live
verb
uk/lɪv/us/lɪv/liveverb(BE ALIVE)
B1[I]
(tocontinue) to bealiveor havelife:
生存；活着He only lived a fewdaysafter theaccident.出事后他只活了几天就死了。
[+ to infinitive]IhopeI live toseemygrandchildren.我希望我能活到看见我孙辈的那一天。
Hergrannylivedtotheripeoldageof 94.她奶奶活到了94岁高龄。
Can therightto liveeverbedeniedto anyhuman?人的生存权可以剥夺吗？
She livedonwell into her 90s.她一直活到了90多岁。
- MrsJones isfailingfast, and thedoctordoesn'tthinkshe'll live muchlonger.
- Fewpeoplelive beyond theageof a hundred.
- Thestudyfoundthat men who weremarriedlivedlongerthan those who were not.
- Allanimalshave toeatinorderto live.
- Herjoyat thebirthof hersonwastingedwithsadnessthat herfatherhad not lived toseehim.
Life and living
- alive
- animate
- borrow
- cheat
- cheat deathidiom
- co-exist
- cradle
- immortal
- last out
- life cycle
- life expectancy
- life form
- life history
- pelagic
- raise
- raisesomeonefrom the deadidiom
- revenant
- social life
- subsist
- vital
liveverb(HAVE A HOME)
live in, at, etc.
A1
to haveyourhomesomewhere:
住，居住Where do you live?你住在哪里？
We live in Kingston.我们住在京士顿。
Somestudentslive on the Universitycampus.有些学生住在大学校园里。
He lives with four otherpeoplein asharedhouse.他和另外4个人同住在一所房子里。
- She went to liveabroadafter thebreak-upof hermarriage.
- Do youknowthepeoplewho live at No. 17?
- I don't like theideaof living sofaraway from myfamily.
- It's veryconvenientthat you live near theoffice.
- We live on aquietroad.
[I]informal
to bekeptusually in aparticularplace:
放，放置，保存Where do thekniveslive inyourkitchen?刀具放在你厨房的什么地方？
I'm notsurewhere thisbowllives.我不知道这只碗该放在哪里。
Living or sleeping somewhere
- abide
- co-resident
- co-residential
- domiciled
- dwell
- inhospitable
- live in
- live in sinidiom
- live out
- occupancy
- populate
- reoccupation
- repopulate
- repopulation
- reside
- residence
- settle
- slum
- tenancy
- warehousing
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Existing and being
liveverb(SPEND LIFE)
B1[Iusually+ adv/prep,T]
tospendyourlifein aparticularway:
生活，过活After a while you get used to livingalone.过一段时间你会适应一个人生活的。
When youretire, youwantto live acomfortablelife.退休的时候，大家都希望能过上舒适的生活。
So thecouplegotmarriedand livedhappilyeverafter.于是这对情侣结了婚，从此过上了幸福的生活。
Hesimplywantsto live(out)(=experience)therestof hisdaysinpeace.他只想能安度余生。
The TV'sbroken- we'll just have to livewithout(= not have)it for a while.电视机坏了 ——这段时间我们只好不看电视了。
Shecertainlylived herlifeto thefull(= was always doing somethinginteresting).她当然活得非常充实。
figurativeThe US is livingbeyonditsmeans(=spendingmore than itearns).美国人过的是借钱享乐的日子。
- Helikesto livedangerously.
- Iquitelikewinebut I could live without it.
- You can'texpectto live in acontinualstateofmaritalbliss.
- We live in atoughlycompetitiveworld.
- She'smiserableliving on her own.
Life and living
- alive
- animate
- borrow
- cheat
- cheat deathidiom
- co-exist
- cradle
- immortal
- last out
- life cycle
- life expectancy
- life form
- life history
- pelagic
- raise
- raisesomeonefrom the deadidiom
- revenant
- social life
- subsist
- vital
liveverb(STAY ALIVE)
C2[I]
tostayalive,especiallyby getting enoughmoneytopayforfood, aplacetostay,clothing, etc.:
活着；（尤指靠…）过活，生活For severalyearsshe livedbybegging.她以乞讨为生过了好几年。
She has aninheritanceto liveoff(USalsoliveoff of) so she doesn't need towork.她可以靠遗产生活，不必工作。
He onlyagreedtomarryher so he could liveoffher (money).他同意和她结婚只是为了她的钱。
- They have tostealto live.
- He lives bycatchingfish.
- They live off theproceedsfromsellingthepalace.
- He lives off other people'skindness.
- They lived bygatheringnutsandseeds.
Life and living
- alive
- animate
- borrow
- cheat
- cheat deathidiom
- co-exist
- cradle
- immortal
- last out
- life cycle
- life expectancy
- life form
- life history
- pelagic
- raise
- raisesomeonefrom the deadidiom
- revenant
- social life
- subsist
- vital
liveverb(CONTINUE)
[I]
(of things that are notalive) toexistorcontinuetoexist:
（指逝去的事物）继续存在，留存Thememoryof thoseterribledaysliveson.对那些恐怖的日子的记忆挥之不去。
Continue & last
- (it's) business as usualidiom
- bash on
- carry(something)on
- cease
- cont.
- contd
- echo
- insist ondoing something
- jag
- keep atsomething
- keepsomeoneat itidiom
- leg
- push ahead
- push on
- run on
- runsomeone/somethingover
- seesomethingout
- soldier
- span
- spin
liveverb(INTERESTING LIFE)
[I]
to have aninterestinglife:
享受生活的乐趣，尽情地享受生活Iwantto livea littlebefore Isettledown.在安定下来之前我要好好享受一下生活。
If you haven'tseenVenice, you haven't lived.如果你没到过威尼斯，就等于白活了一场。
Exciting and interesting
- absorbing
- action-packed
- adventurous
- alley
- arresting
- coruscating
- excitingly
- exhilarating
- fancifully
- fascinating
- fast lane
- racy
- rip-roaring
- riveting
- romantic
- romantically
- rousing
- sensationally
- spectacularly
- zingy
Idioms
can't live withoutsomething
hitsomeonewheretheylive
live (on) in the memory
liveyourown life
live a lie
live and breathesomething
live and let live
live byyourwits
live in sin
live it up
live like a king/lord
live to fight another day
live to tell the tale
lived in
live out your dreams/fantasies
never livesomethingdown
within living memory
you live and learn
Phrasal verbs
live forsomething/someone
live in
live offsomeone/something
live onsomething
live out
live outsomething
live throughsomething
live together
live up tosomething
live withsomeone
live withsomething
live
adjective
uk/laɪv/us/laɪv/liveadjective(HAVING LIFE)
[before noun]
havinglife:
活的Millions of liveanimalsareshippedaround theworldeachyear.每年有数百万只动物被运到世界各地。
There was atankof livelobstersin therestaurant.饭馆里有一箱活龙虾。
- Theytransportlivecattleacrossthecountry.
- Theplacewasfullof liverats.
- He said he'dseena livedinosaur.
- He uses liveinsectsasbait.
- Shecarriesa livesnakeround herneck.
Life and living
- alive
- animate
- borrow
- cheat
- cheat deathidiom
- co-exist
- cradle
- immortal
- last out
- life cycle
- life expectancy
- life form
- life history
- pelagic
- raise
- raisesomeonefrom the deadidiom
- revenant
- social life
- subsist
- vital
liveadjective(AS IT HAPPENS)
B1
(of aperformance)broadcast,recorded, orseenwhile it ishappening:
现场直播的，实况转播的Thiseveningthere will be a livebroadcastof thedebate.今晚将现场直播这场辩论。
a liverecording现场录音
- Isawthe Rolling Stones live.
- IwishI hadseenMaria Callas live.
- Theconcertwasbroadcastlive from New York.
- The show wasrecordedinfrontof a liveaudience.
- Thestuntwasfilmedlive.
Simultaneous and consecutive
- accompany
- all the whileidiom
- along
- along the wayidiom
- alternate
- even
- go along
- in rotationidiom
- in tandemidiom
- in the processidiom
- live stream
- process
- soon
- step
- successive
- successively
- sync
- through
- turn
- while
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Broadcasting in general
liveadjective(ELECTRICITY)
(of awire)carryingorchargedwithelectricity:
（电线）带电的a livewire火线
Electricity & electronics
- anti-static
- arc
- bitstream
- brownout
- capacitance
- chargeable
- charged
- conduct
- electromagnetism
- generate
- hydropower
- negatively
- non-electric
- non-electrical
- non-electronic
- non-polar
- photoelectric
- piezoelectric
- pylon
- resistance
liveadjective(ABLE TO EXPLODE)
abletoexplode:
可爆炸的liveroundsofammunition数发实弹
liveshells实弹
Exploding and erupting
- blast
- blow
- blow(someone/something)up
- blowout
- burst in onsomeone/something
- burst in/into(somewhere)
- detonate
- detonator
- erupt
- explosion
- explosive
- explosively
- explosiveness
- flame
- go off
- go popidiom
- go up
- implode
- setsomethingoff
- test-fire
liveadjective(BURNING)
(of afire,coals, or amatch) stillburningorabletoburn:
（火、煤炭或火柴）燃烧的，可燃的There are livecoalsin thefireplace.壁炉里的煤还在燃烧。
Burning, burnt & on fire
- ablaze
- afire
- alight
- blaze
- burn(something)down
- burn sb up
- burned out
- burnt
- burnt offering
- burnt out
- carbonize
- char
- charred
- consume
- flame
- inextinguishable
- scorch
- scorched
- self-immolation
- unlit
live
adverb
uk/laɪv/us/laɪv/broadcastas ithappens;performingor beingperformedinfrontof anaudience:
直播的；现场播出的I've got twoticketstoseethem(perform)live.我有两张看他们现场演出的门票。
go live
If a newsystem,especiallyacomputersystem, goes live, itstartstooperate:
（新系统，尤指电脑系统）开始运行；开始工作Our newpaymentssystemwill go live at thebeginningof nextmonth.下个月初我们新的支付系统将开始运行。
Present
- all oversomewhereidiom
- appearance
- attendance
- attendant
- be in at the killidiom
- bulk
- front
- immanent
- in the fleshidiom
- kick
- kick around
- kill
- knock
- present
- seropositive
- sit
- sit in
- sit throughsomething
- synchronic
- tosomeone'sfaceidiom
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