a·live
adjective/əˈlaɪv/
/əˈlaɪv/
[not before noun]Idioms - living; not dead
活的 - Is your mother still alive?
你的母亲还健在吗？ - Doctors kept the baby alive for six weeks.
医生使婴儿活了六周。 - She had to steal food just to stay alive.
她得偷食物才不至于饿死。 - He was buried alive in the earthquake.
地震把他活埋了。 - The police are desperate to catch this man dead or alive.
警方不顾一切地要抓住这个男人，无论死活。 - We don't know whether he's alive or dead.
我们不知道他是死是活。
Extra Examples- Five people were found alive in the wreckage.
残骸中发现 5 个人还活着。 - For four days he seemed barely alive.
有 4 天的时间他好像奄奄一息。 - He considered himself lucky to escape alive.
他觉得自己能活着逃出来很幸运。 - Poor child, she looks more dead than alive.
可怜的孩子，她看上去虚弱极了。 - The old rascal is still very much alive.
这个老家伙仍然活得好好的。 - They had little chance of returning alive.
他们活着回来的机会很渺茫。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- remain
- …
- very much
- barely
- only half
- …
- alive and kicking
- alive and well
- dead or alive
- …
- Is your mother still alive?
- alive (with something) full of emotion, excitement, activity, etc.
情绪饱满；激动兴奋；有生气；有活力 - Ed was alive with happiness.
埃德高兴得眉飞色舞。 - Her eyes were alive with interest.
她的眼睛里充满了兴趣。
Extra Examples- His eyes were suddenly alive with excitement.
他的眼睛突然兴奋地亮了起来。 - The hall was alive with the sound of voices.
大厅里人声鼎沸。 - I feel really alive in the country!
在乡下我感到浑身是劲儿！ - She realized that she had only been half alive for the last four years.
她意识到这 4 年来自己未体验到真正的生活。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- seem
- …
- really
- truly
- very
- …
- with
- Ed was alive with happiness.
- continuing to exist
继续存在 - to keep a tradition alive
继承传统 - Money from charities is keeping the theatre alive.
来自慈善机构的资金让剧院得以生存。 - The issue remains alive in the public consciousness.
这个问题仍然存在于公众意识中。
Extra Examples- The old customs are still very much alive in this region.
这些旧习俗在这一地区仍很盛行。 - The art of debate is alive and well in our schools.
辩论术在我们的学校中依然盛行。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- remain
- keep something
- …
- very much
- alive and well
- to keep a tradition alive
- alive with something full of living or moving things
充满（活的或动的东西） - The pool was alive with goldfish.
池塘里满是游来游去的金鱼。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- seem
- …
- really
- truly
- very
- …
- with
- The pool was alive with goldfish.
- alive to something aware of something; knowing something exists and is important
意识到；认识到；注意到 - to be alive to the dangers/facts/possibilities
意识到危险；认识到事实；注意到可能 - The government should be alive to the problems faced by industry.
政府应该关注工业面临的问题。
Extra Examples- We're all alive to the dangers of an over-centralized state.
我们都意识到过度集权国家的危险。 - They are alive to the fact that the opposing team has not lost a game this season.
他们很清楚对方球队本赛季没有输过一场比赛。 - He is very much alive to new ideas.
他对新想法非常活跃。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- remain
- …
- very much
- to
More Like This Adjectives that do not come before a nounAdjectives that do not come before a noun- afloat
- addicted
- afraid
- alike
- alive
- alone
- ashamed
- asleep
- awake
- to be alive to the dangers/facts/possibilities
Word OriginOld English on līfe, literally ‘in life’.
Idioms
alive and kicking
- very active, healthy or popular
充满活力；活蹦乱跳；生气勃勃；流行 - My mother is still alive and kicking.
我母亲还健在。
- My mother is still alive and kicking.
alive and well
- (of a person) still living and not injured or harmed
活得好好的 - The missing student was found alive and well in Newcastle.
失踪学生在纽卡斯尔被找到，安然无恙。
- The missing student was found alive and well in Newcastle.
- (of an industry, area of activity, etc.) still popular or successful
仍然兴旺的 - Singapore's literary scene is alive and well.
新加坡的文学界充满活力。 - Contrary to popular belief, the tourism industry is alive and well in this part of the world.
与普遍的看法相反，旅游业在这个地方很兴旺。
- Singapore's literary scene is alive and well.
bring something alive
- to make something interesting
使有趣 - The pictures bring the book alive.
图片使得这本书生动有趣。 - The teacher brought history alive with fascinating stories.
老师用引人入胜的故事生动地讲述了历史。
- The pictures bring the book alive.
come alive
- (of a subject or an event) to become interesting and exciting
引起兴趣；生动起来 - The game came alive in the second half.
比赛在下半场变得有看头了。 - New political issues suddenly came alive after the election.
选举后新的政治问题突然出现。
- The game came alive in the second half.
- (of a place) to become busy and full of activity
热闹起来；活跃起来 - The city starts to come alive after dark.
这座城市天黑以后便热闹起来。 - The fishing villages come alive in spring.
春天，渔村生机勃勃。
- The city starts to come alive after dark.
- (of a person) to show interest in something and become excited about it
兴致勃勃；有精神起来 - She came alive as she talked about her job.
她一谈到她的工作精神就来了。
- She came alive as she talked about her job.
eat somebody alive (informal)
- to criticize or punish somebody severely because you are extremely angry with them
（对某人极为气愤而）尖锐批评，严厉惩罚，横加指责 - He’ll eat you alive if he ever finds out.
他要是发现了会活吞了你。
- He’ll eat you alive if he ever finds out.
- to defeat somebody completely in an argument, a competition, etc.
（辩论、比赛等中）大败某人，完全战胜某人 - The defence lawyers are going to eat you alive tomorrow.
辩护律师明天一定会彻底打败你们。
- The defence lawyers are going to eat you alive tomorrow.
- [usually passive] (of insects, etc.) to bite somebody many times
（多次）叮，蜇 - I was being eaten alive by mosquitoes.
蚊子要把我活活吃了。
- I was being eaten alive by mosquitoes.