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单词 lively
释义
lively
(lvli )
Word forms: livelier , liveliest
1. adjective B1+
You can describe someone as lively when they behave in an enthusiastic and cheerful way.
She had a sweet, lively personality.
Josephine was bright, lively and cheerful.
Synonyms: animated, spirited, quick, keen  
liveliness uncountable noun
Amy could sense his liveliness even from where she stood.
2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B1+
A lively event or a lively discussion, for example, has lots of interesting and exciting things happening or being said in it.
It turned out to be a very interesting session with a lively debate.
Their 4–1 win in Honduras was a particularly lively affair.
liveliness uncountable noun
Some may enjoy the liveliness of such a restaurant for a few hours a day or week.
Synonyms: energy, activity, spirit, vitality  
3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Someone who has a lively mind is intelligent and interested in a lot of different things.
She was a very well educated girl with a lively mind, a girl with ambition.
...her very lively imagination.
4. graded adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A lively feeling or awareness is a strong or enthusiastic one.
The papers also show a lively interest in European developments.
Synonyms: enthusiastic, strong, keen, stimulating  
Collocations:
lively bar
There are regular beach barbecues and a lively bar.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The lively bar offers a range of snacks and light bites.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The town has a lively bar and restaurant scene.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There is always a lively bar crowd in Bermuda.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
lively character
She was a lively character, very sweet and full of life.
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This contributes to the lively character and rhythm of his work.
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Like so much of the best drama, lively characters drive forward a gripping story without ever lapsing into the far-fetched.
Times, Sunday Times
Lively characters give the plot energy as well as suspense.
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It has a tremendous cast, lively characters, a strong situation and no laughter track — what's not to like?
Times, Sunday Times
lively crowd
Energetic marketing had gathered a packed and lively crowd.
Times, Sunday Times
Be warned, though, the lively crowd makes for a party atmosphere.
Times, Sunday Times
The stadium was filled with roars every time a player got one up on their opponent, with chants for their favourite heroes from the lively crowd.
The Sun
They're built upon (sometimes spoken) couplets and refrains and often feature a lively crowd, cheering and singing along.
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Two beings meeting by a canicular day, amidst a lively crowd.
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lively pace
He ran in hard, bowled straight at a lively pace and troubled batsmen with his consistency and extra bounce.
Times, Sunday Times
He worked up a very lively pace during a seven-over spell late in the day and was perhaps unlucky not to take a wicket during the match.
Times, Sunday Times
Yesterday he grabbed the game as though administering it a bonecrushing handshake, arrowing the ball into off stump, swinging it at lively pace and following through with a swagger.
Times, Sunday Times
On this batsman-friendly pitch he sustained a lively pace and, mixing seam movement and swing, demonstrated the ability to defeat well-set batsmen.
Times, Sunday Times
The lively pace she could generate with a cricket ball meant that her talent for the sport was quickly noticed.
Times, Sunday Times
lively performance
Even the humble 1.9 gives lively performance, while the gutsy 3.2 sounds terrific.
Times, Sunday Times
And we want more power - partly to lug that extra weight around and partly to give lively performance.
Times, Sunday Times
Her first arpeggio opened like the petals of a flower, leading into an exquisitely balanced, lively performance, engineered by many smiling glances, with no musician elbowing ahead.
Times, Sunday Times
This formula resulted in a popular small-to-medium family car with lively performance, robust build and road manners that were quite above average for the time.
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More pleasant than surprising, admittedly, but with robust tunes and lively performances.
Times, Sunday Times
lively personality
His lively personality seemed well suited to television.
Times, Sunday Times
Her family described her as a 'dedicated and talented swimmer' who was 'popular with anyone she met due to her bubbly, lively personality'.
Times, Sunday Times
Driver possessed a maternally warm, lively personality and an instinctive naturalness as a performer developed over many years as a singer in variety.
Times, Sunday Times
She soon began vlogging her life, bringing her lively personality into her videos.
Times, Sunday Times
King's lively personality and taste for nightlife made it a surprise that he did not have more run-ins with the constabulary during his career as a player.
Times, Sunday Times
lively scene
It's a lively scene and would have worked well as a poster for the railways.
The Times Literary Supplement
With a night market and food vendors and people jostling for position to get just the right angle, it can be a lively scene.
Smithsonian Mag
It's a lively scene but somewhat forced in places.
The Times Literary Supplement
It was quite a lively scene.
Times, Sunday Times
There are equally lively scenes in the retirement home when a dim suitor gets all the residents drunk in a strange attempt to woo their health worker.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 活泼的
Japanese: 元気のよい
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