phr. as I live and breathe! 〈口〉
1. [常用于遇见久未见面的熟人时表示惊讶] 真没想到!
Why, it's Joe, as I live and breathe! 呀，是乔，真没想到!
2. [表示坚决] 只要我还有口气
You will never enter this house, as I live and breathe! 只要我还有口气，就不准你进我家的门!
live and learn [用以对刚知道的事表示惊异] 真是活一天学一天；真是活到老学到老；真想不到
Do Americans really have a higher temperature than Europeans? Well, you live and learn. 美国人体温真比欧洲人要高一些吗? 嘿，这真是活一天长一天见识了。
live and let live 自己活也让别人活；互相宽容；互不相扰
They were prepared to live and let live with the Jews in their midst. 他们准备让犹太人在他们中间生活，互不相扰。
Détente in their eyes stands for a cozy state of live and let live. 缓和在他们心目中就是一种各自生活互不相扰的安定状态。
live dangerously (尤指经常性地)干冒险的事
live down 通过行动使人们原谅 (或忘掉) (自己以往的过失、丑闻等)
If you were beaten by Jack, you'd never live it down. 要是你被杰克打败的话，你就永远没法使人们忘记这个耻辱。
live for 1. 为…而生活
He lives for nothing but pleasure. 他活着只是为享乐。
2. 盼望
I live for the day when I can retire and write my reminiscences. 我盼望有一天可以退休写回忆录。
live high 过奢侈生活
They lived high until they had no more money. 他们过着奢侈的生活直到不再有钱挥霍为止。
live in 1. 居住在…里
This room isn't fit to live in. 这个房间不适于居住。
2. 住宿在工作 (或学习) 的地方
He decided to live in during his freshman year at college. 他决定在读大学一年级期间住校。
We can't afford to have a servant to live in. 我们雇不起一个住宿在我们家里的仆人。
live in hope 见 hope
live in sin 见 sin
live in the past 见 past
live it up 〈口〉狂欢；享乐一番
live it up with wine and song 豪饮高歌取乐
1. 以…为食料
Do these animals live off raw fish? 这些动物是以吃生鱼为生的吗?
2. 靠…过日子；依赖…生活
He lives off a vegetable garden. 他靠菜园的收入过日子。
She still lives off her parents. 她还在依靠父母生活。
live off the land 见 land
live out 1. 不住宿在工作 (或学习) 的地方
Their maid lives out. 他们的女仆晚上不住在他们家里。
Students can live out if they wish. 学生如不想住校，可以任意。
2. 活过 (某一段时间)
I doubt if she'll live out the winter. 我看她恐怕活不过今年冬天。
3. 实践，身体力行
live out one's fantasies 实践自己的梦想
live out of 靠吃 (罐头、垃圾箱等) 里的食物过日子
Many people were so destitute they lived out of garbage cans. 好多人穷得靠吃垃圾箱里的食物过日子。
live out of a suitcase (或 trunk) 〈口〉(因公等) 老是旅居客地；提着衣箱过日子
live rough 见 rough
live to 活到
He lived to a great age. 他活到高龄。
live together (尤指未婚男女)同居
live to oneself 过孤独生活
live up to 1. 遵守，实践 (诺言、原则等)
You should live up to your promise. 你应当遵守诺言。
live up to one's faith 实践自己的信仰
2. 符合；不辜负 (期望)
The new house didn't live up to expectations. 这幢新房子没有预期的好。
He will live up to what his parents expect of him. 他不会辜负父母对他的期望。
3. 与…相配
His wife was so clever that he felt he could never live up to her. 他的妻子那么聪明，他感到自己怎么也配不上她。
live well 1. 过舒适生活
2. 过正派生活
He died a peaceful death after having lived well all his days. 他度过了正直的一生之后安详地死去了。
live with 1. 与…住在一起
He lives with his parents. 他与父母住在一起。
2. 和…同居
He has been living with that girl for two years. 他和那个姑娘同居两年了。
3. 忍受；容忍；和…妥协；承认
Many politicians find such laws difficult to live with. 许多政治家认为难以容忍这样的法律。
You must live with the fact that you're no longer as strong as you were. 你得承认，你已经不像过去那样健壮了。
Well, I can live with it. 嗯，这个我能忍受。
live with oneself 保持自尊心
He'll find it difficult to live with himself if he's taken off the job. 如果我们把他从工作岗位上撤下来，他会感到见不得人的。
where sb. lives 〈美口〉在某人的要害处
Hit him where he lives! 往他的要害处打!