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单词 life
释义 life
[laɪf] (plural lives)
noun
 ESSENTIAL  countable or uncountable
■the period between birth and death; the experience or state of being alive 寿命;生命;一生,人生;生活;性命
Life's too short to worry about money!人生短暂,何必为金钱而烦恼!
I'm not sure I want to spend the rest of my life with him.我不能肯定自己是否愿意与他共度余生。
Unfortunately, accidents are part of life.不幸的是,意外事故也是生活的一部分。
He went mad towards the end of his life.在他的生命走向终了时他疯掉了。
Cats are supposed to have nine lives.据说猫有九命。
He doesn't know what he really wants in/out of life.他不知道自己在生活中真正想要的是甚么。
The accident changed my whole outlook on life.那场事故彻底改变了我对人生的看法。
He lost his life (= died suddenly because of a violent event or accident) in the Great War.他在一战中丧生。
A simple mixture of glucose and water can save lives in many parts of the world.在世界上很多地方,把葡萄糖和水混合在一起就可以用来拯救人的性命。
He ran off with her life savings (= all the money she had saved).他把她一生的积蓄都给拐跑了。
⇒ See also afterlife;pro-life
 ESSENTIAL  countable or uncountable
■way of living or a particular part of someone's life 生活方式;生活(的某一部分)
her family/private/sex life她的家庭/个人/性生活
my working life我的职业生涯
We interviewed senior politicians, famous writers and others in public life.我们采访了资深政界人士、著名作家等公众人物。
Drugs and violence are deeply rooted in American life.毒品和暴力在美国社会生活中已经根深蒂固。
I left home at 16 to see life (= have different experiences with a lot of people in lots of places).我16岁离家出去闯荡世界。
Teaching has been her life (= the most important and enjoyable thing in her life).教书已成为了她的生命。
 IMPROVER  countable usually singular
■the period for which a machine or organization lasts 寿命;存在周期;有效期
The newer batteries have a much longer life.新一代电池的寿命要长得多。
Careful use will prolong the life of your machine.小心使用会延长机器的寿命。
The legislation won't be passed during the life of the present parliament.该项立法在当前议会的任期内不会获得通过。
 IMPROVER  uncountable
■the quality which makes people, animals and plants different from objects, substances, and things which are dead 生命力,生气
The doctor could find no sign of life in the old man's body.医生发现老人已经没有了生命迹象。
figurative I looked through the window but I couldn't see any signs of life (= people moving).我透过窗子向外望去,却看不到有任何人类活动的迹象。
 ADVANCED  uncountable
■energy or enthusiasm 活力,热情
She's so full of life.她充满了活力。
 ADVANCED  uncountable
■everything which is alive 活物,生物
human/marine/plant life人类/海洋生物/植物
uncountable specialized
■In art, if you work from life, you paint, draw, etc. real people or objects usually while they are in front of you rather than from memory (绘画的)模特儿,实物
life drawing classes写生课
countable informal
■especially in children's games, one of the limited number of times that you can lose, but still continue playing (尤指儿童游戏中的)一次机会;命
Every time the little man gets hit, you lose a life.小人儿每被击中一次,你就丢了一条命。
bring sth to life (also come to life)
■to make something more real or exciting, or to become more real or exciting 赋予…生命,使…鲜活起来
It's always been an interesting period in history and this film really brought it to life.这段历史总是令人饶有兴味,这部电影对此进行了真实的再现。
for life
■for the whole of a person's life 一生,终生
I believe marriage is for life.我相信婚姻是一辈子的事情。
give your life (also lay down your life)
■to be willing to die in order to defend or support someone or something 献出生命
They were ready to give their lives for their country.他们已做好了为国捐躯的准备。
life after death
■If you believe in life after death, you believe that people continue to exist in some form after they die. 来世
start a new life (also make a new life for yourself)
■to completely change how or where you live 开始新的生活
She decided to start a new life in Australia.她决定在澳大利亚开始新的生活。
[laɪf] (plural lives)
noun
be (all) part of life's rich tapestry / pageant
■to be one of the difficult or bad experiences that is part of a full and varied life 是生活的浪花,是生活的插曲
[laɪf] (plural lives)
noun
be one / another of life's great mysteries
■to be something which is very difficult to understand 令人不解,使人困惑
The market for those dreadful compilation records you see advertised on TV is just another of life's great mysteries.那些胡乱拼凑出来的劣质唱片在电视上做了广告后居然会有市场,真是让人无法理解。
[laɪf] (plural lives)
noun
for the life of you informal
■although you are trying very hard 虽然很努力
I can't remember her name for the life of me.我绞尽脑汁还是想不起她的名字。
[laɪf] (plural lives)
noun
Get a life! informal
■something you say to a boring person when you want them to do more exciting things 真没意思!太无聊了!找点有意思的!
Don't tell me you're cleaning the house on a Saturday night? Get a life, Hannah!别跟我说你周六晚上在打扫房间,汉娜,找点有意思的事!
[laɪf] (plural lives)
noun
give your life to sth
■to continue to have a close involvement in a particular thing for the whole of your life 一心扑在…上,全身心投入到…中
She gave her life to cancer research.她全身心地投入到癌症研究之中。
[laɪf] (plural lives)
noun
How's life (treating you)?
■said as an informal greeting (非正式问候语)过得怎么样?
[laɪf] (plural lives)
noun
lead / live the life of Riley old-fashioned informal
■to live an easy and comfortable life, without any need to work hard 过着无忧无虑的生活,过着安逸的生活
[laɪf] (plural lives)
noun
life and soul of the party
■someone who is energetic and funny and at the centre of activity during social occasions (社交活动的)灵魂人物,中心人物
[laɪf] (plural lives)
noun
the man/woman in sb's life informal
■your romantic/sexual partner (某人的)伴侣;(某人的)性伴侣
Who's the new man in your life, eh?谁是你生活中的新伴侣,嗯?
[laɪf] (plural lives)
noun
Not on your life! informal
■said as a way of strongly refusing someone's suggestion or request 休想!绝对不行!
"So you're going to bring Kev, are you?" "Not on your life!"“你会把盖乌带来的,是不是?”“休想!”
[laɪf] (plural lives)
noun
scare/frighten the life out of sb
■to frighten someone very much 把(某人)吓得魂不附体
[laɪf] (plural lives)
noun
take your (own) life formal
■to kill yourself 自杀
[laɪf] (plural lives)
noun
take sb's life formal
■to kill someone 杀掉(某人),取(某人)的性命
[laɪf] (plural lives)
noun
take your life in your hands
■to do something that is very dangerous, especially where you risk death 拿性命去冒险,玩命
Every time you go parachuting you're taking your life in your hands.你每次去跳伞都是在拿性命冒险。
[laɪf] (plural lives)
noun
that's life informal
■said after something bad or unlucky has happened, to express your feeling that such events will sometimes happen and have to be accepted 这就是生活,生活就是这样
No, I didn't get the job but that's life, isn't it?不,我没得到那份工作,不过生活就是这样,对吧?
[laɪf] (plural lives)
noun
This is the life! informal
■said to mean that you are very much enjoying the situation you are in 太棒了!这才是生活!
[laɪf] (plural lives)
noun
to the life old-fashioned
■If a picture or description is someone to the life it is exactly like them 画得活灵活现的;栩栩如生的
That sketch is Joanna to the life.那幅素描把乔安娜画得活灵活现。
[laɪf] (plural lives)
noun
  Common Learner Errors   lifeWarning: Irregular plural!If you want to form the plural of life , don't write 'lifes', write lives.
[laɪf] (plural lives)
noun
  Common Learner Errors   life or live?Warning: do not confuse the noun life with the verb live :
There is a big library in the town where I life.There is a big library in the town where I live.
[laɪf] (plural lives)
noun
  Common Learner Errors   live or life?life 1
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