alive
adjective
uk/əˈlaɪv/us/əˈlaɪv/B1[after verb]
living, notdead:
活(着)的;在世的He must be 90 if he'sstillalive.如果他还在世的话,肯定有90岁了。
Doctorskepthim alive on a life-supportmachine.医生使用生命维持机来维持他的生命。
She's aliveand wellandlivingin New Zealand.她活得好好的,现住在新西兰。
C2
If something is alive, itcontinuestoexist:
仍然存在的Relatives of themissingsailorsarestrugglingtokeeptheirhopesalive.失踪水手的亲人们仍然苦守着他们能生还的希望。
- Sheweptforjoywhen she was told that herhusbandwas still alive.
- He was the lastpersontoseethe woman alive, andsuspicionimmediatelyfellon him.
- He could bekeptaliveartificially, but Ithinkit would bekindertoletnaturetakeitscourse.
- If anavalanchestrikes,skierscan beburiedalive bysnow.
- Sheeatsonly thebareminimumtostayalive.
Life and living
- animate
- borrow
- cheat
- cheat deathidiom
- co-exist
- coexistence
- cradle
- hold
- immortal
- life cycle
- life expectancy
- life form
- life history
- lifespan
- raise
- raisesomeonefrom the deadidiom
- revenant
- social life
- subsist
- subsistence
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Existing and being
Idioms
alive tosomething
alive withsomething
be alive and well/kicking
come alive