1living things生命ADJECTIVE | LIFE + NOUNADJECTIVE➤intelligent外星生命◇Is there intelligent life on other planets?其他行星上存在外星生命嗎?➤animal, bird, human, insect, plant動物;鳥類;人類;昆蟲;植物➤aquatic, marine水生/海洋生物➤extraterrestrial外星生命LIFE + NOUN➤form生命形態▸➤cycle生命週期▸➤sciences生命科學life
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2existence生存ADJECTIVE | VERB + LIFE | LIFE + VERB | LIFE + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤eternal, everlasting永生;長生➤past, previous前世VERB + LIFE➤lose失去生命◇He lost his life in an air crash.他在一次空難中喪生。➤bring sb back to, restore sb to救某人的性命▸➤cling to, fight for在生死線上掙扎◇She clung to life for several weeks.她在生死線上掙扎了幾個星期。➤jeopardize, risk危害生命;冒生命危險◇She risked her life for the sake of the children.她為了孩子冒生命危險。➤endanger, threaten危及/威脅生命▸➤protect, save保護/挽救生命◇a drug that will save lives救命藥➤spare饒命◇She begged the soldiers to spare her son's life.她乞求那些士兵饒她兒子一命。➤give, lay down, sacrifice獻出生命;犧牲生命▸➤claim, cost奪走/付出生命◇The crash claimed 43 lives.這起撞車事故奪去了 43 人的生命。◇His foolishness almost cost him his life.他的愚蠢幾乎要了他的性命。➤end, take結束/奪去生命◇She took her own life.她結束了自己的性命。➤value珍視生命▸➤start (figurative) 開始存在◇The hotel started life as a prison.這家旅館最初是一座監獄。LIFE + VERB➤be lost生命喪失◇No lives were lost in the accident.這起事故中無人死亡。LIFE + NOUN➤assurance, insurance人壽保險➤jacket, preserver, vest (NAmE) 救生衣;救生用具➤boat, raft救生艇;救生筏➤saver救生員➤support維持生命◇She's critically ill, on life support.她病情危重,全靠設備維持着生命。◇a life-support machine生命維持設備◇a life-support system生命維持系統PHRASES➤an attempt on sb's life謀殺某人的企圖◇There have been three attempts on the president's life.已經有 3 起企圖謀殺總統的事件了。➤in fear for your life, in fear of your life為性命擔憂◇Witnesses are living in fear for their life after giving evidence against the gang.證人提供對犯罪團夥不利的罪證後為自己的生命安全擔憂。➤life after death來生◇Do you believe in life after death?你相信有來世嗎?➤loss of life死亡◇The plane crashed with heavy loss of life.在這起飛機失事中多人喪生。➤a matter of life and death生死攸關的事情◇These talks are a matter of life and death for the factory. (figurative) 這些談判對這家工廠來說是生死攸關的事。➤owe sb your life受某人救命之恩◇I owe my life to the doctors at the hospital.多虧了醫院的那些大夫,我才活了下來。➤the right to life生存的權利➤signs of life生命跡象◇The driver showed no signs of life.這位司機沒有任何生命跡象。life
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3period between birth and death一生ADJECTIVE | VERB + LIFE | LIFE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤long, short長命;短命▸➤entire, whole一生▸➤early早年▸➤adult成年期▸➤later晚年◇In later life he took up writing.他在晚年開始寫作。➤past, previous過去的生活;前世◇He never discussed the unhappiness of his past life.他從來不談論以前生活的不幸。◇I think I may have been an animal in a previous life.我想我前世或許是個動物。➤future, next未來的生活;下輩子▸➤working工作生涯◇He was a miner all his working life.他幹了一輩子礦工。VERB + LIFE➤go through, live, spend度過一生◇She went through life always wanting what she couldn't get.她終其一生總是想得到她得不到的東西。◇He spent his whole life in Rhode Island.他的一生都生活在羅得島。➤end結束生命◇He ended his life a happy man.他快樂地度過了人生的最後階段。➤shorten縮短生命▸➤prolong延長生命▸➤dedicate, devote奉獻生命◇He devoted his life to the education of deaf children.他為聾兒的教育事業奉獻了一生。LIFE + NOUN➤history, story生活史;生活經歷▸➤membership終身會員資格▸➤imprisonment, sentence終身監禁▸➤expectancy, span (usually lifespan)預期壽命;壽命◇Japanese people have a very high life expectancy.日本人的預期壽命非常長。◇the lifespan of a mouse老鼠的壽命➤mate, partner終身伴侶PREPOSITION➤for life終身◇She thought marriage should be for life.她認為婚姻是終身的事。➤in your life生命中◇for the first time in her life她人生中的第一次➤throughout your life一生◇Throughout her life she was dogged by loneliness.她一生孤寂,備受折磨。PHRASES➤all your life一輩子◇I've known her all my life.我認識她有一輩子了。➤at sb's time of life在某人的年紀◇At his time of life he should be starting to take things easy.在他這個年紀他應該開始休息放鬆了。➤the end of your life生命末期◇Her paintings became more obscure towards / toward the end of her life.她人生最後階段的畫變得越發晦澀了。➤late in life年齡大的時候◇She discovered jazz quite late in life.她年齡頗大時才接觸爵士樂。➤the... of your life一生的⋯◇I had the fright of my life when I saw the snake in my bed.看到牀上有條蛇是我平生最恐懼的事。◇He met the love of his life at college.他在上大學時遇到了自己一生的最愛。➤a phase in (sb's) life, a phase of (sb's) life, a stage in (sb's) life, a stage of (sb's) life(某人)生命的階段◇She sensed she was entering a new phase in her life.她感覺自己正進入人生的新階段。➤the prime of life盛年◇You're still in the prime of life.你還正當盛年。➤the remainder of your life, the rest of your life餘生◇He'll be haunted by the crash for the rest of his life.他的餘生將一直生活在撞車事故的陰影中。life
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4activity in the world生活ADJECTIVE | VERB + LIFE | LIFE + VERB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤daily, day-to-day, everyday, ordinary日常生活▸➤real現實生活◇a real-life drama取材於現實生活的戲劇➤modern現代生活▸➤personal, private個人生活;私生活◇She did not tolerate press intrusion into her private life.她不能容忍媒體侵擾自己的私生活。➤inner內心世界◇Only his wife had access to his inner life.只有他的妻子能進入他的內心世界。➤family, married家庭/婚姻生活➤domestic, home居家生活▸➤social社交生活▸➤love, sex愛情生活;性生活▸➤public經常拋頭露面的生活◇His fame was so sudden that he was unprepared for public life.他一夜成名,還沒做好當公眾人物的準備。➤academic, business, cultural, economic, intellectual, political, professional, school, spiritual學術/商務/文化/經濟/知性/政治/職業/學校/精神生活➤civic市民生活▸➤night (usually nightlife)夜生活◇What's the nightlife like in the town?這個鎮的夜生活怎麼樣?➤city, village, etc.城市、鄉村等生活➤rural, urban田園/都市生活VERB + LIFE➤build, rebuild創建/重建生活◇He built his whole life around his children.他一生都以子女為中心。◇She is still rebuilding her life after the accident.事故後她還在重建自己的生活。LIFE + VERB➤be complicated, be unfair生活複雜/不公➤be precious, be sacred生活珍貴/神聖PHRASES➤an attitude to life, an outlook on life, a philosophy of life, a view of life生活態度;人生觀;生活哲學◇I've always had a fairly optimistic outlook on life.我對生活總是抱着一種相當樂觀的心態。➤a love of life對生活的熱愛◇He always had a great love of life.他一向非常熱愛生活。➤a man in your life, a woman in your life生命中的男人/女人◇There has only been one woman in his life.他一生中只有一個女人。➤see sth of life見世面◇I wanted to see something of life before I settled down.我想先見見世面再安頓下來。➤the... side of life生活的⋯面◇His time in London was his first glimpse of the seamier side of life.在倫敦的時候他初次見到了生活的陰暗面。➤want sth from life, want sth out of life在生活中尋求⋯◇They both seem to want the same things out of life.他們倆的人生追求看上去是相同的。life
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5way of living生活方式ADJECTIVE | VERB + LIFE | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤fulfilling, good, great, happy, perfect, wonderful富有成就的/舒適的/快樂的/幸福的/完美的/美妙的生活▸➤lonely, miserable, sad, unhappy寂寞的/痛苦的/悲傷的/不幸的生活➤boring乏味的生活▸➤difficult, hard艱難的/艱辛的生活▸➤easy安逸的生活➤charmed似有神靈保護的生活▸➤active, busy, hectic積極的/忙碌的/緊張忙亂的生活▸➤exciting刺激的生活▸➤full充實的生活▸➤peaceful, quiet安寧的/平靜的生活➤simple簡單的生活▸➤normal, ordinary正常的/普通的生活▸➤healthy健康的生活▸➤sheltered備受呵護的生活▸➤double雙重(人格的)生活◇He had been leading a double life, married to two women.他和兩個女人結了婚,過着雙重生活。➤secret秘密生活VERB + LIFE➤have, lead, live過生活◇She leads a busy social life.她的社交生活繁忙。➤enjoy享受生活▸➤change改變生活方式◇Learning meditation changed her life.學習冥想改變了她的生活。➤dominate, take over支配/控制生活◇He never let his work dominate his life.他從不會讓工作主宰自己的生活。➤ruin毀壞生活◇He ruined his life through drinking.喝酒毀了他的一生。➤enrich豐富生活PHRASES➤build a new life, make a new life, start a new life建立新生活;開始新生活◇They went to Australia to start a new life.他們去澳大利亞開始了新生活。➤enjoy life to the full, live life to the full充分享受生活◇He always believed in living life to the full.他一向崇尚要好好享受生活。➤the high life奢華的生活◇They were enjoying the high life in the smartest hotels of New York.他們正在紐約最高級的賓館裏享受着燈紅酒綠的生活。➤live a life of...過⋯的生活◇They're living a life of luxury in the Bahamas.他們在巴哈馬過着奢華的生活。➤a/the pace of life生活節奏◇The pace of life is much gentler on the island.島上的生活節奏慢多了。➤the quality of life生活質量◇He gave up his high-flying job and now enjoys a better quality of life.他放棄了如日中天的工作,正享受更高品質的生活。➤a way of life生活方式◇She loved the Spanish way of life and immediately felt at home there.她喜歡西班牙的生活,一到那裏就覺得舒適自在。life
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6liveliness生命力VERB + LIFE | PHRASESVERB + LIFE➤come to煥發生機◇The city only comes to life at night.這個城市只有在晚上才會煥發生機。➤breathe, bring sth to, inject(給⋯)帶來生機◇They need some new, younger staff to breathe some life into the company.他們需要一些年輕的新員工為公司注入生機。➤burst with, hum with, teem with充滿生機◇a child bursting with life充滿活力的孩子PHRASES➤breathe new life into sb/sth(給⋯)注入新的生機◇He hopes the development will breathe new life into the community.他希望此次開發會給社區注入新的生機。➤full of life精力旺盛◇It's nice to see an old man still so full of life.真高興看見精力依然如此充沛的老人。
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