| 释义 |
live1 /liv/ intransitive verb (livˈing; lived /livd/)- To have, or continue in, life, temporal, spiritual, or figurative, to be alive
- To enjoy life
- To lead one's life in a certain way, eg live well, loosely, etc
- To be supported, subsist, get a living
- To survive, remain alive, escape death
- To continue, last, escape destruction or oblivion
- To reside or dwell
transitive verb- To spend or pass
- To act in conformity to
- To express (eg a set of principles, a creed, etc) by one's life, make one's life the same thing as
ORIGIN: OE lifian (WSax libban) livabilˈity or liveabilˈity noun livˈable or liveˈable adjective - Worth living, capable of being lived
- (usu followed by in) habitable
- (usu followed by with or in) such as one could endure to live with or in, bearable
livˈer noun livedˈ-in adjective - (of a room, etc) homely with the signs of habitation
- (of a face) marked by life's experiences
liveˈ-inˈ adjective - (of an employee) living at the place of work
- (of a sexual partner) sharing the same dwelling
live a lie To conduct one's life in such a way as to deny or conceal some essential circumstance or aspect of one's character, usu shameful live and breathe To be passionately enthusiastic about live and learn To keep learning new and surprising things live and let live To give and expect toleration or forbearance live by To order one's life according to (a principle, etc) live down Eventually to rehabilitate oneself in people's eyes after (a failure, mistake, etc) live for - To attach great importance to
- To make (something) the chief concern of one's life
- To look forward longingly to
live in To reside at one's place of employment live it up - To go on a spree
- To cram one's life with excitement and pleasure
live off - To be financially supported by
- To feed oneself exclusively on (particular foods)
live on - To live by feeding upon, or with expenditure limited to
- To continue or last
live on air (facetious) To have no apparent means of sustenance live out - To live (one's life) entirely in a particular way or place
- To survive
- To fulfil (eg the destiny reserved for one)
- (of someone in domestic service) to live away from the workplace (US)
- (of eg a hotel worker, hospital doctor, etc) to live away from one's place of employment
- (of a student) to have accommodation outside the college or university campus
live out of (informal) To depend on the limited range of eg food offered by (tins) or clothes contained in (a suitcase) live through To experience at first hand and survive (esp an unpleasant event) live to To live long enough to, come at last to live together To cohabit live under (archaic) To be tenant to live up to - To behave in a manner worthy of
- To fulfil or satisfy (expectations, a promise, etc)
live well To live luxuriously live with - To cohabit with
- To accept and adapt to as an inescapable part of one's life
the living theatre The live theatre |