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lifelaIfnpl lives laIvzthe period between birth and death; the experience or state of being alive生命，生活Life is too short to worry about money! [U]生命太短暂，何必去为金钱而操心！He went a little bit mad towards the end of his life. [C]他在生命后期有点疯狂。Cats are supposed to have nine lives. [C]猫被认为有9条命。Life at the top in any sport does involve a lot of sacrifice. [U]在任何事情上要出人头地都得作出许多牺牲。He doesn't know what he really wants in/out of life. [U]他并不知道自己人生目标。Spending six months in Russia changed my outlook on life. [U]在俄罗斯度过的六个月改变了我对人生的看法。(fml) She departed this life (= she died) at the age of 95. [U]她卒于95岁。He lost his life (= died suddenly because of a violent event or an accident) in the Great War. [C]他在大战中丧生。A simple mixture of glucose and water can save lives in many parts of the world. [C]一种葡萄糖与水的简单混合物能够拯救世界许多地方的人的生命。She's a life (Am usually lifetime ) member of Amnesty International (= She will belong to it until she dies).她是大赦国际组织的永久性成员。He ran off with her life savings (= all the money she had saved).他带着她毕生的积蓄跑了。Life is also used to refer to particular types or parts of someone's experience.生涯He had a long and interesting working life. [C]他有长期的有趣的工作生涯。They were investigating her private life. [C]他们在调查她的私生活。We interviewed senior politicians, famous writers and others in public life. [U]我们采访了高层政治人士、著名作家和其它社会名流。What's your sex life like? [C]你的性生活如何？Drugs and violence are deeply rooted in American life. [U]毒品和暴力在美国社会生活中根深蒂固。I left home at 16 to see life (= have different experiences with a lot of people in lots of places) . [U]我16岁时离开家去阅历人生。Teaching has been her life (= the most important and enjoyable thing in her life) . [U]教书成了她一生中的头等大事。The life of something such as a machine or organization is the period for which it works or lasts.寿命The newer batteries have a much longer life -- up to 100 hours. [C]新型电池寿命更长----可达到100小时。The legislation won't be passed during the life of the present parliament. [U]该立法在现议会任期之内将不会被通过。Life is also the quality which makes people, animals and plants different from objects, substances and things which are dead.生命The doctor frantically tried to discover some sign of life in the boy's mangled body. [U]医生拼命想从小男孩血肉模糊的身体上发现生命尚存的的迹象。Life is also energy or enthusiasm.朝气，活力The show was so full of life. [U]该演出富有朝气。Put more life into your voice. [U]说话带点精神。Life is also everything which is alive.生物animal life [U]动物plant life [U]植物In the jungle there is an overwhelming abundance of life. [U]丛林中生活着种类繁多的生物。In phrases such as the next/another life or a future/past/previous life, people express their belief that after you die you are born again as a different person or as an animal.前世; 来生She believes in reincarnation and she says we must have met before in a previous life. [C]她相信人会转世重生并说我们前世肯定见过面。(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.写生They drew the cat from life. [U]他们给猫画写生画。In life (drawing) classes a model is employed to pose for the students.模特被雇在写生课上为学生摆造型。[STILL 中的 still life](infml) Esp. in children's games, a life is one of the limited number of times that you can lose, but still continue playing.(游戏中的)命Every time the little man gets hit you lose a life. [C]小人每被打一次你就损失一条命。If you say that a work of art brings someone or something to life you mean that it shows them in a believable and interesting way.逼真，栩栩如生The film really brought the story of the rebellion to life.该影片生动地再现了反叛的故事。If something or someone comes to life they stop being dead or (fig.) begin to show energy, activity, enthusiasm, etc.苏醒过来; 焕发活力The story is about a statue that comes to life. (fig.)该故事讲述一个变成真人的雕像。The dancers only really came to life during the jazz numbers.舞蹈演员们只有在放爵士乐曲的时候才真正活跃起来。If something is for life it is for the whole of your life.一生一世的I believe marriage is for life.我相信婚姻应白头到老。(infml) I can't for the life of me remember her name (= I cannot remember it although I'm making a great effort to).我无论如何记不起她的名字。To give/lay down your life for someone/something is to die willingly while defending or supporting them/it.献出生命，捐躯They were ready to give their lives for their country.他们已经准备好了为祖国献出他们的生命。"How's life?" and "How's life treating you?" are informal greetings.（问候语）日子过得怎样？If you believe in life after death you believe that people continue to exist in some form after they die.九泉之下A life and death situation is a very serious and important or dangerous one.生死攸关These groups are in the middle of a life and death struggle for survival.这些群体是在生死存亡之间挣扎。It's a life and death issue.这可是生死攸关的问题。[MATTER 中的 a matter of life and death]If you describe someone as the (Br) life and soul of the party/(Am and Aus) life of the party you mean that they are energetic and amusing and are at the centre of activity during social occasions.风趣而善于社交的人，使集会活跃的人(humorous) The market for those dreadful compilation records you see advertised on TV is one/another of life's great mysteries (= it's not clear why people want to buy them).你在电视上看到做广告的那些糟糕的剪辑录像带居然能有市场，真叫人百思不得其解。"How do you feel about the divorce?" "Oh, it's all part of life's rich tapestry (= it's part of the series of good and bad experiences that you cannot avoid in life)."“你是如何看待离婚的?” “噢，这不过是百味人生的一种经历罢了。”She's decided to make/start a new life (= change how she lives).她决定开始新的生活。(infml) The man/woman in someone's life is the person they love or are married to or with whom they have a close and usually sexual relationship.心爱的人Who's the man in your life now then, eh?你现在的心上人是谁，嗯？When a machine or vehicle coughs or roars into life it suddenly starts working.突然发动The motorcycle thundered into life.摩托车突然发动起来。(dated infml) If you say that someone is leading/living the life of Riley, you mean that they are living an easy and comfortable life, without any need to work hard.安逸的生活(infml) You say Not on your life! as a way of strongly refusing someone's suggestion or request.绝对不行！休想！"Shall we spend the holiday at home?" "Not on your life! I'm determined to go to Italy this year."“我们能否在家中度假？”“休想！今年我一定要去意大利。”(fml) If you take someone's life, you kill them.杀死(fml) To take your (own) life is to kill yourself.自杀(infml) To take your life in your hands is to do something that is very dangerous, esp. where you risk death.冒生命危险，不顾生死Every time you go parachuting you are taking your life in your hands.你每次去跳伞都是在拿自己的生命当儿戏。You say That's life after something bad or unlucky has happened, to express your feeling that such events will sometimes happen and have to be accepted.(表示无可奈何)这就是人生If you say This is the life you mean that you are very much enjoying the situation you are in.这才够意思，这才带劲Relaxing by the swimming pool, he lifted his glass and said, "This is the life for me!"在游泳池旁潇洒地躺着，他举起杯子说，“这才叫生活！”To scare, frighten, etc. the life out of someone is to scare them very much.吓得…失魂落魄(dated) If a picture or description is someone to the life it is exactly like them.栩栩如生That sketch is Joanna to the life.那幅素描把乔安娜画得唯妙唯肖。If you describe something as life-affirming, you mean that it makes you feel positive about life.使人对生活乐观的Such a warm, life-affirming film!如此充满温情、使人乐观的影片。A life belt or life buoy is a piece of equipment, usually a ring or belt filled with air or light material that floats which is designed to help someone float if they fall into water.救生圈The life cycle or life history of a living thing is the series of changes it goes through from the beginning of its life until death.生命周期Perhaps the main event in the life cycle of a salmon is the return to its breeding grounds.大麻哈鱼生命周期中主要的事情可能就是回到它的繁殖地。(fig.) The life cycle of new technologies gets shorter and shorter these days.现在新技术的生命周期变得越来越短。The life expectancy of a living thing, esp. a human being, is the length of time that it is likely to live.预期寿命Life expectancy in Europe has increased greatly in the 20th century.欧洲的人均预期寿命在20世纪有了很大的提高。A life form is any living thing.生物体They are searching for intelligent life forms in other solar systems.他们在与太阳系相似的其它星球寻找智慧生命。Something that is life-giving is necessary for life or gives energy.提神，赋予生命的life-giving fresh water生命必需的淡水A person's life history or life story is the series of events that they have lived through since their birth.生平The woman sitting next to me started to tell me her whole life history!坐在我旁边的妇女开始向我讲述她的整个生平！[life (story)]Life imprisonment (also infml life ) is the punishment of being put in prison for a very long time without an arranged time for release or (Am) until death.终身监禁The judge jailed him for life.法官判处他终身监禁。She got life imprisonment.她被判处终身监禁。[life sentence]Life insurance (also esp. Br life assurance) is a system in which you make regular payments to an INSURANCE company in exchange for a fixed amount of money which will be paid to someone you have named, usually a member of your family, when you die.人寿保险A life jacket is a piece of equipment like a jacket without sleeves that is filled with air or light material and is designed to help someone float if they fall into water.救生衣In Britain, a life peer is a person who is given the honour of a title such as 'Lord'and a place in the House of Lords as a reward for the good things they have done for the country.终生贵族This honour and position is called a life peerage.终生贵族的地位Life preserver is Am for life belt or life jacket.救生圈; 救生衣A life raft is a type of boat which is joined to a large ship and is used in emergencies, for example when the main ship is sinking, to take people to safety.救生筏In life-saving classes you learn how to save someone's life when they have fallen into water.救生课My kids go to life-saving once a week.我的孩子们每周去上一次救生课。A life-saver is a person who is trained to save the life of someone who has fallen into water.救生员Life-saver is also Aus for LIFEGUARD.救生员A life-saver can also be something which helps you to feel better after an unpleasant experience.排忧解愁之物Oh, yes please -- a glass of whisky would be a life-saver.哦，好的----一杯威士忌正可浇愁。A life science is one of the sciences dealing with the structure and behaviour of living things including human beings, such as BOTANY, ZOOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY and ANTHROPOLOGY.生命科学A life-size(d) work of art is the same size as the person or thing that it represents.与原物一般大小的艺术品a life-size statue of the Prime Minister与总理真人一般高的雕塑A life sentence (also infml life ) is the punishment of being put in prison for a very long time without an arranged time for release, or (Am) until death.无期徒刑As a murderer, he'll receive/get a life sentence.作为杀人犯他将被判处无期徒刑。[life imprisonment, lifer]A life (story) is a book, film, etc. that tells the story of a person's life.传记He's written yet another life of Shakespeare.他已经写了又一本关于莎士比亚的传记。A life-support system is the equipment used to keep a person alive when they are very ill or when they are in a dangerous situation.生命维持系统Since the crash he has been on a life-support system.从撞车以来他一直依靠生命维持系统撑着。A life-support system can also be the natural structures and systems that are necessary for living things, especially human beings, to be able to live.生态系统The lack of rain is threatening all the region's life-support systems (= the earth, trees and rivers).缺少雨水正威胁着整个地区的生态系统。A life-threatening disease is a very serious one that can cause death.致命的life-threatening diseases such as cancer癌症等致命疾病A person's life's work (also life work) is the work that is most important to them and that they spend much of their time and energy doing.毕生事业The creation of a charity for the blind was her life's work.她把毕生精力都献给了创办帮助盲人的慈善事业。"Life begins at Forty" (title of a book by Walter B. Pitkin, 1932)《人生四十才开始》(沃尔特·皮特金所著书名)"It's life, Jim, but not as we know it" (phrase used in the television series Star Trek, 1966-)“这就是生活，吉姆，但不是我们所理解的那种生活。”（引自电视系列剧《星际旅行》）"Life is too short to stuff a mushroom" (Shirley Conran in the book Superwoman, 1975)“生命转瞬而逝”（引自雪莉·康兰《女超人》）[AFTERLIFE, PRO-LIFE, NEXT, REAL中的 real life]
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