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lifestylelife‧style /ˈlaɪfstaɪl/ ●●○ noun [countable] - an urban lifestyle
- Even when in debt, he continued to enjoy an extravagant lifestyle.
- Hurst's lavish lifestyle is the stuff of legend.
- You really need to think about leading a healthier lifestyle.
- Aspects of individual lifestyle, as well as structural factors, are related to health.
- Assess how your possessions fit into your new lifestyle together.
- Certainly not enough to change an energy-profligate lifestyle.
- Some plantation families tried desperately to maintain their traditional lifestyle by pretending they still had slaves.
- The health and lifestyle survey has investigated some of these aspects.
- Undetected by their clothed neighbors, Michelle and her husband live a nudist lifestyle inside the walls of their own home.
- You can't change your lifestyle just because you've got a wife!
the kind of life that someone has► life the kind of life that someone has: · Having a baby completely changes your life.a happy/busy/exciting etc life: · Debbie has a really busy life, doesn't she?· They enjoyed a full and happy life together until his death in June l999.lead a happy/quiet/exciting etc life: · We've led a very quiet life since Ralph retired.quality of life (=the level of health, comfort and pleasure in someone's life): · By our actions today, we can improve the quality of life for future generations.a better life: · Immigrating to the UK was their only chance for a better life.a life of crime (=when you make money by committing crimes instead of having a normal job): · He left school at 15, quickly turning to a life of crime. ► existence the life that someone has, especially when they have difficult or bad experiences: a lonely/miserable/unhappy etc existence: · Elena faced a lonely existence in the big city.lead a miserable/lonely etc existence (=have a particular existence): · The workers lived a miserable existence and were treated like serfs. ► lifestyle the way someone lives and behaves, and the type of things they buy, eat etc: a healthy lifestyle: · You really need to think about leading a healthier lifestyle.lavish/luxurious lifestyle (=the lifestyle of someone who is very rich): · Hurst's lavish lifestyle is the stuff of legend.extravagant lifestyle (=a lifestyle that shows people how rich you are): · Even when in debt, he continued to enjoy an extravagant lifestyle. ► way of life the way in which a person or group of people lives, and the type of things they usually do: somebody's way of life: · "How can we abandon our way of life?" asked the old sheep herder. "It's all we know."become a way of life: · Casual dress has become a way of life in corporate Britain.the British/German/American etc way of life: · Shopping is an important part of the American way of life. ► live well/happily/carefully etc to live your life in a particular way: · Tom and Linda both earn good salaries -- they live well and have a nice home.· One can live cheaply in London, although it's not easy. adjectives► a healthy lifestyle· A healthy lifestyle includes taking exercise and not smoking. ► an active lifestyle (=in which you exercise)· An active lifestyle has many health benefits. ► a sedentary lifestyle (=in which you sit down a lot and do not exercise much)· A sedentary lifestyle can cause certain health problems. ► a lavish/extravagant lifestyle (=in which you buy or do expensive things)· How can he afford such a lavish lifestyle? ► a comfortable lifestyle (=in which you have enough money to buy things you want)· He enjoyed a comfortable lifestyle in his retirement. ► a simple lifestyle (=in which you do not have too many possessions or modern machines)· He admired the simple lifestyle of the islanders. ► an alternative lifestyle (=one that is different from most people's)· Is choosing to be green really an alternative lifestyle? ► a busy/hectic lifestyle· Many people these days have a busy lifestyle. ► a stressful lifestyle· A stressful lifestyle may lead to a number of medical problems. verbs► have a healthy/simple etc lifestyle· We had very different lifestyles. ► change your lifestyle· You can help prevent heart disease by changing your lifestyle. ► maintain your lifestyle (=keep your lifestyle as it is)· You cannot maintain this lifestyle on your income. ► lead a healthy/simple etc lifestyle (=live in a particular way)· You can change your eating habits and lead a healthier lifestyle. ► live a healthy/simple etc lifestyle· I had enough money to live a lavish lifestyle. lifestyle + NOUN► a lifestyle change· There are many ways in which we can save energy without making dramatic lifestyle changes. ► a lifestyle choice (=a choice about how you live)· We can significantly reduce our risks of getting certain diseases through lifestyle choices. ► an active lifestyle· Studies show that an active lifestyle can reduce your chance of developing heart disease. ► alternative lifestyles tolerance of alternative lifestyles ► lavish lifestyle a lavish lifestyle ► lifestyle modification (=when someone changes the way they live)· Lifestyle modification is the best way of dealing with moderately high blood pressure. ► sedentary life/job/lifestyle etc health problems caused by our sedentary lifestyles ADJECTIVE► active· In all ages prior to our modern scientific age, people had a more physical and active lifestyle. ► alternative· It's a conscious decision and I think it's important that men understand a woman who is offering an alternative lifestyle. ► comfortable· In a way he liked his safe, comfortable lifestyle.· Or would you think that he had chosen a comfortable lifestyle rather than an ambitious business plan?· Many employees run private pension schemes, but often these won't provide enough income to give you a really comfortable lifestyle.· These goals are best summarized as the goal of a comfortable lifestyle. ► different· But three ordinary people with very different lifestyles are about to display theirs in public.· They took their generous severance packages to incubate an entirely different lifestyle.· The forecourt queues are a taste of things to come unless alternative sources of energy are explored, and different lifestyles endorsed.· Both, in the end, restrict calories, but each suits different lifestyles.· Greg gets thinner and thinner as work imposes a very different lifestyle on him.· Although he leads a different lifestyle from others he is basically a normal person!· Inverdarroch: Course its a hail different lifestyle ... Isabel: Och aye, aye it is that, Inverdarroch. ► healthy· Expert groups in many Western countries have already decided to lobby for changes towards a healthier lifestyle without waiting for results.· A balanced diet and daily physical exercise are the keys to a healthy lifestyle.· We recognize, too, that a healthy lifestyle contributes more to looking good than skilfully used cosmetics.· The borough council has drawn up the programme in a bid to highlight the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.· Programme LUNCH/ZMU/2/11/93 Well it's time for an unscheduled visit to one of our healthy lifestyle volunteers.· Media coverage of issues relating to a healthy lifestyle is certainly extensive, but can be confusing.· He hopes to influence thousands of children and young people to adopt healthy lifestyles.· We also explain how you can revolutionise your eating habits and lead a healthier lifestyle. ► lavish· Emmett said in court that his lavish lifestyle came from businesses he ran selling second-hand cars and double-glazing. ► new· If he agreed to marriage it would mean a whole new lifestyle.· All of these pressures are greatly exaggerated in the new lifestyles shown on the electronic media.· I thought the pain was due to my new lifestyle, so I occasionally took anti-inflammatory tablets.· Assess how your possessions fit into your new lifestyle together.· Genetically-engineered organisms mutate and develop their own new lifestyles.· Spotted Eagle takes his new lifestyle seriously.· It should be a new lifestyle which becomes a habit that will bring you abounding energy and a new zest for life. ► sedentary· A sedentary lifestyle is now seen as being a very important risk factor for heart disease and other conditions.· Is being fat dangerous, or is it the sedentary lifestyle that often goes along with being fat?· A sedentary lifestyle also spells bad news for hips and thighs: increase your circulation by taking more exercise.· Poor eating habits and a sedentary lifestyle learned in her youth are often responsible. ► simple· Narayan maintained a simple lifestyle in Mysore, but became an inveterate traveller.· The creative ones turned their backs on conspicuous consumption and decided in favor of a simpler, personalized lifestyle.· This was reflected in the relatively low salaries and simple lifestyles of their staff.· Their devotion to simple lifestyles and preserving the frontier character of their town is heartening. ► traditional· The comment is irrelevant and demeaning to indigenous peoples living a traditional lifestyle.· Some plantation families tried desperately to maintain their traditional lifestyle by pretending they still had slaves. VERB► change· I said she had to change her lifestyle and eating habits or I would insist she came home.· The medicine-cabinet market also has been responsive to changing lifestyles and consumer demands.· You can't change your lifestyle just because you've got a wife!· The key to whether or not you will change your lifestyle is you.· How would he and Georgina change their lifestyle after all those years as a corporate executive?· But, I warned the crew, we would have to change our lifestyle.· Getting married doesn't mean changing one's lifestyle.· If so how are they expected to change their lifestyle? ► enjoy· Relax and enjoy 2 Review your lifestyle Everyone needs a balance between work and play.· Although they enjoyed their lifestyle there was evidence that very long hours were worked, greater than the individual enterprises actually required.· Because Port Solent is for those who enjoy the ultimate maritime lifestyle.· Don't miss your chance to enjoy the ultimate maritime lifestyle in 1991!· As she was about to tell herself that she enjoyed this lifestyle, she realized this was not true.· However, even when in debt, he continued to enjoy an extravagant lifestyle. ► lead· Sarah is glad to lead a more settled lifestyle now and is following a teacher training course in Birmingham.· We also explain how you can revolutionise your eating habits and lead a healthier lifestyle.· As a doctor he had always been aware of the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle.· The travellers argue that as they lead a nomadic lifestyle, they are legally gypsies and can stay where they are.· Although he leads a different lifestyle from others he is basically a normal person!· We don't, we lead a very hectic lifestyle.· Their evidence suggests that sports participants are healthier and lead healthier lifestyles than non-participants. ► live· The comment is irrelevant and demeaning to indigenous peoples living a traditional lifestyle.· We demanded proof of intent, and that could only be achieved through living a separatist lifestyle.· Undetected by their clothed neighbors, Michelle and her husband live a nudist lifestyle inside the walls of their own home.· He says he lived a Walter Mitty lifestyle, lot's of travel, lots of high living.· Can you live with this lifestyle for the foreseeable future? 9.· You begin to live a lifestyle your salary can sustain, and like other vices, you become addicted to that lifestyle. ► maintain· Partners may resent or fail to understand a drop in income important to maintaining a certain lifestyle.· Some plantation families tried desperately to maintain their traditional lifestyle by pretending they still had slaves.· Narayan maintained a simple lifestyle in Mysore, but became an inveterate traveller. the way a person or group of people live, including the place they live in, the things they own, the kind of job they do, and the activities they enjoy: Regular exercise is part of a healthy lifestyle.lavish/comfortable/simple etc lifestyle They lead an extremely lavish lifestyle.COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa healthy lifestyle· A healthy lifestyle includes taking exercise and not smoking.an active lifestyle (=in which you exercise)· An active lifestyle has many health benefits.a sedentary lifestyle (=in which you sit down a lot and do not exercise much)· A sedentary lifestyle can cause certain health problems.a lavish/extravagant lifestyle (=in which you buy or do expensive things)· How can he afford such a lavish lifestyle?a comfortable lifestyle (=in which you have enough money to buy things you want)· He enjoyed a comfortable lifestyle in his retirement.a simple lifestyle (=in which you do not have too many possessions or modern machines)· He admired the simple lifestyle of the islanders.an alternative lifestyle (=one that is different from most people's)· Is choosing to be green really an alternative lifestyle?a busy/hectic lifestyle· Many people these days have a busy lifestyle.a stressful lifestyle· A stressful lifestyle may lead to a number of medical problems.verbshave a healthy/simple etc lifestyle· We had very different lifestyles.change your lifestyle· You can help prevent heart disease by changing your lifestyle.maintain your lifestyle (=keep your lifestyle as it is)· You cannot maintain this lifestyle on your income.lead a healthy/simple etc lifestyle (=live in a particular way)· You can change your eating habits and lead a healthier lifestyle.live a healthy/simple etc lifestyle· I had enough money to live a lavish lifestyle.lifestyle + NOUNa lifestyle change· There are many ways in which we can save energy without making dramatic lifestyle changes.a lifestyle choice (=a choice about how you live)· We can significantly reduce our risks of getting certain diseases through lifestyle choices. |