living

liv·ing

L0210800 (lĭv′ĭng) adj. 1. Possessing life: famous living painters; transplanted living tissue. 2. In active function or use: a living language. 3. Of persons who are alive: events within living memory. 4. Relating to the routine conduct or maintenance of life: improved living conditions in the city. 5. Full of life, interest, or vitality: made history a living subject. 6. True to life; realistic: the living image of her mother. 7. Still in place as part of a larger mass. Used especially of rock: "In a great hall with pillars hewn out of the living stone sat the Elvenking on a chair of carven wood" (J. R. R. Tolkien). "Carved into a sandstone cliff face towered over by 18,000-foot peaks stood the colossal Buddhas: the universe, mapped in human form, cut from the living rock" (Matthew Power). 8. Having motion suggestive of life. Used especially of water: "The rippling of living waters, the song of birds, the joyous confidence of flowers, the calm, undisturbable grandeur of the oaks, mark this place ... as one of the Lord's most favored abodes of life and light" (John Muir). 9. Informal Used as an intensive: beat the living hell out of his opponent in the boxing match. n. 1. The condition or action of maintaining life: the high cost of living. 2. A manner or style of life: preferred plain living. 3. A means of maintaining life; livelihood: made their living by hunting. 4. Chiefly British A church benefice, including the revenue attached to it. Synonyms: living, alive, live², animate, vital
These adjectives mean possessed of or exhibiting life. Living, alive, and live refer principally to organisms that are not dead: living plants; the happiest person alive; a live canary. Animate applies to living animal as distinct from living plant life: Something animate was moving inside the box. Vital refers to what is characteristic of or necessary to the continuation of life: You must eat to maintain vital energy.

living

(ˈlɪvɪŋ) adj1. a. possessing life; not deadb. (as collective noun preceded by the): the living. 2. having the characteristics of life (used esp to distinguish organisms from nonliving matter)3. currently in use or valid: living language. 4. seeming to be real: a living image. 5. (Biology) (of animals or plants) existing in the present age; extant. Compare extinct¹6. geology another word for live²¹⁵7. (Theatre) presented by actors before a live audience: living theatre. 8. (prenominal) (intensifier): the living daylights. n9. the condition of being alive10. the manner in which one conducts one's life: fast living. 11. the means, esp the financial means, whereby one lives12. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Church of England another term for benefice13. (modifier) of, involving, or characteristic of everyday life: living area. 14. (modifier) of or involving those now alive (esp in the phrase living memory)

liv•ing

(ˈlɪv ɪŋ)

adj. 1. having life; being alive. 2. in actual existence or use; extant: living languages. 3. active or thriving; vigorous; strong: a living faith. 4. pertaining to or suitable for human activity or existence: living space. 5. of or pertaining to living persons: within living memory. 6. lifelike; true to life: The statue is the living image of him. 7. being in its natural state or place: living rock; a living brook. 8. burning or glowing; live. 9. very; absolute (used as an intensifier): to scare the living daylights out of someone. n. 10. the act or condition of a person or thing that lives. 11. the means of maintaining life; livelihood: to earn a living. 12. a particular manner, state, or status of life: luxurious living. 13. the living, living persons collectively. 14. Brit. the benefice of a cleric. [before 900] liv′ing•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	living - the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"lifeexperience - the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly"
	2.	living - people who are still living; "save your pity for the living"people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"dead - people who are no longer living; "they buried the dead"
	3.	living - the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"aliveness, animation, lifebeing, beingness, existence - the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries"eternal life, life eternal - life without beginning or endskin - a person's skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save his skin"survival, endurance - a state of surviving; remaining alive
	4.	living - the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"bread and butter, keep, livelihood, sustenance, supportresource - available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when neededamenities, comforts, conveniences, creature comforts - things that make you comfortable and at ease; "all the comforts of home"maintenance - means of maintenance of a family or groupmeal ticket - a source of income or livelihoodsubsistence - minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting; "social security provided only a bare subsistence"
Adj.	1.	living - pertaining to living persons; "within living memory"
	2.	living - true to life; lifelike; "the living image of her mother"realistic - aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are; "a realistic description"; "a realistic view of the possibilities"; "a realistic appraisal of our chances"; "the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans"
	3.	living - (informal) absolute; "she is a living doll"; "scared the living daylights out of them"; "beat the living hell out of him"intensifier, intensive - a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"absolute - perfect or complete or pure; "absolute loyalty"; "absolute silence"; "absolute truth"; "absolute alcohol"
	4.	living - still in existence; "the Wollemi pine found in Australia is a surviving specimen of a conifer thought to have been long extinct and therefore known as a living fossil"; "the only surviving frontier blockhouse in Pennsylvania"survivingextant - still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost; "extant manuscripts"; "specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk"- Edward Clodd
	5.	living - still in active use; "a living language"extant - still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost; "extant manuscripts"; "specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk"- Edward Clodd
	6.	living - (used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried; "carved into the living stone";live - exerting force or containing energy; "live coals"; "tossed a live cigarette out the window"; "got a shock from a live wire"; "live ore is unmined ore"; "a live bomb"; "a live ball is one in play"

living

noun1. livelihood, work, job, maintenance, occupation, subsistence, bread and butter (informal), sustenance, (means of) support, (source of) income He earns his living doing all kinds of things.2. lifestyle, ways, situation, conduct, behaviour, customs, lifestyle, way of life, mode of living the stresses of modern livingadjective1. alive, existing, moving, active, vital, breathing, lively, vigorous, animated, animate, alive and kicking, in the land of the living (informal), quick (archaic) All things, whether living or dead, are believed to influence each other.
alive late, dead, departed, expired, perished, deceased, defunct, lifeless2. current, continuing, present, developing, active, contemporary, persisting, ongoing, operative, in use, extant a living language
current vanishing, obsolete, out-of-date, obsolescentQuotations
"The living are the dead on holiday" [Maurice Maeterlinck]

living

adjective1. Having existence or life:alive, around, existent, existing, extant.2. Marked by or exhibiting life:alive, animate, animated, live, vital.nounThe means needed to support life:alimentation, alimony, bread, bread and butter, keep, livelihood, maintenance, subsistence, support, sustenance, upkeep.

Translations

生活活的活着的

live¹

(liv) verb1. to have life; to be alive. This poison is dangerous to everything that lives. 有生命，活著 生存，活着 2. to survive. The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live.; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience. 存活 存活3. to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place). She lives next to the church.; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house. 居住 居住4. to pass (one's life). He lived a life of luxury.; She lives in fear of being attacked. 生活 生活5. (with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself. He lives by fishing. 過活 过活-lived adjective having (a certain type of) life. long-lived. 以某種型態生活的(後綴) 以某种型态生活的（后缀） ˈliving adjective1. having life; being alive. a living creature; The aim of the project was to discover if there was anything living on Mars. 活的 活的2. now alive. the greatest living artist. 活著的 活着的 noun the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive. He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author. 生活 生活ˈliving-room noun the room of a house etc in which the occupants of the house usually sit during their leisure time. 客廳 起居室live-in adjective living in the same place with a sexual partner without being married to him/her. a live-in partner/boyfriend. 同住的 同居的live and let live to tolerate other people's actions and expect them to tolerate one's own. 待人如己 各自生活不相扰，待人宽容如待己 live down to live through the shame of (a foolish act etc) till it is forgotten. 改過自新直到過錯被人遺忘 改正行为而使...被人遗忘live in/out to have one's home at, away from, the place where one works. All the hotel staff live in; The nurse chose to live out. 住在工作地點，不住在工作地點 住进，住在外面 live on1. to keep oneself alive by eating. He lives on fish and potatoes. 吃某物維生 以...为主食2. to be supported (financially) by. He lives on $40 a week. 靠...生活 靠...生活live up to to behave in a manner worthy of. He found it difficult to live up to his reputation as a hero. 達到(某水準)，不辜負(期望) 符合，达到预期标准，不辜负 ... 的希望 (with)in living memory within a period recent enough to be remembered by someone still alive. It was the worst harvest in living memory. 在人們的記憶中 在当今人的记忆中

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