情挥霍享乐
live a lie
- to keep something important about yourself a secret from other people, so that they do not know what you really think, what you are really like, etc.
过两面人的生活;过骗人的生活;为人虚伪 - He lived a lie for thirty years, ‘married’ to two women.
他坑蒙拐骗地生活了 30 年,同两个女人“结婚”。
- He lived a lie for thirty years, ‘married’ to two women.
live off the fat of the land
- to have enough money to be able to afford expensive things, food, drink, etc.
过奢侈的生活;锦衣玉食
live off the land
- to eat whatever food you can grow, kill or find yourself
靠耕种(或狩猎)为生
live/sleep rough
- (British English) to live or sleep outdoors, usually because you have no home and no money
风餐露宿(通常因为无家可归或贫穷) - young people sleeping rough on the streets
露宿街头的年轻人
- young people sleeping rough on the streets
live to fight another day
- (saying) used to say that although you have failed or had a bad experience, you will continue
(虽已失败或经历很糟但仍要)改日再战,卷土重来
live, etc. to tell the tale
- to survive a difficult or dangerous experience so that you can tell others what really happened
Topics Dangerc2生存;活着
live under a rock
- (informal) to be unaware of popular culture and important events that are happening in the world
生存;活着 - Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few decades, you’ll be aware that Arctic sea ice is melting.
除非你过去几十年一直生活在岩石下,否则你会意识到北极海冰正在融化。
- Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few decades, you’ll be aware that Arctic sea ice is melting.
long live somebody/something
- used to say that you hope somebody/something will live or last for a long time
…万岁;…万古长青 - Long live the King!
国王万岁! - Long live public libraries!
公共图书馆万岁!
- Long live the King!
people (who live) in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones
- (saying) you should not criticize other people, because they will easily find ways of criticizing you
身居玻璃房,投石招祸殃;自身毛病多,勿挑他人错
you haven’t lived
- used to tell somebody that if they have not had a particular experience their life is not complete
(表示若没有某种经历生活便不完整)你白活了 - You've never been to New York? You haven't lived!
你从未去过纽约?你真是白活了!
- You've never been to New York? You haven't lived!
you live and learn
- used to express surprise at something new or unexpected you have been told
(对得知的事物感到惊讶或意外)真是得活到老学到老,真想不到