/laɪf ||; laɪf/noun (
plural lives /laɪvz
||; laɪvz/)
1 [U] the quality that people, animals or plants have when they are not dead 生命: Do you believe in life after death? 你相信来生吗?to bring sb/come back to life 使某人苏醒;苏醒
2 [U] living things 生物: Life on earth began in a very simple form. 地球上最初的生物形态非常简单。No life was found on the moon. 月球上没有发现生物。There was no sign of life in the deserted house. 这座废弃的房子看不到有任何生命的迹象。plant life 植物
3 [C,U] the state of being alive as a human being (人的)生存,性命: Would you risk your lifeto protect your property? 你愿意冒着生命危险去保护你的财产吗?Doctors fought all night to save her life. 医生彻夜在抢救她的性命。
4 [C,U] the period during which sb/sth is alive or exists 一生;一辈子: I've lived in this town all my life. 我一辈子都住在这个镇上。I spent my early life in London. 我早年住在伦敦。to have a short/long/exciting life 短命;长寿;有精彩的一生
5 [U] the things that you may experience while you are alive 生活: Life can be hard for a single parent. 单身父母的日子不好过。I'm not happy with the situation, but I suppose that's life. 我对这种情况不大满意,不过我想生活就是这样。
6 [C,U] a way of living 生活方式: They went to America to start a new life. 他们去了美国,开始过新生活。They lead a busy life. 他们过着忙碌的生活。married life 婚姻生活
7 [U] energy; activity 活力;生气: Young children are full of life. 小孩子充满活力。These streets come to life in the evenings. 这几条街一到晚上就热闹起来。
8 [U] something that really exists and is not just a story, a picture, etc 存在于现实生活的东西;活人或物: I wonder what that actor's like in real life. 我不知道那位演员在现实生活中是个什么模样?Do you draw people from life or from photographs? 你画人是写真还是从照片上临摹?
a fact of life→
FACTthe facts of life→
FACTfull of beans/life→
FULL¹
get a life(
spoken 口语) used to tell sb to stop being boring and do sth more interesting (用于吩咐某人不要再枯燥乏味,做点较有意思的事)
lose your life→
LOSEa matter of life and/or death→
MATTER¹
take your (own) life to kill yourself 自杀
a walk of life→
WALK²
a/sb's way of life→
WAY¹
have the time of your life→
TIME¹