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Word family 
live1 /lɪv/ ●●● S1 W1 verb  
1  in a place/home 在某处/某个居所 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]LIVE SOMEWHERE if you live in a place, you have your home there 住，居住
live in/at/near etc
 They lived in Holland for ten years.
他们在荷兰住了10年。
 He lives just across the street from me.
他就住在我街对面。
 We live only a few miles from the coast.
我们住的地方离海边只有几英里远。
 A rather odd family came to live next door to us.
有一户相当奇怪的人家搬到了我们隔壁。
 As soon as I saw the place, I knew I didn’t want to live there.
我一看到那地方，就觉得不想住在那儿。
 Does Paul still live here?
保罗还住在这儿吗？
 We’re still looking for somewhere to live.
我们还在找住的地方。
 They’ve finally found a place to live.
他们终于找到了住的地方。
live with
 My grandmother came to live with us when I was ten.
我10岁的时候，祖母搬来和我们同住。
 Most seventeen-year-olds still live at home (=live with their parents).
17 岁的孩子大都还住在家里。
 I’m quite happy living alone.
我一个人住很开心。
 The house has 3,600 square feet of living space (=the areas of a house you live in).
这房子有3,600平方英尺的居住空间。
live rough British EnglishBrE (=live outside because of having no home) 〔因无家可归而〕露宿在外
 I ran away from home and lived rough for nine months.
我离家出走，露宿了9个月。
2  plant/animal 植物/动物 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]LIVE SOMEWHERE a plant or animal that lives in a particular place grows there or has its home there 生长；栖息
live in/on etc
 These particular birds live on only one island in the Pacific.
这些独特的鸟只栖息在太平洋的一个岛上。
3  at a particular time 在某时 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]LIVING/ALIVE if you live at a particular time, you are alive then 活在…，生活
live before/in/at
 He lived in the eighteenth century.
他生活在18世纪。
 She lived at a time when women were not expected to work.
她生活的时代妇女不用工作。
 Gladstone lived during a period of great social change.
格拉德斯通生活在一个社会大变革时期。
the best/greatest etc that/who ever lived (=the best, greatest etc who has been alive at any time) 有史以来最好的/最伟大的等
 He’s probably the best journalist who ever lived.
他也许是有史以来最优秀的新闻记者。
4  be/stay alive 活着/生存 [intransitiveI]SURVIVE to be alive or be able to stay alive 活着，存活
 Without light, plants couldn’t live.
没有阳光，植物就无法生存。
 He is extremely ill and not expected to live.
他病得很重，看来活不成了。
 The baby only lived a few hours.
那个婴儿只活了几个小时。
 People on average are living much longer than before.
人的平均寿命比以前长多了。
 I’ll never forget this for as long as I live.
我一辈子也忘不了这件事。
live to (be) 80/90 etc/live to the age of 80/90 etc
 My grandmother lived to 85.
我的祖母活到85岁。
 She lived to the age of 79.
她活到79岁。
have two weeks/six months etc to live
 He knows he’s only got a few months to live.
他知道自己只能再活几个月。
 He did not live to see (=live long enough to see) the realization of his dream.
他没能活着看见自己的梦想实现。
5  way of life 生活方式 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep, transitiveT]LIFE to have a particular type of life, or live in a particular way 过…生活；以〔某种方式〕生活
6  earn a living 谋生 [intransitiveI] the way that someone lives is the way that they earn money to buy food etc 靠…为生
7  exciting life 令人兴奋的生活 [intransitiveI]EXCITED to have an exciting life 过精彩的生活，享受生活
8  imagine STH 想象某事物 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]IMAGINE to imagine that things are happening to you 〔在想象的世界里〕生活
9  be kept somewhere 被置于某处 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] British EnglishBrE informalKEEP/STORE the place where something lives is the place where it is kept 放置
10  still exist/have influence 仍然存在/仍有影响 [intransitiveI]EFFECT/INFLUENCE if an idea lives, it continues to exist and influence people 〔观念〕继续影响，流传下去
11  living quarters the part of a building where people live, especially a building that is used by many people or is used for several different purposes 〔建筑物中的〕生活区
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living quarters• Hamilton had disappeared through the connecting passage which led to their living quarters.• We visited the chapel and then headed for the living quarters.• To those used to claustrophobic living quarters and the isolation of island living, a mini-Bio2 seems positively charming.• The teens, agitated by their restriction, were randomly leaving their living quarters and vehemently hurling obscenities and spitting at staff.• They were transferring it to living quarters attached to the hospital.• But the park's present elephants are eager to inspect their £250,000 living quarters before they move in.• The living quarters of servants undoubtedly improved.• I tend to be work-oriented and my living quarters seem to have shrunk, year by year, to this miniature state.
12  living expenses the money you need to spend in order to live, for example on food or a house 生活费用
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living expenses• Most of my paycheck just goes to living expenses.• But that money's for his work ... not for living expenses.• Couples who register pledge to be jointly responsible for their basic living expenses.• It gave us medical coverage and helped cover our living expenses.• Then there is an estimate of how much was required or expended for his own personal and living expenses.• So after living expenses and charity there's not a lot left over.• They borrowed more money for living expenses, then the second mortgage of £16,000 from a company call Dorend.• At present the county council pays his tuition fees and we pay his living expenses, which we can continue.
13  living arrangements the way someone organizes how and where they will live 生活安排
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living arrangements• But I wish he'd civilize his living arrangements.• In doing so they will not only be dealing with grief and loss, but also rethinking their own daily living arrangements.• It was unclear Thursday whether there would be any change in Sun Bonds' living arrangements.• Unfortunately for many of those affected, the amount provided was not nearly enough to pay for more expensive living arrangements.• Make sure your children feel involved Children should be consulted about living arrangements, not just presented with an ultimatum.• Kelly moved him to another school for a year before her living arrangements required her to put him back in West University.• Also information about vocational functioning and living arrangements was gathered by interview.• While hardly ideal, our living arrangements were suitably ascetic, and conducive to inner preparation.
14  live it up informalENJOY/LIKE DOING something to do things that you enjoy and spend a lot of money 享乐，过花天酒地的生活
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live it up• Accountant used cash to live it up.• This contented canine's living it up.• The trim is the shirt; here you can live it up, get a touch more fashionable.• It's no good looking for a man's body round here if the owner's living it up in Costa Rica.• Under a false identity, he's living it up in Florence, dining out with the aristocracy.• Lisa was living it up like she didn't have a care in the world.• They lived it up while they were on Earth.• I am living it up with Survage at the Coq d'Or.
15. live by your wits DISHONESTto get money by being clever or dishonest, and not by doing an ordinary job 靠耍小聪明[骗术]赚钱
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live by your wits• The city's homeless live completely by their wits.• Days when there were no news sensations the newsboys lived by their wits.• Freddie lived by his wits and he was involved with many shady characters.
16  live a lie PRETENDto pretend all the time that you feel or believe something when actually you do not feel that way 过虚伪的生活
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live a lie• Betts said he announced his homosexuality because he couldn't go on living a lie.• I had to leave him - I couldn't go on living a lie.• All their married life she had been living a lie.• By refraining from questioning I've allowed Liza to go on living a lie.• If I accepted this relationship you seem to want, you'd come to hate me for making you live a lie.• A few miles from the house where Irina and I live lies an old churchyard.• Now Diana will feel she need no longer go on living a lie trapped in a sham relationship.• But she was living a lie wasn't she?• If you live a lie, what is the next step?
17  be living on borrowed time SURVIVEto be still alive after the time that you were expected to die 捡了一条命〔比预期活得更久〕
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be living on borrowed time• As long as Moira was around, Tamar was living on borrowed time.• But now, as long as they existed, he was living on borrowed time.
18. live in sin old-fashionedLIVE WITH somebody if people live in sin, they live together and have a sexual relationship without being married （未婚）同居；姘居 → live together
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live in sin• We were, after all, living in sin, and she was a devoted Catholic.
19  live and breathe something ENJOY/LIKE DOING somethingto enjoy doing something so much that you spend most of your time on it 热衷于某事
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live and breathe something• And how they could live and breathe and make more of themselves.• Fans live and breathe for either Celtic or Rangers.• Residents of the city live and breathe high school football.• I won't ever forget you, lad; not while I live and breathe, I won't.• Bob Darnell lives and breathes motor scooters.• Do you live and breathe whatever the position is about?-Do you have the skills nary for this position?
20. you live and learn spokenSURPRISED used to say that you have just learned something that you did not know before 真是活到老学到老〔用于表示刚得知以前不知道的事〕
21. live and let live STRICTused to say that you should accept other people’s behaviour, even if it seems strange 自己活也得让别人活〔用于表示要接受别人的行为，即使看上去奇怪〕
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live and let live• She couldn't live and let live.• The Smiths, though, have little time for the live and let live view.
22  you haven’t lived (if/until ...) BORING spoken used to say that someone’s life will be boring if they do not do a particular exciting thing （如果没有…）你就白活了
23  somebody will live to regret it REGRET/FEEL SORRYused to say that someone will wish that they had not done something 某人将后悔一辈子
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somebody will live to regret it• He may think leaving his wife for the other woman is a good idea, but he'll live to regret it.• If you put all your money in this real estate deal, I guarantee you'll live to regret it.
24  live to see/fight another day SURVIVEto continue to live or work after a failure or after you have dealt with a difficult situation 〔经历失败或困难后〕继续奋斗下去
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live to see/fight another day• A conciliatory gesture, some argued, would appease the cardinal and Holy Trinity would live to fight another day.• By his diplomacy, it was true, Gordon had lived to fight another day.• Or will they live to fight another day?• The choice for us was whether to take a strike unprepared or to live to fight another day.• Pol pot lives to fight another day despite butchering millions of his people.• Having lived to fight another day, Mayer did - with Sam Goldwyn.
25  live life to the full to enjoy doing a lot of different things 充分体验生活
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live life to the full• A church that only looks to itself will never be living life to the full.• At the new house, he lived life to the full.• It affects us directly - a balanced diet means we have the necessary energy to carry on living life to the full.• Tony was treated like an adult, and he got to live life to the full.• Wants to live life to the full.• To live life to the full involves awareness of the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual self.
26. live high on the hog used to say that someone has a nice life because they have a lot of money and buy expensive things – often used to show disapproval 生活阔绰〔常含贬义〕
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live high on the hog• They've been living high on the hog since Jim got the money from his aunt.
27  live from hand to mouth to have only just enough money to buy food 勉强糊口，生活拮据
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live from hand to mouth• Teacher To live from hand to mouth.• He lived from hand to mouth making instant resolves every time he opened his mail.
n28  live the dream to have the kind of life that you always wanted to have, especially after becoming very successful or rich
29. long live the King/Queen! etc spokenSUPPORT A PERSON, GROUP, OR PLAN used as an expression of loyal support for a person 国王/女王等万岁！
30  long live democracy/freedom etc used to say that you hope something continues to exist for a long time 民主/自由等万岁
 THESAURUS
live to have your home somewhere 居住
He lives with his parents.
他和父母同住。
nWhere do you live?
Do you like living in Tokyo?
你喜欢住在东京吗？
Jo lives next to a busy road.
乔住在一条繁华路段旁边。
nJudy lives in that nice house on the corner.
nHow do you like living in the city again after so many years away from it?
nIn 1905 Russell was living at 4 Ralston Street.
be from/come from use this when talking about the country, city, or area where you usually live 来自〔指通常居住的国家、城市或地区〕
nMy name’s Sharon and I’m from Harlow.
nThe man is believed to be from somewhere in the north of England.
‘Where are you from?’ ‘I’m from Japan.’
“你是哪国人？” “我是日本人。”
The winner came from Australia.
优胜者来自澳大利亚。
inhabit if a group of people or animals inhabit an area, they live there – used especially in written descriptions 〔人或动物〕居住于〔某地，尤用于书面描述〕
The island is mainly inhabited by sheep.
岛上主要栖居着绵羊。
nSome tribes still inhabit the more remote mountains and jungles of the country.
reside formal to live in a particular country, city etc 居住
She now resides in the US.
目前她居住在美国。
nMiss Badu grew up in Dallas but now resides in Brooklyn.
nAt that time there were many American writers residing in Paris.
nMiss Tonelli, how exactly did you come to reside at your current address?
nThe government bureau has prepared a booklet for US citizens residing abroad.
grow up to live somewhere when you are a child or teenager 〔在某地〕长大
nThis is the neighborhood where my father grew up.
I grew up on a farm in South Africa.
我在南非的一个农场长大。
 PHRASAL VERBS
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live• At 40, you really start to live!• One of the victims has severe burns and is not expected to live.• The baby was born with a serious heart defect and not expected to live.• Also, it meant, because of the time it was given, having a bad headache if one wanted to live.• Elvis lives.• They lived abroad for several years but moved back when the children were school age.• In 1905 Russell was living at 4 Ralston Street.• Donald is 30 years old, but he still lives at home.• Kim lives because I wish him to live.• The will to live can be a vital factor in recovery.• My father only lived for a few years after his heart attack.• Cats normally live for about twelve years.• How could I have been living here all my life and never really known it before?• For poor blacks, without money to move, living in an inner-city ghetto can mean days without seeing a white face.• Many students prefer to live in during their first year of study.• Judy lives in that nice house on the corner.• St. Patrick probably lived in the 5th century.• How do you like living in the city again after so many years away from it?• I lived in the Village and worked as a bookkeeper.• Do you like living in Tokyo?• He defines locality as the space within which the larger part of most citizens' daily working and consuming lives is lived.• Those guys live like pigs.• Females live longer on average than males.• People living on the proposed site say their future is now more uncertain than ever.• Our baby was in the intensive care unit, and we didn't know whether she would live or die.• There were ten in the lifeboat, but only three lived to tell the tale.• Plants can't live without water.
live in/at/near etc• He says they're substandard and unfit to be lived in.• Steve Morgan lives in a converted warehouse.• In the process, he alienated his wife and kids and began living in a motel room.• He and his family lived in a three-story house near the Old Market, and they sublet the top floor to Langford.• I was born in Oxford, even though my parents were living in London.• He lives in Stepney - the Stavangers have always lived in Stepney.• Discussion prevalence Of the many surveys of prevalence of urinary incontinence few report only on people living in their own homes.• All that five thousand kids lived in those five thousand houses, owned by those guys that got off the train.
live in/on etc• Many say the spirit of the march lives on and continues to sustain activism at a local level.• The Independent Living Fund has proved a great success in giving severely disabled people an opportunity to live in the community.• The first house they lived in, in Des Moines turned out to be just the first of many.• The people who were evacuated live on islands in the Zambezi.• But to live in modernity is to experience it as home.• Once I was born we lived in New Zealand for about two years.• Witches always lived on the edges of things.• Many who live in the unincorporated metro-area come here to escape the hassles of urban life.
live before/in/at• Crazy is living in a fog and pissing your pants.• His widow, Cheryl, lives in Houston.• They live in L A.. Their father is the editor of a motorcycle magazine.• The highest concentrations of divorced people living with parents are to be found among men whose parents live in local authority accommodation.• You couldn't live in peace, playing adventures all day long, undisturbed by the real world.• Dear Ursula: I've been sort of dating a guy who lives in Sacramento.• Put another way, it can not address problems of places and ignore the hardships of people who live in those places.
living ... longer• People are living longer, and costing the state more in the final years of their lives.• Today, people are living longer and healthier lives.• The reason is that people are living longer and medical treatment is more complicated and therefore more costly.• What makes this alarming is that we are all living longer and retiring earlier.• One reason for this is that mentally handicapped people are living longer, and this is balancing out the reduction in admissions.• But apart from these, people are living longer than ever before.• And today's generation is living longer than previous generations.• Firstly people are living longer, there is low infant mortality, but the average age of the population is rising as well.
live in peace/poverty etc• We remember the past as something bitter, but we are going to create conditions for two communities to live in peace.• Will these peoples continue to live in poverty and disease, or will they be brought up to modern standards of living?• Or, more to the point, how they could live in peace and make money.• Women are more likely than men to live in poverty and to face violence in our own homes.• Families living in poverty in Britain are suffering higher rates of serious health problems.• He has certain guarantees to live in peace in Cuernavaca.• With a third of the country living in poverty, most women have to work to support their families.• Literally millions of elderly people live in poverty or in near-poverty through no fault of their own.
live by doing something• Walt lives by collecting and selling aluminum cans and other stuff he finds on the street.
live through• His new book is a collection of essays and fiction by writers who lived through the Great Depression.
live forever• All of a sudden you want to live for ever.• As long as he could avoid this seasonal parasite, he would live for ever.• I never intend to die but to carry on and live for ever!• If anyone eats of this bread, they will live for ever.• If so, you could say that a bacterium can live for ever by dividing itself into infinity.• In an arena where most bands are denied even their 15 minutes of fame, Whyte wants to live for ever.• Tom Glover suddenly felt like he was going to live for ever.• You feel you are going to live for ever until you fall in love.
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live2 /laɪv/ ●●○ S3 W3 adjectiveadj  
1  living 活的 [only before noun]LIVING/ALIVE not dead or artificial 活的；有生命的 SYN living OPP dead
2  TCBtv/radio 电视/广播TIME/AT THE SAME TIME a live television or radio programme is seen or heard on television or radio at the same time as it is actually happening 现场直播的，实况转播的 OPP prerecorded
3  APmusic/theatre 音乐/戏剧TIME/AT THE SAME TIME a live performance is one in which the entertainer performs for people who are watching, rather than for a film, record etc 〔为观众〕现场表演的
4  electricity 电TEE a wire or piece of equipment that is live has electricity flowing through it 〔电线或设备〕通电的，带电的
5  bombs 炸弹PMW a live bomb still has the power to explode because it has not been used 会爆炸的
6  bullets 子弹 live bullets are real ones that are made of metal and can kill people 真的，有杀伤力的 OPP blank
7  STILLissue 问题 a live subject or problem is one that still interests or worries people 当前所关心的，时下仍受人关注的
8  live coals BURNpieces of coal that are burning 正在燃烧的煤
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live coals• The central position was taken by the headmaster himself, and the live coals sent vivid warmth to his posterior.
9. DFyoghurt 酸奶 live yoghurt contains bacteria that are still alive 含活菌的
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live• live ammunition• They are campaigning against experiments on live animals.• It features carnival rides, live bands and a dance pavilion along with booths for food, arts and crafts.• Moreover, the live food that all fish are particularly fond of is worms.• Styx A fun pub with entertainment ranging from disco and live music, to pianist and cabaret.• Experts figure it is more than 1,000 years old and one of the largest live oaks in the United States.• The live performance for me right now is about being present.• From this unique contraption, Hart will oversee the live performances.
real live• Seeing real live animals in a zoo is much more exciting that just watching them on television.• But hate crimes take place in a real live community, and people need to be aware of that.• To actually see crabs scuttling across the floor and live sponges and even real live fish was astonishing.• Later rather than sooner a real live girl deals with your call in person.• I've never met a real live movie star before!• In the Hollywood Canteen, where GIs and gobs were served by real live movie stars, he was in uniform.• Gordon Beamish was a real live optician.• Her relations with the real live Patrick were exactly as before.• She's a real live wire. 2.
live music• Not that I have had much opportunity to appreciate live music.• We are also very sorry to all clubs and venues omitted from our mammoth listing of live music.• With that gesture began a long day of live music by every Stax artist to raise money for the Watts Summer Festival.• There is often live music in the bars and the discos are quite lively.• Think live music is something only the wealthy can enjoy?• Adding to the overall charm, there is often live music played on the promenade.• Styx A fun pub with entertainment ranging from disco and live music, to pianist and cabaret.
live ammunition• Actual conditions of warfare were simulated in training, with plenty of exposure to live ammunition.• He'd have been kicked out of here if it wasn't obvious that he'd actually used live ammunition.• When arrested, he was found to be in possession of a small-calibre handgun and several rounds of live ammunition.• One of the machine guns had live ammunition attached to it.• Leipzigers feared live ammunition could be used.• As the situation worsened more border police entered the area and began firing live ammunition into the crowd.• The live ammunition that I experienced was not officially sanctioned as being hazardous enough to be included.• Policemen who were stoned by the crowd used live ammunition to disperse it, killing at least one person.
live issue• That question can be left for a future occasion when it gives rise to a live issue.• The relationship between the two ways of being was, however, always a live issue.• It is very much a live issue and is progressing well.• And she is honorary secretary of the Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors, which also tackles live issues in the area.• In considering the right to live issue, there is a tendency to fight shy of the emotive word of murder.
live3 /laɪv/ ●●○ adverbadv  
1  TIME/AT THE SAME TIMEif something is broadcast live, it is broadcast on television or radio as it is actually happening 在现场直播 → prerecorded
2  TIME/AT THE SAME TIMEif people perform live, they perform in front of people who have come to watch, rather than for a film, record etc 〔在观众面前〕现场演出[表演]
3  go live when a system or project goes live, people start to use it after it has been planned and discussed for a long time 〔系统或项目经长时间计划和讨论后〕开始使用
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go live• Before you rush to subscribe, however, it's only the phone arm of the service that has gone live.• The new site was due to go live at the end of June and promised new personalisation features.• The new system went live earlier this year.• Undeterred, Gandhi declared he would go live in a hut in the untouchable quarter.• Care management goes live in April 1993 but is still poorly rehearsed and its performance may yet disappoint.• On 12 January the Midland electrification between Luton and Bedford went live in preparation for driver-only training. 1982.• The service, CallNet0800, goes live on 1 November.• We went live on air by telephone for about ten minutes, at about 8.25 am.
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live• All Saints topped the chart with Pure Shores, closely followed by two artists who played live in Ireland last year.
broadcast live• More television work came with an episode of Emergency Ward 10, then broadcast live.• When these pictures were broadcast live across international television screens, it was obvious that the issue was misogyny, not theology.• A commentary of the day's activities will be broadcast live across North Staffordshire by Hospital Radio.• The programme will be broadcast live from Banbury School in Oxfordshire.• Capital Radio's Kid Jensen will broadcast live from the ship while it is in London.• The session started early and finished late, and was broadcast live on all cable news channels.• Sky will broadcast live Premier League matches on Sunday afternoons and Monday evenings.• At the same time a reforestation telethon will be broadcast live via satellite and by radio around the world.
perform live• I would never take on an act who couldn't perform live.• As well as her own projects, she has in recent years performed live and on record with her husband Wallace Roney.• I saw Sade perform live for charity at the weekend.• So performing live in the Land of Song for the first time was an emotional experience for Kylie and her relatives.
Origin live1
Old English libban
 live2
(1500-1600) alive
live1 verb
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→THESAURUS1 →PHRASAL VERBS1live2 adjectiveadjlive3 adverbadv
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IELTS BNC: 267 COCA: 210
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 1in a place在某地ADVERB | VERB + LIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤alone獨居▸➤together住在一起◇She disapproves of unmarried couples living together.她反對未婚男女同居。➤apart, separately分開／分別居住◇The two sisters have lived apart for two years.姐妹二人分開居住已經兩年了。◇children living separately from their parents不與父母住在一起的孩子們➤independently單獨居住◇older people still living independently仍然獨自居住的老年人➤communally集體居住➤abroad居住在國外➤permanently永久居住◇I'm not going to live here permanently.我不打算在此永久居住。VERB + LIVE➤come to, go to入住；去居住◇We went to live in Canada when I was three.我 3 歲那年我們到了加拿大居住。PREPOSITION➤among生活在⋯中間◇They lived among the people of this remote island.他們與這座偏遠島嶼上的人們生活在一起。➤at住在⋯◇She's lived at this same address for four years.她住在這個地址已經 4 年了。➤in居住在⋯◇He lives in Cape Town.他住在開普敦。➤near住在⋯附近◇She lives quite near here.她住的地方離這兒很近。➤with和⋯一起住◇I still live with my parents.我還和父母住在一起。PHRASES➤live at home住在家裏◇He's still living at home (= with his parents).他還住在家裏。➤a place to live住處◇young couples looking for a place to live尋找住處的年輕夫婦
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 2be alive活着ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤longer活得更久◇Women live longer than men in general.一般說來，女人比男人長壽。➤forever長生◇Who wants to live forever? I don't.誰想長生？反正我不想。➤happily (ever after)（從此）幸福地生活◇All she wanted was to get married and live happily ever after.她所期望的就是結婚，然後幸福地生活。➤comfortably, well生活得舒適／很好◇Most of the people live very well, with nice houses and plenty to eat.多數人都過得很好，住得好，吃得飽。◇They'll have enough money to live comfortably.他們會有足夠的錢過舒適的生活。➤fully過得充實◇I did want to live more fully.我確實想過得更充實。➤dangerously過冒險的生活◇Tonight she felt like living dangerously.今晚她想冒冒險。➤amicably, harmoniously, peaceably, peacefully和睦地生活；平靜地生活◇the need to live as harmoniously as possible with everyone else與每個人盡可能和睦相處的必要➤quietly生活得寧靜◇He was living quietly with his family.他和家人過着寧靜的生活。➤cheaply生活費用低廉◇You can live there quite cheaply.在那兒生活花銷可以很少。➤frugally, modestly生活節儉／樸素◇They lived frugally off a diet of beans and lentils.他們生活節儉，只吃豆子和小扁豆。➤vicariously有同感地生活◇She tried to live vicariously through her children.她試圖和自己的孩子同喜同悲。PREPOSITION➤in生活在⋯之中◇Many of the people live in poverty and misery.許多老百姓生活在貧窮和痛苦中。➤through經歷◇She lived through two world wars.她經歷過兩次世界大戰。➤with伴隨⋯生活◇people living with AIDS艾滋病病毒感染者➤without離開⋯活着◇I absolutely could not live without my cell phone!我的生活絕對離不開手機！PHRASES➤(for) as long as you live只要活着◇I shall remember this day for as long as I live.我有生之年永遠不會忘記這一天。➤learn to live with sth學會容忍⋯◇people who are learning to live with disability正在學着接受缺陷的人們➤live a life of sth過⋯的生活◇He's now living a life of luxury in Australia.他目前在澳大利亞過着奢華的生活。➤live to (be) 80, 90, etc., live to the age of 80, 90, etc.活到 80 歲、90 歲等◇She lived to the age of 95.她活到了 95 歲高齡。➤the world we live in現實世界◇teaching children about the world we live in教孩子認識現實世界
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VERBS | PHRASES VERBS➤appear, be, perform, play, sing現場轉播；現場演出；現場演奏；現場演唱◇He appeared live on the Song and Dance Show.他在歌舞表演中現場演出。◇Is the show live or recorded?這次演出是直播還是錄播？◇The band have never played this song live before.這個樂隊以前從沒現場演奏過這首歌。➤film現場拍攝◇The show was filmed live at the Arena.節目是在阿雷納露天劇院現場拍攝的。➤report, speak, talk直播報道／演講／談話◇We'll be reporting live from Beijing.我們會從北京直播報道。◇Later we'll talk live with the former New York police commissioner.稍後我們將現場訪談紐約前警察局長。➤watch (sth)觀看（⋯）直播◇I can watch the games live on TV.我可以在電視上看直播比賽。➤come to sb, go out（向某人）直播出去◇This concert comes to you live from Carnegie Hall.本次音樂會從卡耐基音樂廳向您直播。◇In those days the broadcasts all went out live.那時候廣播節目都是現場直播的。➤air現場播送◇The show will air live on June 10.表演將於 6 月 10 日現場直播。➤be broadcast, be carried, be screened, be shown, be televised, be transmitted現場直播；現場播映◇The trial was carried live on a Chicago radio station.審判通過芝加哥廣播電台現場直播。◇The game will be televised live this evening.比賽將於今晚電視直播。➤be recorded現場錄製◇The CD was recorded live at a concert given last year.這張激光唱盤是在去年的音樂會上現場錄製的。PHRASES➤go live上線◇The new website is expected to go live in October.新網站預計 10 月上線。
IELTS BNC: 267 COCA: 210
live verb
⇨ live (live in a house) ⇨ exist (When did she live?) ⇨ remain (live in your memory) ⇨ survive (only six months to live)live adj.
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live ♦︎ inhabit ♦︎ occupy ♦︎ reside ♦︎ peopleThese words all mean to have your home in a particular place. 这些词均表示在某个地方居住。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to live / reside in / among / near sth◆to live in / inhabit / occupy / reside in a house◆to live in / inhabit / occupy a building◆to live in / inhabit / people the world◆to live in / inhabit in a region■ live [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to have your home in a particular place 住；居住◆I live in an old farmhouse.我住在一间旧农舍里。◆We used to live in London.我们过去住在伦敦。◆Where do you live?你住在什么地方？◆She needs to find somewhere to live.她需要找个住处。■ inhabit ɪnˈhæbɪt [transitive] to live in a particular place or type of place, especially an area or region 居住在，栖居于（某个地区）◆Some of the rare species that inhabit the area are under threat.栖息在这个地区的一些珍稀物种正面临威胁。◆The island used to be inhabited (= have people living there).这个岛过去曾经有人居住。  see also inhabitant ⇨ resident ■ occupy ˈɒkjupaɪ; NAmE ˈɑːkjupaɪ [transitive] (formal) to use a room or building for the purpose of living or working 使用（房间或建筑）；居住◆He occupies an office on the 51st floor.他在51楼有一间办公室。   see also occupant ⇨ tenant ■ reside rɪˈzaɪd [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) (formal) to live in a particular place 居住在；定居于◆Do you still reside at 56 Elm Road?你还住在榆树路56号吗？◆Their passports do not give them the right to reside in the United Kingdom.根据他们的护照，他们无权在英国居留。  see also residence ⇨ home 1 , resident ⇨ resident ■ people [transitive, usually passive] (written) to live in a place or environment or fill it with people 居住在；把⋯挤满人；住满居民◆The town was peopled largely by workers from the car factory and their families.这个镇上的居民大多是汽车厂的工人及其家属。◆Her novels are peopled with interesting, complex characters.她的小说里充满了有趣而复杂的人物。
IELTS BNC: 267 COCA: 210

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