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life
Word family
life /laɪf/ ●●● S1 W1 noun (plural lives /laɪvz/)
1 time SB is alive 某人的一生 [countableC, uncountableU]LIFE the period of time when someone is alive 一生，寿命
in somebody’s life
2 state of being alive 活着 [countableC, uncountableU]LIVING/ALIVE the state of being alive 生，生存；生命
3 way SB lives 某人的生活方式 [countableC usually singular]LIFE the way you live your life, and what you do and experience during it 生活
lead/live/have a ... life
Ken’s whole life revolved around surfing (=that was the main interest and purpose of his life).
肯的全部生活都以冲浪为中心。
You shouldn’t let your boyfriend rule your life (=control and affect everything you do).
你不应该让你的男朋友主宰你的生活。
4 particular situation/job 独特的情形/工作 [countableC, uncountableU]LIFE
5 social/personal/sex etc life LIFEthe activities in your life relating to your friends, your family, sex etc 社交/个人/性生活等
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social/personal/sex etc life• She didn't have many friends and not much of a social life.• He frequently attempted to deflect criticism of his administration and personal life by characterizing such allegations as the product of white racism.• The next programme started - an analysis of political and social life in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.• Full of character, Paxos has an easy social life, ideal for people on holiday by themselves.• He considered her sound as a bell in most ways, apart from this mad preoccupation with Nicandra's social life.• He would state all these things and would add that Citizen Oswald takes no part in the social life of the shop.• The social life of the island was in disarray.• They are active shoppers and visibly social, using their social life to forward their careers.
6 human existence 人的生活 [uncountableU]LIVING/ALIVE human existence, considered as a variety of experiences and activities 生活；人生
7 time when STH exists/works 某事物的存在期/使用寿命 [countableC usually singular]
8 living things 生物 [uncountableU]
9 be somebody’s (whole) life IMPORTANTto be the most important thing or person to someone 是某人的(全部)生活；是某人的生命
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be somebody’s (whole) life• With the one the bird is risking its life, with the other only a meal.• That, she said later, was how life baited the trap.• His praying likewise was full of life and feeling.• Music is Laura's life.• When this relationship is extended, life on land becomes equated not only with non-questing but with spiritual non-being.• The hard-edged Luce style was making Life a more serious product than its old-fashioned competitor.• A life that isn't exactly life.
10 life and death (also life or death)SERIOUS SITUATION used for emphasizing that a situation, decision etc is extremely urgent and important, especially because someone is at risk of dying 生死攸关(的)，决定生死(的)
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life and death• Or, more accurately, a game of life and death.• In Catal Huyuk the images of life and death mingle in a way that may strike us as bizarre.• Issues of life and death also ride the roller coaster in the same trivialising way.• In some cases this might be literally a matter of life and death.• Not for reasons of life and death or right and wrong, however.• These two objects are symbolic of life and death.• Pure happenstance and luck had much to do with life and death on both sides.• The words life and death have no meaning for them.
11 game 游戏 [countableC] a chance in a game, especially a computer game, in which you can be defeated or do something wrong and can still continue playing 命〔尤指计算机游戏中继续玩下去的机会〕
12 BUSY PLACEactivity 活动 [uncountableU] activity or movement 生气，生机
14 come to life/roar into life/splutter into life etc START TO HAPPEN, EXIST ETCto suddenly start working 突然开始运作
15 make life difficult/easier etc EASYPROBLEMto make it difficult, easier etc to do something 使生活变得困难/较容易等
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make life difficult/easier etc• With the advent of electrics, journey times were to be halves, as well as making life easier for locomotive crews.• Latecomers, however, do make life difficult - and unnecessarily expensive.• The lack of economic statistics has made life difficult for economists and money managers for the past few weeks.• Jim was uninterested in learning the kind of ecclesial footwork that would have made life easier for himself and his parish.• There's no greater pleasure than handing over money to a local supplier who helps make life easier.• Having to adopt the fast-track method made life difficult for all three.• But this arbitrary division of the country has not made life easier for either the North or the South.• To make life easier in the future, will you be publishing an index?
16. the life and soul of the party British EnglishBrE, the life of the party American EnglishENJOY/LIKE DOING something someone who enjoys social occasions and is fun and exciting to be with 社交聚会中最活跃的人
17 life and limb formal your life and physical health – used especially when this is threatened in some way 生命，生死安危〔尤用于生命受到某种威胁时〕
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life and limb• We're talking serious grievous bodily here, maybe loss of life and limb.• The array of rules and regulations dealing with transport and behaviour on the highway are concerned with protecting life and limb.• This meant I didn't have to get risk life and limb to get a good close up shot.• The Malvern Hills Classic meeting ... now in its fourth year ... isn't all about risking life and limb though.• Villeneuve, who had collided with Ralf Schumacher, gets paid £10MILLION for risking life and limb in Formula One.
18 get a life! spoken used to tell someone that you think they are boring and should find more exciting things to do 来点有意思的吧！
19 that’s life (also such is life) spokenDISAPPOINTED used to say that something is disappointing but you have to accept it 生活就是这样，这就是生活〔用于表示某事令人失望，但必须接受〕
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21 this is the life spoken used when you are relaxing and doing something you enjoy 这样才是生活，生活就该这样〔用于放松并做自己喜欢的事时〕
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this is the life• She felt marvellously well. 34 Ah, this is the life, this is the life.
22 the shock/surprise/game etc of somebody’s life ENJOY/LIKE DOING somethingthe biggest shock or surprise, the best game etc that someone has ever had 某人平生最大的震惊/最大的意外/最出色的比赛等
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the shock/surprise/game etc of somebody’s life• And so that would be the surprise of her life.• He had arrived before the others, and got the shock of his life when he saw Nails.• So when he followed up by pointing us towards the touchline, I got the shock of my life.• He said he was the security guard, but he had the shock of his life when he saw me.• She is having the game of her life.• But on Sunday Collins played the game of his life in destroying the fancied Vikings.• Goalie Garth Snow played the game of his life to save Philly.
23 how’s life? spoken used to ask someone if they are well, what they have been doing etc 你过得好吗？你生活得怎么样？
24 life goes on spoken used to say that you must continue to live a normal life even when something sad or disappointing has happened 生活还得继续
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life goes on• We all mourn their passing, but life goes on without them.• The personal construction of life goes on, however much undergirded by chemotherapeutic assistance.• To be sure, life goes on.• It ensures that life goes on.• He knows that life goes on.• For them, life goes on.• While you were there you had a ball, and then life goes on.• In other words, life goes on.
25 a life of its own
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a life of its own• The ball seemed to have acquired a life of its own.• He still wears a sailor suit, the cowlick at his hairline gives his forelock a life of its own.• Its Studio Theatre has a life of its own at the forefront of creative theatre.• She watched it with mild curiosity; it seemed to have a life of its own.• The Negro Plot took on a life of its own.• Tamriel is a self-sufficient world abuzz with a life of its own.• Now the Vaccines for Children program has become a new bureaucratic monster with a life of its own.• His hands windmill in a frenetic semaphore and his body shifts in ceaseless motion, with a life of its own.
26 cannot for the life of me spokenCAN'T used to say that you cannot remember or understand something even when you try hard 我拼了命也不能，我怎么也不能〔用于不能记起或理解某事时〕
27 life’s too short spoken used to say that you should not waste time doing something or worrying about something 人生苦短，生命太短暂〔用于表示不能浪费时间去做某事或为某事担心〕
28 not on your life spokenNO used as a reply to a question or suggestion to say that you definitely will not do something 决不〔用于回答问题或建议〕
29 the woman/man/girl etc in your life GIRLFRIEND/BOYFRIENDthe woman or man you are married to or are having a relationship with – used especially in advertisements 你生命中的女人/男人/女孩等〔尤用于广告〕
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the woman/man/girl etc in your life• Michael: Who are the men in your life?• Nevertheless, he felt abandoned and betrayed by the women in his life.• To clarify things that may be confusing the men in their lives.• He was a tough little kid, Esteban, the women in his life say.• Was that why she found the men in her life all so boring?• My doctor is the man in my life.• Why was it that the men in her life seemed to have found some other woman to give them an heir?• Recent books have revealed the unacknowledged literary debts that writers such as Brecht and Joyce owed to the women in their lives.
30 prison 监狱 [uncountableU]SCPUNISH (also life imprisonment) the punishment of being put in prison for the rest of your life 终身监禁，无期徒刑
31 art 艺术 [uncountableU]AVP when you paint, draw etc something you are looking at, especially a person or animal 写生
32 frighten/scare the life out of somebody informal to make someone feel very frightened 把某人吓得魂不附体
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33. there’s life in the old dog yet spoken used to say that although someone or something is old, they are still able to do something – used humorously 宝刀未老，老当益壮〔幽默用法〕
34 live/lead/have the life of Riley informal to have a very easy and comfortable life and not have to work hard 过着安逸的生活
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36 the next life (also the life to come, life after death)DIE the time after death, in which some people believe life continues in another form 下辈子，来生
→ as large as life at large1(7), → change of life, → for dear life at dear2(6), → double life, → high life at high1(22), → a new lease of life at lease1(2), → quality of life at quality1(5), → real life at real1(3), real-life, → true to life at true1(9), → walk of lifeExamples from the Corpus
COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: the state of being alive 生，生存；生命
verbs
save somebody’s life 救某人的命
The money you give will save the life of a child.
你给的这些钱能拯救一个孩子的生命。
risk your life 冒生命危险
He risked his life to help Jews during the Second World War.
第二次世界大战中他冒着生命危险帮助犹太人。
lose your life (=die) 丧生
Hundreds of people lost their lives on the first day of the fighting.
战斗第一天就有数百人丧生。take a/sb’s life (=kill someone) 夺去(某人的)生命，杀死某人 All cultures consider it wrong to take a life for no reason. 所有的文化均认为无故剥夺他人生命是错误的。
ntake a/somebody’s life (=kill someone)
All cultures consider it wrong to take a life for no reason.
take your own life (=kill yourself) 自杀，了结自己的生命
He was depressed and decided to take his own life.
他意志消沉，决定自杀。
claim the life of somebody (=kill someone – used of a thing) 〔某事物〕夺走某人的生命
The disease claimed the lives of up to a quarter of the population.
该病已夺走了四分之一人口的生命。
cost lives/cost somebody their life (=result in deaths/in someone’s death) 致死/致某人死亡
nThat decision may have cost him his life.
give your life/lay down your life (=die in order to save other people, or because of a strong belief) 捐躯，献出自己的生命
nThese men gave their lives during the war to keep us free.
endanger the life of somebody 危及某人的生命
nThey wanted to capture the gunman without endangering the lives of his hostages.
spare somebody’s life (=not kill someone, when you could kill them) 饶某人的命
nShe begged him to spare the life of her son.
be fighting for your life (=be so ill or injured that you might die) 与死亡搏斗
nOne badly burned man was fighting for his life in hospital.
cling to life (=try to stay alive, even though you are very ill or injured) 坚持活下去，努力求生
phrasesnShe clung to life, despite the pain.
owe your life to somebody (=be still alive because of someone’s actions) 多亏某人相救
The victim said he owed his life to the stranger who helped him.
受害人说他能活下来全亏那位陌生人相助。
take your life in your hands (=put yourself in a dangerous situation) 玩命，豁出性命
nJust crossing this road is taking your life in your hands.
COMMON ERRORSDon’t say ‘the cost of life’. Say the cost of living.
不要说 ‘the cost of life’. 而要说 the cost of living.
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life• Life can be hard sometimes.• Life in L.A. is exciting.• I'm hoping to win the lottery and live a life of luxury!• He left school at 15, quickly turning to a life of crime.• A Life of Christopher Columbus• Cindy still doesn't know much about life.• Immigrating to the UK was their only chance for a better life.• Debbie has a really busy life, doesn't she?• Every opportunity to maximise the differences between school and college life was seized.• He knew very little about his mother's early life in Africa.• At least Aunt Edith had a happy life.• Dad spent his life building up this business.• Do you believe in life after death?• Do you think there is life on other planets?• Lack of calcium can lead to bone disease in later life.• Mars and Venus this weekend means your love life will start to sparkle.• a baby's first moments of life• By our actions today, we can improve the quality of life for future generations.• I can not say that Dickie ever talked to me about his most personal life.• But she knew Petey was too old for dishonest leaps between the movies and real life.• Boswell's Life of Sanuel Johnson was published in 1791.• This has had a huge effect on children's lives.• An 18-year-old San Jose man clung to life late Wednesday after being shot in the head during a robbery.• We are having a wonderful life, without you.• All your life every man has wanted to be a cowboy.• Having a baby completely changes your life.• How would you like to spend your life? What kind of work would you like to do?
all my life• I lived in New York City all my life.• In this regard I have been nothing else all my life.• I love Barry and I feel like I have known him all my life.• I could say that in spite of ties of affection I have been lonely all my life.• The look of her will bother me all my life.• I have been fortunate enough to find myself all my life on the side of tolerance.• My memory of all my life is like that.• Father, Father, I called to you all my life!
changes ... life• Small things cause great changes in fragile lives.• Not everyone feels this way, though, mostly because they've taken measures to make changes in their lives.• They know the presence of the Holy Spirit who changes their lives.
way of life• Casual dress has become a way of life in corporate Britain.• The reef is indeed a way of life, not a particular kind of creature.• As long as it is not a way of life.• Shopping is an important part of the American way of life.• the American way of life• Of the rest, twenty mentioned various kinds of community-level effects which I would classify as affecting the local way of life.• "How can we abandon our way of life?" asked the old sheep herder. "It's all we know."• Nevertheless it stirred 28,000 ordinary people to write to Lambeth Palace about the way of life they most desired.• What about their way of life?• The basic mechanism that undermines the traditional way of life is the ever increasing number and density of the population.• The islanders whose way of life has been unchallenged.
daily/everyday life• Similarly, the sentence-grammarian can not remain immured from the discourse he encounters in his daily life.• Appreciate the use made of percentages in everyday life.• The artist portrayed images of daily life in his native town of Ocotlan with vivid colors, surrealism and magical realism.• Such murders were becoming part of daily life in El Salvador.• This is the reality of everyday life.• Culturally dominant and playing a pervasive role in the everyday life of élite and masses alike, it wielded enormous influence.• National character supposedly reflects the everyday life that finds its way into the culture.• Will the daily lives of these people be improved through this project?
life of• What's the average life of a passenger airplane?• The interest rate varies over the life of the loan.
sign of life• Even when all sign of life had gone I kept on feeling itchy.• There are signs of life above the snow, too.• A flock was once thought to be a decisive sign of life, some noble formation only life could achieve.• Here are inchoate signs of life, but not as we know it, Jim.• After the bout in which I intimated signs of life, I came through the ropes, smiling.• It was Hilda Machin, and there was no sign of life.• There was no sign of life.• I looked around for the slightest sign of life.
sign of life• Even when all sign of life had gone I kept on feeling itchy.• There are signs of life above the snow, too.• A flock was once thought to be a decisive sign of life, some noble formation only life could achieve.• Here are inchoate signs of life, but not as we know it, Jim.• After the bout in which I intimated signs of life, I came through the ropes, smiling.• It was Hilda Machin, and there was no sign of life.• There was no sign of life.• I looked around for the slightest sign of life.
came to life• Another man-ape came to life, and went through the same routine.• Everything came to life in the summer with the warm weather and long days.• The platform, which had become rather glazed during Mrs de Crespigny's harangue, came to life.• At that moment Hilda came to life.• Alfred more or less came to life at this.• Then they turned a crank on its side and the little radio came to life.• But for her the phantom baby that came to life dancing in her fantasy was a baffling problem.• They came to life and leapt out of their hiding places in little pots.
life drawing• Conté Carres crayons are well known and very popular, especially for life drawing.• I think attending an evening class in life drawing helped me overcome this hurdle.• Stephen Conroy and I had the same tutor, Geoff Squires, and maybe he's a model for our life drawing.• In the life drawing classes it was hard to get a seat and many sat on the windowsills.• She felt that she would like to take up life drawing.
Lifen trademark
na former US magazine known for having many interesting photographs of different places around the world. It stopped being published in 2007.
From Longman Business Dictionary
lifelife /laɪf/ noun (plural lives /laɪvz/) [countableC]
1the period of time during which something takes place or exists
industrial products used during the life of a mining operation
The rate of interest is often subsidized and fixed for the life of the loan.
2the period of time during which something is still good enough to use, fresh enough to eat etc
life of
Our general purpose machinery has an estimated useful life of 80,000 running hours.
Castrol GTX2 oil has been specially formulated to prolong the life of catalytic converters.
3service/working life the period of time during which a person works
The average remaining service life of employees at the end of the last financial year was 10 years.
Managers may spend as much as 50% of their working lives engaged in meetings.
4for life until a person’s death, or until the end of their working life
The balance of the pension fund is used for an annuity giving a guaranteedincome for life.
Few people can count on having a job for life.
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⇨ life 1 (no signs of life) ⇨ life 2 (all your life) ⇨ life 3 (make life easier) ⇨ energy 2 (inject some new life into the project) ⇨ nature 2 (marine/pond life) ⇨ real life ⇨ fact ⇨ a/the/sb's way of life ⇨ life 3 life 1 no signs of life 没有生命迹象 all your life 一辈子 make life easier 使生活轻松些 life ♦︎ existence ♦︎ survival These are all words for the state or fact of living or existing. 这些词均表示生存、存活或存在。 PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配 ◆ sb / sth's very / continued / day-to-day existence / survival ◆ to threaten sb / sth's life / existence / survival ◆ to fight for your life / survival ◆ a struggle for existence / survival ■ life [uncountable , countable ] the state or fact of being alive as a person, animal or plant, shown by activities such as breathing, growing and reproducing; the state of being alive as a human being; an individual person's existence 生命；性命；人命；人的存活 ◆ The body was cold and showed no signs of life .那具躯体冰凉，没有一点儿生命迹象。 ◆ In spring the countryside bursts into life.春天乡村里一片生机盎然。 ◆ The floods caused a massive loss of life (= many people were killed) .洪水造成许多人丧生。 ◆ He risked his life to save his daughter from the fire.他冒着生命危险把女儿从火中救了出来。 ◆ The operation saved her life .手术挽救了她的生命。 ◆ My grandfather lost his life (= was killed) in the Second World War.我祖父在第二次世界大战中丧生。 ◆ You mustn't let anyone know－it's a matter of life and death (= sb's life depends on it) .你千万别告诉任何人－这可是件生死攸关的事。 ⓘ The life of a thing is the period of time when it exists or functions. 事物的life指的是它的存在期或有效期 ◆ The International Stock Exchange started life as a London coffee shop.国际证券交易所起初是伦敦的一家咖啡馆。 ◆ The product has a guaranteed shelf life (= the length of time that food or other items can be kept before it is too old to be sold) of 60 days.这种产品的保存期为60天。 OPP death ⇨ dead live ⇨ exist , live ⇨ survive ■ existence [uncountable ] the state or fact of being real or living 存在；生存 ◆ I was unaware of his existence until today.直到今天我才知道有他这么个人。 ◆ This is the oldest Hebrew manuscript in existence .这是现存最古老的希伯来语手稿。 ◆ Pakistan came into existence as an independent country after the war.战后巴基斯坦成为一个独立的国家。 ◆ The crisis threatens the industry's continued existence.那次危机对这个行业的继续生存构成了威胁。 exist ⇨ exist ■ survival [uncountable ] the state of continuing to live or exist, often in spite of difficulty or danger （继续）生存，存活；幸存 ◆ His only chance of survival was to make his own way down the mountainside.只有找到下山的路，他才有望能活下来。 ◆ Rhino poaching is now threatening the survival of the species.偷猎犀牛目前已危及这个物种的生存。 ◆ Exporting is necessary for our economic survival.出口对经济发展是必不可少的。 OPP extinction ⓘ Extinction is a situation in which a plant, animal, way of life, etc. stops existing. * extinction指某种动物、植物或生活方式等不复存在、灭绝、消亡 ◆ The mountain gorilla is in danger of extinction.山地大猩猩有灭绝的危险。 survive ⇨ survive life 2 no signs of life 没有生命迹象 all your life 一辈子 make life easier 使生活轻松些 life ♦︎ career ♦︎ lifetime ♦︎ in sb's day These are all words for the time during which sb is alive or is doing a particular thing. 这些词均表示人的一生或某段生活经历。 PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配 ◆ in / of sb's life / career / lifetime / day◆ during sb's life / career / lifetime◆ sb's entire / whole life / career / lifetime ◆ sb's school life / career ◆ a life / career / lifetime of doing sth ■ life [countable , uncountable ] the period between sb's birth and their death; a part of this period 一生；终身；人生中的某个时期 ◆ He's lived here all his life .他在这里已经住了一辈子。 ◆ He will spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.他将在轮椅上度过余生。 ◆ My mother took up tennis late in life .我母亲晚年打起了网球。 ◆ There's no such thing as a job for life any longer.不会再有终身职业这回事了。 ◆ She is a life member of the club.她是这个俱乐部的终身会员。 ◆ He spent his entire adult life in France.他整个成年时期都是在法国度过的。 live ⇨ exist ■ career [countable ] the period of time that you spend in your life working or doing a particular thing 生涯；一段工作经历 ◆ She started her career as an English teacher.她以当英语教师开始了自己的职业生涯。 ◆ He is playing the best tennis of his career.他正处于自己网球事业的巅峰时期。 ◆ Her stage career spans sixty years.她的舞台生涯长达六十年。 ■ lifetime ˈlaɪftaɪm [countable , usually singular ] the length of time that sb lives or that sth lasts 一生；有生之年；（某物的）存在期限，使用寿命 ◆ Only two volumes of his poetry were published during his lifetime.他生前只出版了两本诗集。 ◆ He has nothing to look forward to but a lifetime of misery.他的生活没有任何盼头，只有无尽的痛苦。 ◆ These spending commitments are not achievable in the lifetime of the present government.这些开支承诺在本届政府的任期内是完成不了的。 ◆ For the chance of a lifetime (= a wonderful opportunity that you are not likely to get again) fill in the coupon below and send it to the following address.这个机会千载难逢，请填写下面的参赛表格并邮寄至下述地址。 ■ in sb's ˈday during the middle or most important part of sb's career; when sb was young （某人的）昔日盛时，鼎盛时期；年轻时；当年 ◆ In her day she was one of the most famous dancers in Britain.当年她曾是英国最著名的舞蹈演员之一。 ◆ It was different in my day, there were plenty of jobs when you left school.我年轻时情况截然相反，毕业后就业机会很多。 ⓘ Of sb's/the day is used to talk about a particular period of time when sb lived or which has already been mentioned. * of sb's/the day指某人生活的时代或前面提及的一段时期 ◆ He was regarded as the greatest architect of his day.他被认为是他那个时代最伟大的建筑师。 ◆ The event attracted all the great names and popular artists of the day.那个活动吸引了当时所有杰出人物和当红艺术家出席。 day ⇨ period life 3 no signs of life 没有生命迹象 all your life 一辈子 make life easier 使生活轻松些 life ♦︎ experience ♦︎ lifestyle ♦︎ way of life ♦︎ living ♦︎ existence These are all words for the way in which people live. 这些词均表示人的生活方式。 PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配 ◆ (sb's) day-to-day life / experience / living / existence ◆ (sb's) daily / everyday life / experience / existence ◆ a comfortable / busy life / lifestyle / existence ◆ a miserable / communal life / existence ◆ a traditional lifestyle / way of life ◆ to have / lead / enjoy a ... life / lifestyle / existence ■ life [countable ] the activities and experiences of a person during their life; a particular period of sb's life; the activities and experiences that are typical of all people or a particular way of living 个人生活；生活经历；（某种方式的）生活 ◆ He has had a hard life.他一直过着艰难的生活。 ◆ She led a life of luxury.她那时过着奢侈的生活。 ◆ Many of these children have led very sheltered lives (= they have not had many different experiences) .这些孩子很多都是温室里的花朵。 ◆ He doesn't like to talk about his private life .他不愿谈及自己的私生活。 ◆ She has a full social life .她的社交活动非常频繁。 ◆ They emigrated to start a new life in America.他们移居美国，开始了新的生活。 ◆ She has been an accountant all her working life .她在整个职业生涯里一直是会计师。 ◆ They were very happy throughout their married life .他们婚后的生活一直非常幸福。 ◆ He is young and has little experience of life.他还年轻，缺乏生活经验。 ◆ We bought a dishwasher to make life easier .为使生活轻松些，我们买了一台洗碗机。 ◆ In real life (= when she met him) he wasn't how she had imagined him at all.一见面才发现，他完全不是她所想象的那样。 ◆ She enjoyed political life.她喜欢政治生活。 ◆ How do you find life in America?你觉得美国的生活如何？ ■ experience [uncountable ] the things that have happened to you that influence the way you think and behave 经历；阅历 ◆ Experience has taught me that life can be very unfair.经历过的事使我懂得生活有时是很不公平的。 ◆ It is important to try and learn from experience .努力从经验中学习是很重要的。 ◆ In my experience , very few people really understand the problem.据我的经验看，很少有人真正理解这个问题。 ◆ She knew from past experience that Ann would not give up easily.她凭以往的经验知道，安是不会轻易放弃的。 ◆ The book is based on personal experience .这本书是根据个人经历写成的。 ◆ He has had direct / first-hand experience of poverty.他对贫穷有着切身感受。 experience ⇨ event noun 1 , experience ⇨ knowledge noun , experience ⇨ have verb 3 ■ lifestyle ˈlaɪfstaɪl [countable , uncountable ] the way in which a person or a group of people lives and works 生活方式；工作方式 ◆ She has had to curb her lavish lifestyle after losing millions in legal fees.损失了数百万诉讼费之后，她只得收敛自己挥霍无度的生活方式。 ◆ Many people are trying to adopt a healthy lifestyle these days.如今许多人正试图选择一种健康的生活方式。 ■ a way of ˈlife ■ sb's way of ˈlife ■ the way of ˈlife the typical pattern of behaviour of a person or group （个人或群体）特有的行为模式，典型的生活方式 ◆ Making small adjustments to your way of life can allow you to find more time.对生活方式做一点小小的调整会使你有更多的时间。 ◆ The expansion in tourism is seen as a threat to the islanders' traditional way of life.旅游业的扩张被视为对岛上居民传统生活方式的威胁。 NOTE 辨析 Often you can use either word. 这两个词常可通用 ◆ to change / make adjustments to your lifestyle / way of life改变／调整你的生活方式 However, a lifestyle is typically more modern and more individual than a way of life . An individual person might have a busy/hectic lifestyle or choose to adopt a modern/healthy/alternative lifestyle . A way of life is more likely to be traditional, old or British, Western, etc. and shared by a whole community. 不过，lifestyle通常比way of life更富现代感和个性化，一个人可能有一种busy/hectic lifestyle，或选取一种modern/healthy/alternative lifestyle；way of life更多与traditional、old或British、Western等词搭配，而且是整个群体共有的。 ■ living [uncountable ] (especially in compounds or fixed phrases 尤用于构成复合词或固定短语 ) a way or style of life 生活方式 ◆ The classes are about helping children make informed choices about healthy living.这些课程旨在帮助孩子对健康的生活方式作出明智的选择。 ◆ The prisoners' living conditions were appalling.囚犯的生活条件极为恶劣。 ◆ Their standard of living is very low.他们的生活水平很低。 ◆ The cost of living has risen sharply.生活成本已急剧上涨。 ■ existence [countable ] a way of living, especially when this is difficult or boring （尤指艰难或无聊的）生活，生活方式 ◆ The family endured a miserable existence in a cramped and noisy apartment.这家人在一个狭小而又吵闹的公寓里艰难度日。 ◆ They eke out a precarious existence (= they have hardly enough money to live on) .他们勉强过着朝不保夕的生活。 ◆ The peasants depend on a good harvest for their very existence (= in order to continue to live) .农民靠丰收才能活命。
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General words for life: life, lifespan, lifetime...
Ways of life: life, lifestyle, existence...
General words meaning event: episode, event, incident...
Alive: alive, living, live...
General words for living things: animal, creature, organism...
Existence and the length of time that something exists: existence, lifetime, life...
The quality of being interesting, exciting or lively: mystery, life, novelty...
Actions in playing games or sports: backhand, backhander, ball...
Punishment in prison: at his/her Majesty's pleasure, concurrent sentence, confinement...
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