| 单词 | life |
| 释义 | life noun¹ 1living things生命adjective | life + noun adjective➤intelligent外星生命◆is there intelligent life on other planets?其他行星上存在外星生命吗？➤animal, bird, human, insect, plant动物；鸟类；人类；昆虫；植物➤aquatic, marine水生／海洋生物➤extraterrestrial外星生命life + noun➤form生命形态▸➤cycle生命周期▸➤sciences生命科学life noun² 2existence生存adjective | verb + life | life + verb | life + noun | phrases adjective➤eternal, everlasting永生；长生➤past, previous前世verb + life➤lose失去生命◆he lost his life in an air crash.他在一次空难中丧生。➤bring sb back to, restore sb to救某人的性命▸➤cling to, fight for在生死线上挣扎◆she clung to life for several weeks.她在生死线上挣扎了几个星期。➤jeopardize, risk危害生命；冒生命危险◆she risked her life for the sake of the children.她为了孩子冒生命危险。➤endanger, threaten危及／威胁生命▸➤protect, save保护／挽救生命◆a drug that will save lives救命药➤spare饶命◆she begged the soldiers to spare her son's life.她乞求那些士兵饶她儿子一命。➤give, lay down, sacrifice献出生命；牺牲生命▸➤claim, cost夺走／付出生命◆the crash claimed 43 lives.这起撞车事故夺去了 43 人的生命。◆his foolishness almost cost him his life.他的愚蠢几乎要了他的性命。➤end, take结束／夺去生命◆she took her own life.她结束了自己的性命。➤value珍视生命▸➤start (figurative) 开始存在◆the hotel started life as a prison.这家旅馆最初是一座监狱。life + verb➤be lost生命丧失◆no lives were lost in the accident.这起事故中无人死亡。life + noun➤assurance, insurance人寿保险➤jacket, preserver, vest (name) 救生衣；救生用具➤boat, raft救生艇；救生筏➤saver救生员➤support维持生命◆she's critically ill, on life support.她病情危重，全靠设备维持着生命。◆a life-support machine生命维持设备◆a life-support system生命维持系统phrases➤an attempt on sb's life谋杀某人的企图◆there have been three attempts on the president's life.已经有 3 起企图谋杀总统的事件了。➤in fear for your life, in fear of your life为性命担忧◆witnesses are living in fear for their life after giving evidence against the gang.证人提供对犯罪团伙不利的罪证后为自己的生命安全担忧。➤life after death来生◆do you believe in life after death?你相信有来世吗？➤loss of life死亡◆the plane crashed with heavy loss of life.在这起飞机失事中多人丧生。➤a matter of life and death生死攸关的事情◆these talks are a matter of life and death for the factory. (figurative) 这些谈判对这家工厂来说是生死攸关的事。➤owe sb your life受某人救命之恩◆i owe my life to the doctors at the hospital.多亏了医院的那些大夫，我才活了下来。➤the right to life生存的权利➤signs of life生命迹象◆the driver showed no signs of life.这位司机没有任何生命迹象。life noun³ 3period between birth and death一生adjective | verb + life | life + noun | preposition | phrases adjective➤long, short长命；短命▸➤entire, whole一生▸➤early早年▸➤adult成年期▸➤later晚年◆in later life he took up writing.他在晚年开始写作。➤past, previous过去的生活；前世◆he never discussed the unhappiness of his past life.他从来不谈论以前生活的不幸。◆i think i may have been an animal in a previous life.我想我前世或许是个动物。➤future, next未来的生活；下辈子▸➤working工作生涯◆he was a miner all his working life.他干了一辈子矿工。verb + life➤go through, live, spend度过一生◆she went through life always wanting what she couldn't get.她终其一生总是想得到她得不到的东西。◆he spent his whole life in rhode island.他的一生都生活在罗得岛。➤end结束生命◆he ended his life a happy man.他快乐地度过了人生的最后阶段。➤shorten缩短生命▸➤prolong延长生命▸➤dedicate, devote奉献生命◆he devoted his life to the education of deaf children.他为聋儿的教育事业奉献了一生。life + noun➤history, story生活史；生活经历▸➤membership终身会员资格▸➤imprisonment, sentence终身监禁▸➤expectancy, span (usually lifespan) 预期寿命；寿命◆japanese people have a very high life expectancy.日本人的预期寿命非常长。◆the lifespan of a mouse老鼠的寿命➤mate, partner终身伴侣preposition➤for life终身◆she thought marriage should be for life.她认为婚姻是终身的事。➤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，备受折磨。phrases➤all your life一辈子◆i've known her all my life.我认识她有一辈子了。➤at sb's time of life在某人的年纪◆at his time of life he should be starting to take things easy.在他这个年纪他应该开始休息放松了。➤the end of your life生命末期◆her paintings became more obscure towards / toward the end of her life.她人生最后阶段的画变得越发晦涩了。➤late in life年龄大的时候◆she discovered jazz quite late in life.她年龄颇大时才接触爵士乐。➤the... of your life一生的⋯◆i had the fright of my life when i saw the snake in my bed.看到床上有条蛇是我平生最恐惧的事。◆he met the love of his life at college.他在上大学时遇到了自己一生的最爱。➤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）生命的阶段◆she sensed she was entering a new phase in her life.她感觉自己正进入人生的新阶段。➤the prime of life盛年◆you're still in the prime of life.你还正当盛年。➤the remainder of your life, the rest of your life余生◆he'll be haunted by the crash for the rest of his life.他的余生将一直生活在撞车事故的阴影中。life noun⁴ 4activity in the world生活adjective | verb + life | life + verb | phrases adjective➤daily, day-to-day, everyday, ordinary日常生活▸➤real现实生活◆a real-life drama取材于现实生活的戏剧➤modern现代生活▸➤personal, private个人生活；私生活◆she did not tolerate press intrusion into her private life.她不能容忍媒体侵扰自己的私生活。➤inner内心世界◆only his wife had access to his inner life.只有他的妻子能进入他的内心世界。➤family, married家庭／婚姻生活➤domestic, home居家生活▸➤social社交生活▸➤love, sex爱情生活；性生活▸➤public经常抛头露面的生活◆his fame was so sudden that he was unprepared for public life.他一夜成名，还没做好当公众人物的准备。➤academic, business, cultural, economic, intellectual, political, professional, school, spiritual学术／商务／文化／经济／知性／政治／职业／学校／精神生活➤civic市民生活▸➤night (usually nightlife) 夜生活◆what's the nightlife like in the town?这个镇的夜生活怎么样？➤city, village, etc.城市、乡村等生活➤rural, urban田园／都市生活verb + life➤build, rebuild创建／重建生活◆he built his whole life around his children.他一生都以子女为中心。◆she is still rebuilding her life after the accident.事故后她还在重建自己的生活。life + verb➤be complicated, be unfair生活复杂／不公➤be precious, be sacred生活珍贵／神圣phrases➤an attitude to life, an outlook on life, a philosophy of life, a view of life生活态度；人生观；生活哲学◆i've always had a fairly optimistic outlook on life.我对生活总是抱着一种相当乐观的心态。➤a love of life对生活的热爱◆he always had a great love of life.他一向非常热爱生活。➤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.他一生中只有一个女人。➤see sth of life见世面◆i wanted to see something of life before i settled down.我想先见见世面再安顿下来。➤the... side of life生活的⋯面◆his time in london was his first glimpse of the seamier side of life.在伦敦的时候他初次见到了生活的阴暗面。➤want sth from life, want sth out of life在生活中寻求⋯◆they both seem to want the same things out of life.他们俩的人生追求看上去是相同的。life noun⁵ 5way of living生活方式adjective | verb + life | phrases adjective➤fulfilling, good, great, happy, perfect, wonderful富有成就的／舒适的／快乐的／幸福的／完美的／美妙的生活▸➤lonely, miserable, sad, unhappy寂寞的／痛苦的／悲伤的／不幸的生活➤boring乏味的生活▸➤difficult, hard艰难的／艰辛的生活▸➤easy安逸的生活➤charmed似有神灵保护的生活▸➤active, busy, hectic积极的／忙碌的／紧张忙乱的生活▸➤exciting刺激的生活▸➤full充实的生活▸➤peaceful, quiet安宁的／平静的生活➤simple简单的生活▸➤normal, ordinary正常的／普通的生活▸➤healthy健康的生活▸➤sheltered备受呵护的生活▸➤double双重（人格的）生活◆he had been leading a double life, married to two women.他和两个女人结了婚，过着双重生活。➤secret秘密生活verb + life➤have, lead, live过生活◆she leads a busy social life.她的社交生活繁忙。➤enjoy享受生活▸➤change改变生活方式◆learning meditation changed her life.学习冥想改变了她的生活。➤dominate, take over支配／控制生活◆he never let his work dominate his life.他从不会让工作主宰自己的生活。➤ruin毁坏生活◆he ruined his life through drinking.喝酒毁了他的一生。➤enrich丰富生活phrases➤build a new life, make a new life, start a new life建立新生活；开始新生活◆they went to australia to start a new life.他们去澳大利亚开始了新生活。➤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奢华的生活◆they were enjoying the high life in the smartest hotels of new york.他们正在纽约最高级的宾馆里享受着灯红酒绿的生活。➤live a life of...过⋯的生活◆they're living a life of luxury in the bahamas.他们在巴哈马过着奢华的生活。➤a/the pace of life生活节奏◆the pace of life is much gentler on the island.岛上的生活节奏慢多了。➤the quality of life生活质量◆he gave up his high-flying job and now enjoys a better quality of life.他放弃了如日中天的工作，正享受更高品质的生活。➤a way of life生活方式◆she loved the spanish way of life and immediately felt at home there.她喜欢西班牙的生活，一到那里就觉得舒适自在。life noun⁶ 6liveliness生命力verb + life | phrases verb + life➤come to焕发生机◆the city only comes to life at night.这个城市只有在晚上才会焕发生机。➤breathe, bring sth to, inject（给⋯）带来生机◆they need some new, younger staff to breathe some life into the company.他们需要一些年轻的新员工为公司注入生机。➤burst with, hum with, teem with充满生机◆a child bursting with life充满活力的孩子phrases➤breathe new life into sb/sth（给⋯）注入新的生机◆he hopes the development will breathe new life into the community.他希望此次开发会给社区注入新的生机。➤full of life精力旺盛◆it's nice to see an old man still so full of life.真高兴看见精力依然如此充沛的老人。 life /laɪf/ noun1. [countable] the period of time when sth exists or works, is good enough to use, etc. （某物的）寿命；使用期；有效期◆you will pay the same interest rate over the life of the loan. 你在贷款期内将支付相同的利率。◆the restaurant began life as a factory canteen. 这家餐厅开始时是用作工厂食堂的。◆methods of prolonging the storage life of fresh fruit (= the time it can be stored) 延长新鲜水果贮存时间的方法2. [uncountable, countable] (often used with an adjective 常与形容词连用) the activities and experiences that are typical of a particular way of living or working （某种方式的）生活或工作◆city life 城市生活◆internal competition is a natural part of corporate life. 内部竞争是公司生活中不可分割的一部分。3. [countable] (often used with an adjective 常与形容词连用) the period of time that sb spends in a particular situation （某种状况下的）一段生活经历◆she was looking for a better balance between her personal life and her business life. 她正在寻求对个人生活和商业生涯更好地作出平衡。 ➡ idiom at walk noun depreciable life ◇ economic life ◇ expectation of life ◇ job for life ◇ non-life ◇ shelf life ◇ useful life ◇ whole-life ◇ working life ☞ lifelife noun 1➤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 life noun 2➤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 /laɪftaɪm/ [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 day -->idiomduring 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 life noun 3➤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，他完全不是她所想像的那样。◆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可能是很不公平的。◆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 /laɪfstaɪl/ [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，她只得抑制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 life-->■ sb's way of life-->■ the way of life -->idiomthe 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。life [uncountable](in a person, place or situation) the quality of being active, lively and exciting（人、地方或场合的）活力，生命力，生气◆we need to inject some new life into this project.我们得给这个项目注入些新的活力。◆the city only comes to life at night.这个城市要到夜晚才充满生机。 ➡ see also lively → lively 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 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 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，他完全不是她所想像的那样。◆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？life [uncountable] living things生物；活物◆pond life池塘生物◆yet more species of plant and animal life die out as their very specialized habitat is disturbed.还有更多的动植物物种因为其专属的栖息地受到干扰而灭绝。◆is there intelligent life on other planets?其他星球上存在具有智慧的生物吗？life/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→full¹get 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→matter¹take your (own) life to kill yourself 自杀 a walk of life→walk²a/sb's way of life→way¹have the time of your life→time¹life1 the time when someone is alive2 the kind of life that someone has3 continuing for all of someone's liferelated wordssee alsoalive,live,exist,dead,die,1. the time when someone is alive 某人活着的时间 life /laɪf/ [countable noun] the time when someone is alive 一生 the happiest/saddest/worst etc day of your life the day our daughter was born was the happiest day of my life. 我们女儿出生的那天是我一生中最快乐的一天。the rest of somebody's life sutcliffe was sent to jail for the rest of his life. 萨克利夫被关进监狱囚禁终生。spend your life dad spent his life building up this business. 爸爸一生都在开发这生意。 how would you like to spend your life? what kind of work would you like to do? 你希望你的一生怎么过？你想做什么样的工作？for life for the rest of your life 终生 the accident left him crippled for life. 这场事故使他终生残疾。somebody's early life when someone was young 某人的年轻时期 he knew very little about his mother's early life in africa. 他对母亲早年在非洲的生活所知甚少。somebody's adult life the first half of my adult life was spent in jail. 我成年后前半段的时间是在狱中度过的。in later life when you are old 在晚年 lack of calcium can lead to bone disease in later life. 缺钙会导致晚年骨骼上的疾病。 lifetime /ˈlaɪftaɪm/ [countable noun usually singular] the time when someone is alive - use this when you are talking about how long someone lived and what happened in their life 一生［用于指某人活了多久，这一生中发生了什么事］ in/during somebody's lifetime he suffered a lot of pain in his short lifetime. 他在短暂的一生中遭遇的痛苦很多。 during dickinson's lifetime, only a few of her works were actually published. 迪金森生前只有很少的作品发表。lifetime of the national medal of arts award is meant to honor a lifetime of achievement. 国家艺术奖章是表扬一个人终生的成就。last a lifetime last as long as someone lives 维持终生 a good tool should last a lifetime. 好的工具可以用上一辈子。once-in-a-lifetime chance/opportunity a chance or opportunity that will only happen once in a person's lifetime 千载难逢的机会 the visit to tibet was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. 这次去西藏是一次千载难逢的机会。 days /deɪz/ [plural noun] someone's life, especially a particular period of their life ［尤指某人一生中某一］时期，时代 somebody's student days/school days i asked debbie about her student days and she just laughed. ‘i dropped out of school the day i turned 16,’ she said. 我问起了黛比学生时代的事她就大笑。她说：“我刚过16岁就辍学了。”somebody's younger days in her younger days, she was quite a fancy dresser. 她年轻时候穿得很时髦。somebody's early days the time when someone has just started something, especially a job 某人的早期 the play is based on the early days of cabaret singer rosie kincaid. 这出戏是根据卡巴莱歌星罗茜·金凯德的早年生涯改编的。the rest of your days the rest of your life 余生 evelyn spent the rest of her days quietly in the country until her death in 1963. 伊夫琳在这个国家平静地度过余生，直至1963年去世。end your days spend the last part of your life doing something 度过余生 she ended her days in poverty. 她在穷困潦倒中度过余生。somebody's days as/with something a period of time in someone's life when they were doing a particular job or activity 某人从事某事时的日子 michael knew annette during her days as an off-broadway actress. 迈克尔是在安妮特当外百老汇演员时认识她的。 i first became a fan of guitarist cory weldon during his days with the leeds band, sinister minister. 我第一次迷上吉他手科里·韦尔登，是他在利兹“邪恶的大臣”乐队的时候。 lifespan /ˈlaɪfspæn/ [singular noun] the length of time that a person or animal usually lives ［人或动物的］［平均］寿命 normal/natural/average lifespan the natural lifespan of a pig is 10-12 years. 猪的平均寿命是10到12年。short/long lifespan saltwater fish have a shorter lifespan in the aquarium. 咸水鱼养在水族箱里会缩短寿命。somebody's lifespan authorities estimate that smoking trims between 12 and 15 years off a person's lifespan. 专家估计，吸烟会使一个人的寿命缩短12到15年。 life expectancy /ˌlaɪf ɪkˈspektənsi/ [countable noun] the length of time that a person or animal is expected to live ［人或动物的］预期寿命 women have a longer life expectancy than men. 女性的预期寿命比男性长。low/high life expectancy a short or long life 预期寿命短/长 life expectancy was much lower then than it is now. 那时候人类的预期寿命比现在短多了。average life expectancy at the beginning of the century, the average life expectancy for americans was less than 50 years. 本世纪初，美国人的平均预期寿命不足50岁。have a life expectancy of 64/78 etc years be expected to live until you are 64/78 etc 预期寿命为64/78岁等 british males now have a life expectancy of around 77 years. 英国男性现在的平均预期寿命为77岁左右。 life cycle /ˈlaɪf ˌsaɪkəl/ [countable noun] all the different stages in development that an animal or plant has in the time that it is alive ［动植物的］生命周期 despite decades of study, the life cycle of the tiny shellfish, krill, is still something of a mystery. 尽管研究了几十年，磷虾这种微小的甲壳类动物的生命周期仍然是一个谜。2. the kind of life that someone has 某人的生活方式 life /laɪf/ [countable noun] the kind of life that someone has 生活 having a baby completely changes your life. 生了宝宝会完全改变你的生活。a happy/busy/exciting etc life debbie has a really busy life, doesn't she? 黛比的生活真忙，是吗？? they enjoyed a full and happy life together until his death in june l999. 他们在一起过着充实幸福的生活，直到他于1999年6月去世。lead a happy/quiet/exciting etc life we've led a very quiet life since ralph retired. 拉尔夫退休以后，我们过着非常平静的生活。quality of life the level of health, comfort and pleasure in someone's life 生活质量 by our actions today, we can improve the quality of life for future generations. 我们可以通过我们今天的行动，来提高我们子孙后代的生活质量。a better life immigrating to the uk was their only chance for a better life. 移民到英国是他们改善生活的唯一机会。a life of crime when you make money by committing crimes instead of having a normal job 犯罪生涯 he left school at 15, quickly turning to a life of crime. 他15岁辍学，不久就过着犯罪的生涯。 existence /ɪgˈzɪstəns/ [singular noun] the life that someone has, especially when they have difficult or bad experiences ［尤指逆境中的］生存，生活 a lonely/miserable/unhappy etc existence elena faced a lonely existence in the big city. 埃琳娜在大城市里生活很寂寞。lead a miserable/lonely etc existence have a particular existence 过着悲惨/孤独等的生活 the workers lived a miserable existence and were treated like serfs. 工人们过着悲惨的生活，受到农奴般的对待。 lifestyle /ˈlaɪfstaɪl/ [countable noun] the way someone lives and behaves, and the type of things they buy, eat etc 生活方式 a healthy lifestyle you really need to think about leading a healthier lifestyle. 你真的需要考虑一下，过一种更健康的生活。lavish/luxurious lifestyle the lifestyle of someone who is very rich 奢华的生活 hurst's lavish lifestyle is the stuff of legend. 赫斯特的奢华生活成了传奇故事的题材。extravagant lifestyle a lifestyle that shows people how rich you are 奢侈的生活 even when in debt, he continued to enjoy an extravagant lifestyle. 即使有债务缠身，他还是继续过着奢侈的生活。 way of life /ˌweɪ əv ˈlaɪf/ [noun phrase] the way in which a person or group of people lives, and the type of things they usually do 生活方式 somebody's way of life ‘how can we abandon our way of life?’ asked the old sheep herder. ‘it's all we know.’ “我们又怎能放弃我们的生活方式呢？”那位老牧羊人问道，“我们就只知道这些。”become a way of life casual dress has become a way of life in corporate britain. 在英国这个组成国家，穿便装已经成了一种生活方式。the british/german/american etc way of life shopping is an important part of the american way of life. 购物是美国人生活方式的一个重要部分。 live well/happily/carefully etc /ˌlɪv ˈwel/ [verb phrase] to live your life in a particular way 生活得很好/很幸福/很小心等 tom and linda both earn good salaries -- they live well and have a nice home. 汤姆和琳达两人的薪水都很高——他们生活舒适，有一所漂亮的住房。 one can live cheaply in london, although it's not easy. 在伦敦不用花很多钱也可以生活，但是很不容易。3. continuing for all of someone's life 持续某人的一生 all your life /ˌɔːl jɔːʳ ˈlaɪf/ [adverb] for the whole of your life 一生，一辈子 i've known jenny all my life. 我认识珍妮一辈子了。 despite having worked hard all his life, jimmy had saved very little for retirement. 吉米尽管一生都在努力工作，但是退休养老的钱还是没攒下多少。 for life /fəʳ ˈlaɪf/ [adverb] if something is for life, it will continue and not change for the rest of your life 终生 there's no such thing as a job for life these days. 如今已经没有一份工作干一辈子这种事情了。 as far as i'm concerned, when you get married it's for life. 对我来说，结了婚，那就是一辈子的事情了。 lifelong /ˈlaɪflɒŋǁ-lɔːŋ/ [adjective only before noun] continuing for all of your life - use this about beliefs, feelings, or relationships that last for the whole of your life 毕生的，终生的［用于指信仰、感情或男女关系］ lifelong supporter my father was a lifelong supporter of the democrats. 我父亲毕生支持民主党。lifelong ambition something that you have always wanted to do 终生的抱负 it was her lifelong ambition to write a best-selling novel. 写一部畅销小说是她毕生的理想。lifelong friends friends for life 终生的朋友 the two remained lifelong friends. 那两人终生为友。 life /laɪf; laɪf/n plural lives /laɪvz; laɪvz/ 1. [c,u] the period between someone's birth and death 一生，寿命:◇the happiest day of my life 我一生中最幸福的日子◇he spent the rest of his life in france. 他在法国度过了余生。 2. [c,u] the state of being alive 生，活着:◇a baby's first moments of life 婴儿出生的最初时刻◇wear a seatbelt — it could save your life. 系好安全带 — 它可能救你一命。 3. [c,u] all the experiences and activities that are typical of a particular way of living ［特定的］生活（方式）; ［某种］生活经历:◇life in new york is exciting. 纽约的生活很刺激。◇family life 家庭生活◇the american way of life 美国的生活方式 4. private/social/sex etc life activities in your life that are private, done with friends, concerned with sex etc 私人/社交/性生活:◇an active social life 活跃的社交生活 5. way of life the way someone chooses to live their life 生活方式:◇a traditional way of life 传统的生活方式◇the american way of life 美国的生活方式 6. [u] living things such as people, animals, or plants 生物:◇is there life on other planets? 其他行星上有生物吗？◇studying the island's plant life 研究该岛上的植物 7. [u] activity or movement 活力; 动静:◇four years old and just so full of life 四岁、充满着活力◇sign of life there were no signs of life in the house. 这幢房子里没有人活动的迹象。 8. (in) real life what really happens, rather than what happens in stories or in your imagination 现实生活（中的） 9. [singular 单数] the period of time that something continues to work or exist ［某物的］使用期; 有效期:◇what's the average life of a family car? 家用汽车的平均使用期是多久？ 10. that's life spoken used when something bad has happened that you must accept 【口】 生活就是如此［表示无奈地接受不好的事］ 11. bring sth to life/come to life to make something more exciting, or to become more exciting 使［某物］更令人兴奋/变得刺激:◇the game really came to life in the second half. 下半场时比赛变得很刺激。 12. not on your life! spoken used to say that you will definitely not do something 【口】 决不［做某事］！ 13. [u] also 又作 life imprisonment when someone is put in prison for the rest of their life 无期徒刑 ☞ life |
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