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life
laɪf laɪf
Word forms: plural lives/laɪvz/
1 N-UNCOUNT 生命；生存 Life is the quality which people, animals, and plants have when they are not dead, and which objects and substances do not have. 生命；生存

  • ...a baby's first minutes of life.

    婴儿生命的最初几分钟

  • Amnesty International opposes the death penalty as a violation of the right to life.

    国际特赦组织反对死刑，称其违背了生命权。

  • ...the earth's supply of life-giving oxygen.

    地球上生物赖以维生的氧气量

SYN being, existence, living, breath
2 N-UNCOUNT （总称）生物 You can use life to refer to things or groups of things which are alive. （总称）生物

  • Is there life on Mars?.

    火星上有生物吗？

  • The book includes some useful facts about animal and plant life.

    这本书包括了有关动植物的一些有用的知识。

SYN living things, creatures, wildlife, organisms
3 N-COUNT [usually poss NOUN] （尤指处于危险之中的）生命，性命 If you refer to someone's life, you mean their state of being alive, especially when there is a risk or danger of them dying. （尤指处于危险之中的）生命，性命

  • Your life is in danger.

    你的生命正处在危险中。

  • A nurse began to try to save his life.

    一名护士开始试图挽救他的生命。

  • The intense fighting is reported to have claimed many lives.

    据报道激烈的战斗导致很多人丧生。

4 N-COUNT 寿命；一生 Someone's life is the period of time during which they are alive. 寿命；一生

  • He spent the last fourteen years of his life in retirement. [+ in]

    他一生中最后的14年是在退休中度过的。

  • For the first time in his life he regretted that he had no faith.

    有生以来第一次他为自己没有信仰而后悔。

SYN existence, being, lifetime, time
5 N-COUNT [usually poss NOUN] 人生阶段 You can use life to refer to a period of someone's life when they are in a particular situation or job. 人生阶段

  • Interior designers spend their working lives keeping up to date with the latest trends.

    室内设计师的整个职业生涯都是紧跟时尚潮流的。

  • That was the beginning of my life in the television business. [+ in]

    这是我投身电视业的初始阶段。

6 N-COUNT （特定的）生活 You can use life to refer to particular activities which people regularly do during their lives. （特定的）生活

  • My personal life has had to take second place to my career.

    我的私人生活不得不为事业让路。

  • Most diabetics have a normal sex life.

    绝大多数糖尿病患者有着正常的性生活。

7 N-UNCOUNT 生活 You can use life to refer to the events and experiences that happen to people while they are alive. 生活

  • Life won't be dull!.

    生活绝不会沉闷！

  • It's the people with insecurities who make life difficult.

    就是那些没有安全感的人让生活变得问题不断。

  • ...the sort of life we can only fantasise about living.

    我们只能幻想的那种生活

8 N-UNCOUNT 世事；人生 If you know a lot about life, you have gained many varied experiences, for example by travelling a lot and meeting different kinds of people. 世事；人生

  • I was 19 and too young to know much about life.

    我当时才19岁，太年轻了，不谙世事。

  • I needed some time off from education to experience life.

    我需要从学校教育中抽身一段时间去体验人生。

9 N-UNCOUNT （有关特定地方、团体或活动的）生活 You can use life to refer to the things that people do and experience that are characteristic of a particular place, group, or activity. （有关特定地方、团体或活动的）生活

  • How did you adjust to college life?

    你是如何适应大学生活的？

  • ...the culture and life of north Africa. [+ of]

    北非的文化与生活

  • He abhors the wheeling-and-dealing associated with conventional political life.

    他憎恨传统政治生活中的尔虞我诈。

SYN way of life, situation, conduct, behaviour
10 N-UNCOUNT 活力；生气 A person, place, book, or film that is full of life gives an impression of excitement, energy, or cheerfulness. 活力；生气 [approval]

  • The town itself was full of life and character.

    这个城市本身充满活力，个性十足。

  • The rejection of the Jewish theme meant the rejection of everything that gave the script passion and life.

    抛弃了犹太主题就等于完全抛弃了这个剧本的激情与活力之源。

  • He's sucked the life out of her.

    他使她变得毫无生气。

SYN spirit, heart, soul, essence
11 N-COUNT [oft NOUN of n] 传记 A life of a person is a book or film which tells the story of their life. 传记

  • A life of John Paul Jones had long interested him.

    他很久以来一直都想创作一部关于约翰·保罗·琼斯的传记作品。

12 N-UNCOUNT 无期徒刑；终身监禁 If someone is sentenced to life, they are sentenced to stay in prison for the rest of their life or for a very long time. 无期徒刑；终身监禁 [informal]

  • He could get life in prison, if convicted.

    如果罪名成立，他可能会被判终身监禁。

13 N-COUNT [with poss] （机器等的）使用期，有效期；（组织、项目等的）存在期 The life of something such as a machine, organization, or project is the period of time that it lasts for. （机器等的）使用期，有效期；（组织、项目等的）存在期

  • The repairs did not increase the value or the life of the equipment. [+ of]

    维修既没有使设备增值，也没有延长其使用寿命。

SYN period of usefulness, existence, duration
14 N-UNCOUNT （绘画、雕塑中的）写生 In art, life refers to the producing of drawings, paintings, or sculptures that represent actual people, objects, or places, rather than images from the artist's imagination. （绘画、雕塑中的）写生

  • ...learning to draw from life.

    学习写生

  • She had once posed for Life classes when she was an art student.

    她在艺校上学时曾为人体写生课当过模特儿。

15 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 是（某人）生活的寄托；是对（某人）来说生命般宝贵的人（或事物） If you say that something or someone is your life, you are emphasizing that they are extremely important to you. 是（某人）生活的寄托；是对（某人）来说生命般宝贵的人（或事物）

  • The Church is my life.

    教会就是我生命的全部。

16 PHRASE （使）变得生动；（使）变得有趣 If you bring something to life or if it comes to life, it becomes interesting or exciting. （使）变得生动；（使）变得有趣

  • The cold, hard cruelty of two young men is vividly brought to life in this true story.

    这个真实的故事把两个年轻人的冷酷残忍刻画得入木三分。

  • Poems which had seemed dull and boring suddenly came to life.

    原本显得沉闷枯燥的诗歌突然有了生气。

17 PHRASE 变得活跃 If something or someone comes to life, they become active. 变得活跃

  • The volcano came to life a week ago.

    一个星期前，火山开始变得活跃。

SYN rouse, revive, awaken, become active
18 PHRASE 死后（某种形式）的存在 If you talk about life after death, you are discussing the possibility that people may continue to exist in some form after they die. 死后（某种形式）的存在

  • I believe in life after death.

    我相信人死后生命会以某种形式存在。

19 PHRASE 在死亡线上挣扎；与生命抗争 If you say that someone is fighting for their life, you mean that they are in a very serious condition and may die as a result of an accident or illness. 在死亡线上挣扎；与生命抗争

  • He was in a critical condition, fighting for his life in hospital.

    他的情况很危急，正在医院里与死神搏斗。

20 PHRASE 终生 For life means for the rest of a person's life. 终生

  • He was jailed for life in 1966 for the murder of three policemen.

    他因谋杀了3名警察而在1966年被终身监禁。

  • She may have been scarred for life.

    她可能会留下永久的创伤。

  • There can be no jobs for life.

    没有一辈子的饭碗。

21 PHRASE [with brd-neg, usu PHR before v, PHRASE with cl] 无论如何，再怎么（也不能） If you say that you cannot for the life of you understand or remember something, you are emphasizing that you cannot understand or remember it, even if you try hard. 无论如何，再怎么（也不能） [informal, emphasis]

  • I can't for the life of me understand why you didn't think of it.

    我无论如何也无法理解你为什么没想到这个。

22 PHRASE 拼命地；尽最大努力地 If you say that someone does something for dear life or for their life, you mean that they do it using all their strength and effort because they are in a dangerous or urgent situation. 拼命地；尽最大努力地 [informal, emphasis]

  • I made for the life raft and hung on for dear life.

    我游到救生筏前，死命地抓住它。

23 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 过得很充实 If you say that someone lives life to the full, you mean that they try to gain a lot from life by being always busy and trying new activities. 过得很充实 [approval]
24 PHRASE 做点有益的事；不要成天鸡毛蒜皮 If you tell someone to get a life, you are expressing frustration with them because their life seems boring or they seem to care too much about unimportant things. 做点有益的事；不要成天鸡毛蒜皮 [informal, disapproval]
25 CONVENTION 生活还是要继续 You can say 'Life goes on' after mentioning something very sad to indicate that, although people are very upset or affected by it, they have to carry on living normally. 生活还是要继续 [feelings]

  • I can't spend the rest of my life wishing it hadn't happened. Life goes on.

    我不能下半辈子一直活在希望这事没有发生的阴影中。生活还是要继续。

26 PHRASE [VERB and NOUN inflect] 有业余爱好；生活丰富多彩 If you say that you have a life, you mean that you have interests and activities, particularly outside your work, which make your life enjoyable and worthwhile. 有业余爱好；生活丰富多彩
27 PHRASE [usually n PHRASE] （男人或女人）在（某人）生活中的，与（某人）有恋爱关系（或性关系）的 If you talk about the man or woman in someone's life, you mean the person they are having a relationship with, especially a sexual relationship. （男人或女人）在（某人）生活中的，与（某人）有恋爱关系（或性关系）的

  • There is a new man in her life.

    她有了一个新男友。

28 PHRASE （强调从来没有经历过）我一生中 You can use in all my life or in my life to emphasize that you have never previously experienced something to such a degree. （强调从来没有经历过）我一生中 [emphasis]

  • I have never been so scared in all my life.

    我一生中从来没有这么害怕过。

  • I have never seen such a shambles in my life.

    我一辈子都没见过这么乱七八糟的场面。

29 PHRASE [NOUN inflects] 从来没受过这样的惊吓/从来没跑这么快过 You can use expressions such as the fright of your life or the race of your life to emphasize, for example, that you have never been so frightened or that you never have run faster. 从来没受过这样的惊吓/从来没跑这么快过 [emphasis]

  • A top reggae singer gave a young fan the thrill of her life when he serenaded her.

    一名当红雷盖乐歌手对着一个年轻的歌迷唱了一首小夜曲，这让她感到了前所未有的激动与兴奋。

30 PHRASE 夸张的；夸大的；超群的 If you say that someone or something is larger than life, you mean that they appear or behave in a way that seems more exaggerated or important than usual. 夸张的；夸大的；超群的

  • ...not that we should expect all good publishers to be larger than life.

    不等于说我们要求所有的优秀出版社都与众不同。

  • Throughout his career he's always been a larger than life character.

    在他的整个职业生涯中，他都是一个非同凡响的人物。

31 PHRASE 牺牲生命 If someone lays down their life for another person, they die so that the other person can live. 牺牲生命 [literary]

  • Man can have no greater love than to lay down his life for his friends.

    牺牲自己的生命去救朋友，没有比这更伟大的爱了。

32 PHRASE 冒着生命危险 If someone risks life and limb, they do something very dangerous that may cause them to die or be seriously injured. 冒着生命危险

  • Viewers will remember the dashing hero, Dirk, risking life and limb to rescue Daphne from the dragons.

    观众不会忘记风度翩翩的男主角德克冒着生命危险把达芙妮从恶龙爪下救出的情形。

33 PHRASE [NOUN inflects] 新生活 If you start a new life, you move to another place or country, or change your career, usually to try and recover from an unpleasant experience. 新生活

  • He had gone as far away as possible to build a new life.

    他去了尽可能远的地方开始新的生活。

34 CONVENTION （表示断然拒绝）决不会，绝不可能 If someone says 'Not on your life', they are totally rejecting a suggestion that has been made. （表示断然拒绝）决不会，绝不可能 [informal, emphasis]

  • 'You should have given him a lift.' — 'In that condition? Not on your life!'

    “你应该让他搭一段车的。”—“在那种情况下？绝对不行。”

35 PHRASE [VERB and NOUN inflect] 过自己的生活；按自己的方式生活 If you live your own life, you live in the way that you want to and accept responsibility for your actions and decisions, without other people's advice or interference. 过自己的生活；按自己的方式生活

  • Adults need to live their own lives and that's difficult with children.

    大人需要过他们自己的生活，但有了孩子就很难做到了。

36 PHRASE [VERB and NOUN inflect] 控制…的生活；左右…的生活 If you say that something rules someone's life, you mean that it affects everything they do, usually in a negative way. 控制…的生活；左右…的生活

  • I'm going to stop letting drugs and drink rule my life.

    我决心不再让毒品和酒精控制我的生活。

37 PHRASE [NOUN inflects, PHRASE after verb] 无论如何（都做不好） If you say that someone cannot do something to save their life, you are emphasizing that they do it very badly. 无论如何（都做不好） [informal, emphasis]

  • Winston could not have read the road signs to save his life.

    温斯顿怎么也学不会看路标。

38 PHRASE 聚会的灵魂人物，社交场合的活跃人物（美国英语中通常作the life of the party） If you refer to someone as the life and soul of the party, you mean that they are very lively and entertaining on social occasions, and are good at mixing with people. In American English, you usually say that they are the life of the party . 聚会的灵魂人物，社交场合的活跃人物（美国英语中通常作the life of the party） [approval]
39 PHRASE （以…形式）开始存在 If something starts life or begins life as a particular thing, it is that thing when it first starts to exist. （以…形式）开始存在

  • Herr's book started life as a dramatic screenplay. [+ as]

    赫尔的书一开始是一个电影剧本。

40 PHRASE 杀死（某人） If someone takes another person's life, they kill them. If someone takes their own life, they kill themselves. 杀死（某人） [formal]

  • Before execution, he admitted to taking the lives of at least 35 more women.

    被处决之前，他承认另外还杀死过至少35名女性。

  • He helped his first wife take her life when she was dying of cancer.

    他曾帮助自己身患癌症、不久于人世的第一任妻子自杀。

41 CONVENTION 生活就是如此；这就是人生 People say 'That's life' after an unlucky, unpleasant, or surprising event to show that they realize such events happen occasionally and must be accepted. 生活就是如此；这就是人生 [feelings]

  • 'It never would have happened if Florette had not gone back for the book.' — 'That's life.'

    “要是弗洛里特不回去取书就不会发生这样的事了。”—“这就是人生。”

SYN that's the way things are, that's it, that's the way the cookie crumbles [informal]
42 PHRASE （机器、车辆）突然开动 You can use expressions such as to come to life ,to spring to life, and to roar into life to indicate that a machine or vehicle suddenly starts working or moving. （机器、车辆）突然开动 [literary]

  • To his great relief the engine came to life.

    发动机突然又开始转了，这让他大大松了一口气。

  • In the garden of the Savoy Hotel the sprinklers suddenly burst into life.

    萨伏伊酒店花园里的洒水器突然开始喷水。

43 CONVENTION 这叫什么生活啊 People say 'What a life' to indicate that they are unhappy or are having great difficulties. 这叫什么生活啊 [feelings]

  • Here I am at a crummy hotel with no clean clothes, no money and suffering from shock. What a life!

    我如今身在一家破旧的旅馆里，没有干净衣服，没有一分钱，又惊魂未定。这是什么日子啊！

44 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 生命无价值/使生命有价值 If you say that life isn't worth living without something, or that something makes life worth living, you mean that you cannot enjoy life without it. 生命无价值/使生命有价值

  • Life is not worth living without food you can look forward to and enjoy!.

    如果没有美食可以让人期待和享受，那人生还有什么意思！

  • Those are the moments which make life worth living.

    正是这些时刻让生活有了意义。

45 See also: fact of life  kiss of life. a matter of life and death→see: death  a new lease of life→see: lease  to have the time of your life→see: time  true to life→see: true 
Quotations
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more; it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing William Shakespeare Macbeth
The unexamined life is not worth living Socrates
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards Søren Kierkegaard
Life is a comedy to those that think, and a tragedy to those that feel Horace Walpole Letter to Anne, Countess of Upper Ossory
Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot Charlie Chaplin
Life is long to the miserable, but short to the happy Publilius Syrus Sententiae
The essence of life is statistical improbability on a colossal scale Richard Dawkins The Blind Watchmaker
Life exists in the universe only because the carbon atom possesses certain exceptional qualities James Jeans The Mysterious Universe
Life is an abnormal business Eugène Ionesco The Rhinoceros
Life is fired at us point blank José Ortega y Gasset
There is only one minute in which you are alive, this minute - here and now. The only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle. Which is exactly what it is - a miracle and unrepeatable Storm Jameson
Look to this day
For it is life, the very life of life The Sufi
In the time of your life, live - so that in that wondrous time you shall not add to the misery and sorrow of the world - but shall smile at the infinite delight and mystery of it William Saroyan
Man is born to live, not to prepare for life Boris Pasternak Doctor Zhivago
What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the winter time; it is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset Crowfoot, a great hunter of the Blackfoot Last words
Oh, what a day-to-day business life is Jules Laforgue Complainte sur certains ennuis
Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously! Friedrich Nietzsche Die fröhliche Wissenschaft
Life is just one damned thing after another Frank Ward O'Malley
Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television Woody Allen Husbands and Wives
Lift not the painted veil which those who live
Call Life Percy Bysshe Shelley Sonnet
Life is one long process of getting tired Samuel Butler Notebooks
There is no wealth but life John Ruskin Unto This Last
Every man regards his own life as the New Year's Eve of time Jean Paul Richter Levana
Life isn't all beer and skittles Thomas Hughes Tom Brown's Schooldays
Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about Oscar Wilde Lady Windermere's Fan
The meaning of life is that it stops Franz Kafka
It is the essence of life that it exists for its own sake A.N. Whitehead Nature and Life
Old and young, we are all on our last cruise Robert Louis Stevenson Virginibus Puerisque
Human life is everywhere a state in which much is to be endured, and little to be enjoyed Samuel Johnson Rasselas
'Tis all a chequer-board of nights and days
Where Destiny with men for pieces plays;
Hither and thither moves, and mates, and slays,
And one by one back in the closet lays Edward Fitzgerald The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
Life is real! Life is earnest!
And the grave is not its goal;
Dust thou art, to dust returnest,
Was not spoken of the soul Henry Wadsworth Longfellow A Psalm of Life
Trends of life
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life

noun¹

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life

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 2existence生存ADJECTIVE | VERB + LIFE | LIFE + VERB | LIFE + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤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。
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 3period between birth and death一生ADJECTIVE | VERB + LIFE | LIFE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤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。
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 4activity in the world生活ADJECTIVE | VERB + LIFE | LIFE + VERB | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤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。
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 5way of living生活方式ADJECTIVE | VERB + LIFE | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤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。
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 6liveliness生命力VERB + LIFE | PHRASES VERB + 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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⇨ 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 3life1

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 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 ♦︎ survivalThese 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   see also 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。  see also 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。   see also survive ⇨ survive life2

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 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 dayThese 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。  see also 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

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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。   see also day ⇨ period life3

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 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 ♦︎ existenceThese 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。   see also 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

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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 Lifestyle or way of life?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。
BNC: 128 COCA: 114
life
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...
General periods of time: a clear run, a page in something's history, block...
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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