live

1. V-I If someone lives in a particular place or with a particular person, their home is in that place or with that person. 居住

She has lived here for 10 years. 她在这里住了10年了。

Where do you live?

你住在哪里？

2. V-T/V-I If you say that someone lives in particular circumstances or that they live a particular kind of life, you mean that they are in those circumstances or that they have that kind of life. 生活

We lived quite grandly. 我们生活得相当快乐。

Compared to people living only a few generations ago, we have greater opportunities to have a good time. 与生活在仅仅几代之前的人相比，我们有更大的过得快乐的机会。

3. V-I If you say that someone lives for a particular thing, you mean that it is the most important thing in their life. (为…而) 活

He lived for his work. 他为了工作而活。

4. V-T/V-I To live means to be alive. If someone lives to a particular age, they stay alive until they are that age. 活着

He's got a terrible disease and will not live long. 他得了一种重病，活不长了。

He lived to be 103. 他活到了103岁。

5. V-I If people live by doing a particular activity, they get the money, food, or clothing they need by doing that activity. 以…为生[no cont]

...the last indigenous people to live by hunting. …最后一个以打猎为生的土著民族。

6. →see also living

7. PHRASE If you live it up, you have a very enjoyable and exciting time, for example by going to lots of parties or going out drinking with friends. 尽情玩乐[非正式]

There is no reason why you couldn't live it up once in a while. 没有理由不让你偶尔尽情玩乐一下的。

8. to live hand to mouth→see hand

PHRASE

1. ADJ Live animals or plants are alive, rather than being dead or artificial. 活的[ADJ n]

...a protest against the company's tests on live animals. …反对该公司对活的动物进行实验的抗议。

2. ADJ A live television or radio programme is one in which an event or performance is broadcast at exactly the same time as it happens, rather than being recorded first. 现场直播的

Murray was a guest on a live radio show. 默里曾是一个无线电直播节目的嘉宾。

They watch all the live matches. 他们观看所有现场直播的比赛。

3. ADV Live is also an adverb. 现场直播地[ADV after v]

It was broadcast live in 50 countries. 它在50个国家进行了现场直播。

4. ADJ A live performance is given in front of an audience, rather than being recorded and then broadcast or shown in a film. 现场表演的

The Rainbow has not hosted live music since the end of 1981. 彩虹乐队自1981年底以来还没有举办过现场音乐会。

A live audience will pose the questions. 一位现场观众将会提些问题。

5. ADV Live is also an adverb. 现场表演地[ADV after v]

Kat Bjelland has been playing live with her new band. 凯特·本杰拉德与她的新乐团一直在进行现场表演。

6. ADJ A live wire or piece of electrical equipment is directly connected to a source of electricity. 带电的

The plug broke, exposing live wires. 插头坏了，露出带电的电线。

7. ADJ Live bullets are made of metal, rather than rubber or plastic, and are intended to kill people rather than injure them. 实 (弹) 的

They trained in the jungle using live ammunition. 他们在丛林里使用真枪实弹进行训练。