| 单词 | live |
| 释义 | live —live /laɪv/ adjective (ABLE TO EXPLODE) ► F0 able to explode: » live rounds of ammunition» live shellsThesaurus+: ↑Exploding and eruptingadjective (AS IT HAPPENS) ► B1 (of a performance) broadcast, recorded, or seen while it is happening: » This evening there will be a live broadcast of the debate.» a live recordingThesaurus+: ↑Simultaneous and consecutive , ↑Order and sequenceThesaurus+: ↑Broadcasting in general• • • Extra Examples:» I saw the Rolling Stones live.» I wish I had seen Maria Callas live.» The concert was broadcast live from New York.» The show was recorded in front of a live audience.» The stunt was filmed live.adjective (BURNING) ► F0 (of a fire, coals, or a match) still burning or able to burn: » There are live coals in the fireplace.Thesaurus+: ↑Burning, burnt and on fireadjective (ELECTRICITY) ► F0 (of a wire) carrying or charged with electricity: » a live wireThesaurus+: ↑Electricity and electronicsadjective [before noun] (HAVING LIFE) ► F0 having life: » Millions of live animals are shipped around the world each year.» There was a tank of live lobsters in the restaurant.Thesaurus+: ↑Life and livingWord Builder:–Nouns: liveliness, living–Adjectives: live, lively, living–Verbs: live, outlive, relive–Adverbs: live• • • Extra Examples:» They transport live cattle across the country.» The place was full of live rats.» He said he'd seen a live dinosaur.» He uses live insects as bait.» She carries a live snake round her neck.—live /lɪv/verb (HAVE A HOME) ↑Verb Endings for live live in, at, etc.A1 to have your home somewhere: » Where do you live?» We live in London.» Some students live on the University campus.» He lives with four other people in a shared house.Thesaurus+: ↑Living or sleeping somewhereF0 [I] INFORMAL to be kept usually in a particular place: » Where do the knives live in your kitchen?» I'm not sure where this bowl lives.Thesaurus+: ↑Existing and beingverb [I usually + adv/prep, T] (SPEND LIFE) ↑Verb Endings for live ► B1 to spend your life in a particular way: » After a while you get used to living alone.» When you retire, you want to live a comfortable life.» So the couple got married and lived happily ever after.» He simply wants to live (out) (= experience) the rest of his days in peace.» The TV's broken - we'll just have to live without (= not have) it for a while.» She certainly lived her life to the full (= was always doing something interesting).» FIGURATIVE The US is living beyond its means (= spending more than it earns).Thesaurus+: ↑Life and living• • • Extra Examples:» He likes to live dangerously.» I quite like wine but I could live without it.» You can't expect to live in a continual state of marital bliss.» We live in a toughly competitive world.» She's miserable living on her own.verb [I] (BE ALIVE) ↑Verb Endings for live ► B1 (to continue) to be alive or have life: » He only lived a few days after the accident.» [+ to infinitive] I hope I live to see my grandchildren.» Her granny lived to the ripe old age of 94.» Can the right to live ever be denied to any human?» She lived on well into her 90s.Thesaurus+: ↑Life and livingWord Builder:–Nouns: liveliness, living–Adjectives: live, lively, living–Verbs: live, outlive, relive–Adverbs: live• • • Extra Examples:» Mrs Jones is failing fast, and the doctor doesn't think she'll live much longer.» Few people live beyond the age of a hundred.» The study found that men who were married lived longer than those who were not.» All animals have to eat in order to live.» Her joy at the birth of her son was tinged with sadness that her father had not lived to see him.verb [I] (CONTINUE) ↑Verb Endings for live ► F0 (of things that are not alive) to exist or continue to exist: » The memory of those terrible days lives on.Thesaurus+: ↑Continue and lastverb [I] (INTERESTING LIFE) ↑Verb Endings for live ► F0 to have an interesting life: » I want to live a bit before I settle down.» If you haven't seen Venice, you haven't lived.Thesaurus+: ↑Exciting and interestingverb [I] (STAY ALIVE) ↑Verb Endings for live ► C2 to stay alive, especially by getting enough money to pay for food, a place to stay, clothing, etc.: » For several years she lived by begging.» She has an inheritance to live off (US ALSO live off of) so she doesn't need to work.» He only agreed to marry her so he could live off her (money).Thesaurus+: ↑Life and living• • • Extra Examples:» They have to steal to live.» He lives by catching fish.» They live off the proceeds from selling the palace.» He lives off other people's kindness.» They lived by gathering nuts and seeds. live adverb F0 broadcast as it happens or performing in front of an audience: » I've got two tickets to see them (perform) live.Thesaurus+: ↑Present , ↑Available and accessible , ↑Unavailable and inaccessiblego liveF0 If a new system, especially a computer system, goes live, it starts to operate: » Our new payments system will go live at the beginning of next month.Thesaurus+: ↑Starting from a particular time |
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