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| 1 | I to have your home in a particular place 居住 |
| Paris is a nice place to live. 巴黎是个居住的好地方。 |
| +innearonat etc They lived in a basement flat in South London. 他们住在伦敦南部的一套地下室里。 |
| I think he lives somewhere near Bath. 我想他住在巴斯附近的某个地方。 |
| live at home (=in your parents’ home) Do you still live at home? 住在（父母亲）家里 |
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| 2 | I/T to have a particular kind of life 过（某种生活） |
| people living in poverty 生活在贫困中的人们 |
| They have lived under military rule for nineteen years. 他们生活在军事统治下有19年了。 |
| Food is inexpensive here, so you can live quite cheaply. 这里的食物不贵，所以你的生活费用会很低。 |
| live well/comfortably (=have a pleasant life with plenty of money) I had a good salary then, and we lived pretty well. 生活得很舒适 |
| live a fullquietbusy life Now they have retired and want to live a quiet life. 如今他们退休了，想过一种平静的生活。 |
| live a life of crimeluxuryhardship She was destined from birth to live a life of hardship. 她一出生就注定要过一种苦难的生活。 |
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| 3 | I to keep yourself alive in a particular way （靠某种方式）过活，维持生命 |
| live by doing sth The Aymaras live by hunting and fishing in the Desaguadero river. 艾马拉族人靠在迪萨瓜德罗河狩猎和捕鱼为生。 |
| live onoff sth Millions of families are living on benefits. 数百万家庭在靠救济金过活。 |
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| 4 | I to be or stay alive 活着；生存 |
| She’ s not expected to live long. 预计她活不长。 |
| Who wants to live forever? 谁想要长生不老？ |
| live to the age of...live to be... Despite her unhealthy lifestyle, Aunt Joan lived to be 86. 尽管琼阿姨的生活方式不健康，她却一直活到了86岁。 |
| live to do sth (=live long enough to do it) He lived to see the first talking pictures. 活到做某事 |
| | 4a | to be alive in a particular time （在某个时期里）活着 | | +inatbeforeafter Hippodamus lived in the early fifth century BC. 希波丹姆斯生活在公元前5世纪早期。 | | He’ s one of the greatest pianists who ever lived. 他是有史以来最伟大的钢琴家之一。 | |
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| 5 | I to continue to exist and have influence 继续存在；活下去；流传下去 |
| The spirit of revolution still lives. 这种革命精神依然存在。 |
| live in sb’ s memory The events of that day have always lived in my memory. 那一天的事件一直留在我的记忆里。 |
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| 6 | I to have an interesting and exciting life 享受生活乐趣 |
| Come on, you have to live a little! 来吧，你该享受点人生乐趣！ |
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| 7 | I informal to be usually kept in a particular place 被保存（在某处） |
| +in/on/under The box lives on the top shelf there. 盒子放在那边的架子顶层上。 |
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| - | as I live and breathe old-fashioned
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| used for expressing surprise |
| （用于表示惊讶）真没想到 |
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| - | can live with sth
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| used for saying that you can accept something |
| 可以接受某事物 |
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| It’ s a little less than I asked for, but I can live with that. 这比我要的少一些，但对此我可以接受。 |
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| - | you haven’ t lived
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| used for telling someone that they should try something |
| （用于告诉某人应该去尝试某事）你白活了 |
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| You haven’ t lived until you’ ve ridden the new roller coaster. 坐过这种新式的过山车你才算没有白活一场。 |
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| - | if I live to be 100
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| used for emphasizing that you will never do , know , or understand something |
| （用于强调永远也不会做、知道或理解某事）即使我活到100岁 |
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| If I live to be a hundred I’ ll never understand why he did that. 即使我活到100岁，我也永远无法理解他为什么那样做。 |
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| - | live and breathe sth
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| to be very enthusiastic about a particular activity and spend all the time you can doing it or talking about it |
| 非常热衷于某事；耽于某事 |
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| Some people live and breathe football. 有些人非常热衷于足球运动。 |
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| - | you live and learn
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| used for showing surprise at something new you have just learned |
| （用于表示对刚知道的新事物感到惊讶）真是活到老学到老 |
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| - | live and let live
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| used for saying that you should accept other people’ s beliefs and way of life , even if they are very different from your own |
| （用于表明对他人的信仰或生活方式的宽容）自己活，也让别人活 |
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| - | livebeyond/within your means
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| to have a way of life in which you spend moreless money than you earn |
| 入不敷出/量入为出 |
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| - | liveby/on your wits
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| to have no real job but make the money you need by being clever or dishonest |
| 靠小聪明（或不诚实的手段）赚钱 |
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| - | livefor/in the moment
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| to enjoy the present time and not worry about the future |
| 享受现在；不担心将来 |
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| - | live from day to day
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| to deal with things as they happen without thinking about the future |
| 过一天算一天 |
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| - | live from hand to mouth
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| to have just enough money or food to stay alive |
| 糊口度日 |
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| - | live in fear (of)
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| to be afraid of something or someone all the time |
| 时刻为…而提心吊胆 |
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| - | live in hope often humorous
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| to be hopeful that something will happen |
| 满怀希望 |
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| They haven’ t paid back any of the money yet, but we live in hope. 他们一分钱都还没还，但我们仍满怀希望。 |
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| - | live in the past
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| 1 | to have old-fashioned attitudes 抱着陈旧的观念 |
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| 2 | to be always thinking or talking about past events 总是想着（或谈论着）过去的事 |
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| - | live in sin (with sb) old-fashioned
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| to share a home and have a sexual relationship without being married |
| （与某人）姘居，同居 |
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| - | live it up
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| to do enjoyable and exciting things that involve spending a lot of money |
| 过花天酒地的生活；狂欢作乐 |
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| - | live a lie
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| to spend your life hiding the truth about yourself or your feelings |
| 过骗人的生活；虚伪做人 |
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| - | live off the fat of the land
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| to have a comfortable and enjoyable life without doing any work |
| 过着不劳而获的生活 |
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| - | live off the land
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| to live on whatever food you can get by hunting , finding fruit , or growing vegetables |
| 靠土地生活 |
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| - | live to fight/see another day
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| to be ready to continue with your life or job despite a defeat or failure |
| （遭受失败或挫折后）仍继续自己的生活（或工作） |
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| She lost the election, but she’ ll live to fight another day. 她在竞选中失败了，但她仍准备着有朝一日再次出击。 |
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| - | live to see the day
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| to be still alive when something happens, especially something impressive or shocking |
| 活着看到（尤指给人深刻印象或令人震惊的）某事物发生 |
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| I never thought I’ d live to see the day when children could take their own parents to court! 我从没想到过我会活着看到孩子控告自己的亲生父母。 |
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| to deal successfully with a dangerous or unpleasant experience |
| 妥善处理所经历的危险（或令人不愉快）之事 |
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| You mean you spent Christmas with his family and lived to tell the tale? 你的意思是你和他一家人一起过了圣诞节，并且过得不错，是吗？ |
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| - | living on borrowedtime
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| 1 | still alive after you were expected to die , but likely to die soon 比预期的活得更长（但可能快要死亡） |
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| 2 | likely to fail or stop existing soon 有可能快要消亡（或灭亡）的 | His regime is living on borrowed time. 他的政权岌岌可危。 | |
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| - | sb will live to regret sth
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| used for saying that someone will wish in the future that they had not done something |
| 某人总有一天会后悔做了某事 |
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| You’ re wasting your time with him and you’ ll live to regret it. 你和他在一起是在浪费时间，总有一天你会后悔的。 |
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| - | ˈlive by |
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| | live by sth: to behave according to a particular set of beliefs or principles 按照（某一套信念或原则）行事 | He argued that even criminals have a code of ethics that they live by. 他据理力争说即使是罪犯也有他们遵从的道德规范。 | |
| - | ˌlive ˈdown |
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| | usually in negatives to make people forget about something embarrassing or silly that you have done 使人们忘记（自己所做的令人尴尬或愚蠢的事） | All the girls in my class are going except me! I’ ll never live it down! 除了我以外，我班上的其他女生全都去了！我永远也无法让人们忘掉这件事！ | |
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| | live for sthsb: to consider someone or something as so important that they are your main reason for living 为…而活 | She lives for her work. 她活着是为了工作。 | |
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| | to have a reason to want to stay alive | | 有想活下去的理由 | | | | He spoke in the voice of a man with nothing left to live for. 他说出了一个生无所恋的男人的心声。 | | Gregory was 21 and had everything to live for. 格雷戈利21岁，所有的一切都值得他好好活着。 | | | | - | live for the day when
| | to want something to happen very much | | 非常希望某事发生 | | | | He lived for the day when he would be old enough to leave home. 他盼望着自己长大成人离开家门的那一天。 | | | |
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| | to live at the place where you work or study 住在工作（或学习）的地方 | Their nanny lives in. 他们的保姆住在他们家。 | |
| - | ˈlive off |
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| | live off sbsth: to depend on someone or something for the money or food that you need 依靠…过活 | He’ s 25 and still living off his parents. 他25岁了，可还是靠父母养着。 | |
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| 1 | to have a particular amount of money to buy the things that you need to live 靠（某一笔钱）过活 | They have to live on a pension of £350 a month. 他们不得不靠每个月350英镑的养老金过活。 | |
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| 2 | to eat a particular kind of food 吃（某一种食物） | These fish live on small sea creatures such as shrimp. 这些鱼吃诸如小虾这类的海生生物。 | | They seem to live on nothing but chips and chocolate. 他们好像除了炸薯条和巧克力以外什么都不吃。 | |
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| | to continue to be alive or exist 继续活着；继续存在 | She lived on until 1832, when she died aged 85. 她一直活到1832年才去世，享年85岁。 | |
| - | ˌlive ˈout |
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| 1 | T live out sth: to do something that you have thought or dreamed of doing 实践（想法或梦想） | The inheritance would allow her to live out her fantasies. 这笔遗产使她得以实践自己的梦想。 | |
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| 2 | I to not live at the place where you work or study 不住在工作（或学习）的地方 | Universities are short of accommodation, so some students have to live out. 大学的宿舍不够住，所以有些学生只好住到校外。 | |
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| | to spend the rest or part of your life in a particular place or situation | | （在某个地方）度过余生（或生命的某段时光） | | | | She wanted to live out the remaining weeks of her life at home. 她想在家里度过她生命中最后几个星期。 | | | |
| - | ˈlive through |
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| | live through sth: to experience a dangerous or unpleasant situation and still be alive after it 经历过，度过（危险或令人不快的处境） | These are people who have lived through two world wars. 这些人经历了两次世界大战。 | |
| - | ˈlive toˌgether |
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| | if two people live together , they are not married but live in the same house and have a sexual relationship （未婚）同居 |
| - | ˌlive ˈup to |
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| | live up to sth: to be as good as what was expected or promised 符合（期望）；实践（诺言） | The breathtakingly beautiful scenery certainly lived up to expectations. 这令人惊叹的美景的确符合人们的期望。 | |
| - | ˈlive with |
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| 1 | live with sb: to live in the same house and have a sexual relationship with someone you are not married to 与（某人）未婚同居 |
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| 2 | live with sth: to accept something unpleasant that you cannot change 容忍，忍受（无法改变的不快之事） | How does she live with the guilt? 她如何忍受这种内疚感？ | | He had learned to live with her moodiness. 他学会了忍受她的喜怒无常。 | |
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| | to continue to consider yourself a good person after doing something bad | | （做了坏事后）心安理得 | | | | I could never live with myself if I hit a child with my car. 如果我开车撞了小孩，我永远也不能再心安理得。 | | | |
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