live

1. V-I If someone lives in a particular place or with a particular person, their home is in that place or with that person. 居住

She has lived here for 10 years. 她在這里住了10年了。

Where do you live?

你住在哪里？

2. V-T/V-I If you say that someone lives in particular circumstances or that they live a particular kind of life, you mean that they are in those circumstances or that they have that kind of life. 生活

We lived quite grandly. 我們生活得相當(dāng)快樂(lè)。

Compared to people living only a few generations ago, we have greater opportunities to have a good time. 與生活在僅僅幾代之前的人相比，我們有更大的過(guò)得快樂(lè)的機(jī)會(huì)。

3. V-I If you say that someone lives for a particular thing, you mean that it is the most important thing in their life. (為…而) 活

He lived for his work. 他為了工作而活。

4. V-T/V-I To live means to be alive. If someone lives to a particular age, they stay alive until they are that age. 活著

He's got a terrible disease and will not live long. 他得了一種重病，活不長(zhǎng)了。

He lived to be 103. 他活到了103歲。

5. V-I If people live by doing a particular activity, they get the money, food, or clothing they need by doing that activity. 以…為生[no cont]

...the last indigenous people to live by hunting. …最后一個(gè)以打獵為生的土著民族。

6. →see also living

7. PHRASE If you live it up, you have a very enjoyable and exciting time, for example by going to lots of parties or going out drinking with friends. 盡情玩樂(lè)[非正式]

There is no reason why you couldn't live it up once in a while. 沒(méi)有理由不讓你偶爾盡情玩樂(lè)一下的。

8. to live hand to mouth→see hand

PHRASE

1. ADJ Live animals or plants are alive, rather than being dead or artificial. 活的[ADJ n]

...a protest against the company's tests on live animals. …反對(duì)該公司對(duì)活的動(dòng)物進(jìn)行實(shí)驗(yàn)的抗議。

2. ADJ A live television or radio programme is one in which an event or performance is broadcast at exactly the same time as it happens, rather than being recorded first. 現(xiàn)場(chǎng)直播的

Murray was a guest on a live radio show. 默里曾是一個(gè)無(wú)線電直播節(jié)目的嘉賓。

They watch all the live matches. 他們觀看所有現(xiàn)場(chǎng)直播的比賽。

3. ADV Live is also an adverb. 現(xiàn)場(chǎng)直播地[ADV after v]

It was broadcast live in 50 countries. 它在50個(gè)國(guó)家進(jìn)行了現(xiàn)場(chǎng)直播。

4. ADJ A live performance is given in front of an audience, rather than being recorded and then broadcast or shown in a film. 現(xiàn)場(chǎng)表演的

The Rainbow has not hosted live music since the end of 1981. 彩虹樂(lè)隊(duì)自1981年底以來(lái)還沒(méi)有舉辦過(guò)現(xiàn)場(chǎng)音樂(lè)會(huì)。

A live audience will pose the questions. 一位現(xiàn)場(chǎng)觀眾將會(huì)提些問(wèn)題。

5. ADV Live is also an adverb. 現(xiàn)場(chǎng)表演地[ADV after v]

Kat Bjelland has been playing live with her new band. 凱特·本杰拉德與她的新樂(lè)團(tuán)一直在進(jìn)行現(xiàn)場(chǎng)表演。

6. ADJ A live wire or piece of electrical equipment is directly connected to a source of electricity. 帶電的

The plug broke, exposing live wires. 插頭壞了，露出帶電的電線。

7. ADJ Live bullets are made of metal, rather than rubber or plastic, and are intended to kill people rather than injure them. 實(shí) (彈) 的

They trained in the jungle using live ammunition. 他們?cè)趨擦掷锸褂谜鏄寣?shí)彈進(jìn)行訓(xùn)練。