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a.liveE5laIvadj [after v; not gradable]living; having life; not dead活着的，在世的I wonder if I'll be alive in 2050?我不知道我到2050年是否还活着?Doctors kept him alive on a life-support machine.医生们用生命维持仪器维持着他的生命。Since he became a grandparent, he is the proudest person alive (=he is extremely proud).自从他成为祖父之后，就显得极其自豪。(fig.) She's a writer who really knows how to make her characters come alive (=seem real and interesting).她是一位真正明白如何使她的人物栩栩如生的作家。(fig.) Relatives of the missing sailors are struggling to keep hope alive (=continue believing that the sailors will be found).失踪水手的亲戚们正在尽力保持希望。Alive is also used to mean active and energetic or exciting.活跃的，有生气的，热闹的South American novels / Big cities / Young people are so alive.南美小说/大城市/年轻人如此有生气。If the soap opera had some younger characters, that would bring it alive (=make it more interesting and exciting).如果肥皂剧中有年轻些的角色，就会给它带来生气。The city centre really comes alive (=becomes filled with activity) on Friday and Saturday nights.市中心在周五与周六晚上真的变得很热闹。If you are alive to something, you are thinking about it or aware of it.注意到的，意识到的I ski for the excitement, but I'm also always alive to the risks.我滑雪是为了寻求刺激，但我也经常注意到它的危险性。If something is alive with something else, it is so covered with or full of them that it appears to be living and moving.充满着，洋溢着The grass was alive with ants.草坪中有密密麻麻的蚂蚁。The pond was alive with frogs.池塘中有许多青蛙。Traditional jazz is still alive and well / kicking (=active) in New Orleans.传统的爵士乐在新奥尔良仍然非常活跃。The book's alive and well (=still exists, even though many people are no longer aware of it) and making money for its author.这本书还在卖，并在为它的作者赚钱。
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