| 单词 | live |
| 释义 | verb | adjective | adverb livelive1 /lɪv/ ●●● S1 W1 verb 1BE/STAY ALIVE [intransitive] to be alive or continue to stay alive: Plants can’t live without water. St. Patrick probably lived in the 5th century.live to be 70/85/99 etc. Why do some people live to be 100? They never thought they’d live to see their grandchildren graduate from college. The doctors only give him a year to live (=they only expect him to live a year).2IN A PLACE/HOME [intransitive always + adv./prep.] to have your home in a particular place: Where do you live?live in/at/near etc. My parents live in Cleveland. Boston is a great place to live. Kate still lives at home (=lives with her parents). He prefers to live alone.THESAURUSreside formal – to live in a particular country, city, etc.: The artist is from New Jersey but now resides in Florida.stay – to live in a place for a short time: We stayed with my grandparents for two weeks.settle – to begin to live in a new place, especially when you have come a long way to live there: Large numbers of German immigrants settled in what is now Ohio and Indiana.occupy formal – to live in or use a building. Used especially in legal or official language: All of the units in the apartment building are currently occupied.inhabit – if a group of people or animals inhabit a place, they live there. Used especially in scientific writing: Alligators inhabit the southeastern United States.dwell – to live in a particular place. Used in stories and literary writing: The knight left the kingdom alone to dwell in the forest for the rest of his days.3LIVE IN A PARTICULAR WAY [intransitive always + adv./prep., transitive] to have a particular type of life, or live in a particular way: I couldn’t live like that. The number of children living in poverty is increasing. Villagers lived in fear of another attack. They earn enough money to live well (=have a comfortable life). People with the disease can live normal productive lives. Keenan has lived the life of a nomad.4live from day to day to deal with each day as it comes without making plans5live by doing something to keep yourself alive by doing a particular thing: He lived by selling things he found on the street.6live by your wits to get money by being smart or dishonest, and not by doing an ordinary job: The city’s homeless live completely by their wits.7live a lie to pretend all the time that you feel or believe something when actually you do not: I knew that I could not continue to live a lie.8STILL HAVE INFLUENCE [intransitive] if someone’s idea or work lives, it continues to influence people SYN live on: Elvis lives. His name will live forever.9EXCITING LIFE [intransitive] to have an exciting life: You need to get out there and live a little.10live happily ever after a phrase that means to live a happy life until you die, used especially at the end of children’s stories11live out of a suitcase to travel a lot, especially as part of your work12live beyond your means to spend more money than you earn13live within your means to not spend more money than you earn and not be in debt14live in a dream/fantasy/imaginary world (also live in a world of your own) to have strange ideas about life that are not practical or are not like those of other people: She’s a sweet woman, but she lives in a dream world.15the best/greatest/worst ... that ever lived someone who was better, greater, etc. at doing something than anyone else in the past or present: Olivier was one of the greatest actors that ever lived.16live in sin old-fashioned disapproving to live together and have a sexual relationship without being married17live from hand to mouth to have very little money and never be sure if you will have enough to eat18live and breathe something to enjoy doing something so much that you spend most of your time on it: Residents of the city live and breathe high school football.19be living on borrowed time a)to be still alive after the time that you were expected to die b)to be expected to fail and end soon20live in the past a)to think too much about the past: You’ve got to stop living in the past. b)to have old-fashioned ideas and attitudes21somebody will live to regret something used to say that someone will wish that he or she had not done something: If she marries him, she’ll live to regret it.22live to fight/see another day to continue to live or work after a failure or after you have dealt with a difficult situationSPOKEN PHRASES23as long as I live used to emphasize that you will always do or feel something: I’ll never forget this day as long as I live.24live and let live used to say that you should accept other people’s behavior, even if it seems strange25live high on the hog informal to enjoy expensive food, clothes, etc. without worrying about the cost26you haven’t lived if/until... used for emphasizing that someone should experience something because it is very good: You haven’t lived until you’ve tried my mom’s apple pie.27somebody’ll live used to say that you do not think someone should get too upset about something: “Dad’s going to be mad we’re late.” “He’ll live.”28(you) live and learn used to say that you have learned something from a bad experience you have had and you will not make the same mistake again29as I live and breathe old-fashioned said to show surprise[Origin: Old English libban] → see also long live somebody/something at long2 (10)live by something phrasal verb to always behave according to a particular set of rules or ideas: My daughters are going to live by my rules, or else.live down phrasal verb never live something down to not be able to make people forget about something bad or embarrassing you have done: You’ll never live this evening down.live for somebody/something phrasal verb1to consider someone or something very important, or the most important thing in your life: Some men seem to live for football.2live for the day when... to want something to happen very much: Lilly lives for the day when she can have an apartment of her own.3live for today/the moment to do good and exciting things now and every day, instead of simply planning to do them in the future4something/nothing/everything to live for something, nothing, or many things that make life seem good and worth living: Her promises gave him something to live for.live off (of) phrasal verb1live off (of) somebody disapproving to get the money that you need to live from someone else, especially instead of earning it yourself: Dave’s been living off his girlfriend for a year.2live off (of) something to eat only or mainly a particular type of food: I was living off bagels and TV dinners.3live off (of) something to get money or food from something and use it in order to live: They planned to farm and live off the land.live on phrasal verb1live on something to eat only or mainly a particular type of food: These chickens from Peru live on ants.2live on something to buy your food, pay bills, etc. with a particular amount of money, especially a small amount: The whole family lives on just $900 a month.3to continue to exist SYN live: She will live on in our memories.live out phrasal verb1live out a dream/fantasy/ambition etc. to experience or do something that you have planned or hoped for: The adult sports league gives people a chance to live out their childhood dreams.2live out your life/days to continue to live in a particular way or place until you die: She lived out the rest of her life in the countryside.live through phrasal verb1live through something to still be alive after experiencing difficult or dangerous conditions, during which you thought you might die SYN survive: Don didn’t expect to live through the war.2live through somebody to do nothing interesting or exciting yourself, but get pleasure from hearing about the interesting or exciting things that someone else does: You’ve got to stop living through your children.live together phrasal verb to live in the same house or apartment with another person in a sexual relationship, without being married: Lori and her boyfriend have been living together for two years.live up phrasal verb live it up informal to do things that you enjoy and spend a lot of money: Lisa was living it up like she didn’t have a care in the world.live up to something phrasal verb to be as good as people expect, hope, or need: The movie didn’t really live up to my expectations.live with phrasal verb1live with somebody to live in the same house, apartment, etc. with someone you are having a sexual relationship with but are not married to: Tim is living with his girlfriend.2live with somebody to share a house or apartment with other people: She lives with some friends from college.3live with something to accept a difficult situation that is likely to continue for a long time: She’s had to learn to live with the pain.► see thesaurus at tolerate verb | adjective | adverb livelive2 /laɪv/ ●●○ adjective 1LIVING [only before noun] not dead or artificial SYN living OPP dead: experiments on live animals → real live... at real1 (1)2PERFORMANCE/BROADCAST a)performed for people who are watching, rather than for a movie, record, etc.: The bar has live music every Saturday. Weber released a live recording of his New York concert (=a recording made of live performance). The show is filmed before a live studio audience (=people who are watching). b)a live broadcast/report etc. a concert, sports event, etc. that is seen or heard on television or radio at the same time as it is happening: We watched live coverage of the president’s speech on television. → delayed broadcast3ELECTRIC science, physics live equipment or wires have electricity flowing through them → see also live wire4BULLETS/BOMBS a live bullet, bomb, etc. still has the power to explode because it has not been used: The soldiers loaded their guns with live ammunition.5a live ball a ball that is being played with inside the area allowed by the rules of some sports OPP dead6live coals pieces of coal or other material that are burning7a live issue/concern an issue that still interests or worries people OPP dead verb | adjective | adverb livelive3 /laɪv/ ●●○ adverb 1broadcast/show/carry etc. something live to broadcast something such as a concert, speech, etc. at the same time as it actually happens: We’ll be broadcasting the program live from Washington.2in front of an audience (=group of people): peform/play live The band has never performed live before. The show is recorded live before a studio audience.3go live to start being used after being planned and discussed for a long time: The website goes live next week. |
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