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🔑 live1 BrE /lɪv / NAmE /lɪv / verb present simple - I / you / we / they live BrE /lɪv / NAmE /lɪv / present simple - he / she / it lives BrE /lɪvz / NAmE /lɪvz / past simple lived BrE /lɪvd / NAmE /lɪvd / past participle lived BrE /lɪvd / NAmE /lɪvd / -ing form living BrE /ˈlɪvɪŋ / NAmE /ˈlɪvɪŋ / ➡ see also live 2 ➤ in a place 在某地 🔑 [ I ] + adv ./prep . to have your home in a particular place ◆ to live in a house ◆ Where do you live ? ◆ She needs to find somewhere to live . ◆ We used to live in London . ◆ Both her children still live at home . ◆ (informal Where do these plates live (= where are they usually kept ? ➤ be alive 活着 🔑 [ I ] to remain alive ◆ The doctors said he only had six months to live . ◆ Spiders can live for several days without food . ◆ ~ to do sth She lived to see her first grandchild . 🔑 [ I ] to be alive , especially at a particular time ◆ When did Handel live ? ◆ He's the greatest player who ever lived . ➤ type of life 生活方式 🔑 [ I , T ] to spend your life in a particular way ◆ He lived in poverty most of his life . ◆ ~ sth She lived a very peaceful life . ◆ + noun She lived and died a single woman . ➤ be remembered 被记住 🔑 [ I ] to continue to exist or be remembered SYN remain ◆ This moment will live in our memory for many years to come . ◆ Her words have lived with me all my life . ➤ have excitement 兴奋 [ I ] to have a full and exciting life ◆ I don't want to be stuck in an office all my life —I want to live ! ● ˌlive and ˈbreathe sth to be very enthusiastic about sth ◆ He just lives and breathes football . ● live and ˈlet live (saying used to say that you should accept other people's opinions and behaviour even though they are different from your own ● live by your ˈwits to earn money by clever or sometimes dishonest means ● live (from ) ˌhand to ˈmouth to spend all the money you earn on basic needs such as food without being able to save any money ● live in the ˈpast to behave as though society , etc . has not changed , when in fact it has ● live in ˈsin (old-fashioned or humorous to live together and have a sexual relationship without being married ● live it ˈup (informal to enjoy yourself in an exciting way , usually spending a lot of money ● live a ˈlie to keep sth important about yourself a secret from other people , so that they do not know what you really think , what you are really like , etc . ● live off the fat of the ˈland to have enough money to be able to afford expensive things , food , drink , etc . ● live off the ˈland to eat whatever food you can grow , kill or find yourself ● ˌlive to fight another ˈday (saying used to say that although you have failed or had a bad experience , you will continue ● you haven't ˈlived used to tell sb that if they have not had a particular experience their life is not complete ◆ You've never been to New York ? You haven't lived ! ● you live and ˈlearn used to express surprise at sth new or unexpected you have been told ● be (living ) on borrowed ˈtime to still be alive after the time when you were expected to die to be doing sth that other people are likely to soon stop you from doing ● be /live in clover (informal to have enough money to be able to live a very comfortable life ● how the other half ˈlives the way of life of a different social group , especially one much richer than you ● lead /live the life of ˈRiley (old-fashioned often disapproving to live an enjoyable and comfortable life with no problems or responsibilities ● long live sb /sth used to say that you hope sb /sth will live or last for a long time ● people (who live ) in glass houses shouldn't throw ˈstones (saying you should not criticize other people , because they will easily find ways of criticizing you ● be /live in each other's ˈpockets (BrE if two people are in each other's pockets , they are too close to each other or spend too much time with each other ● live /sleep ˈrough (BrE to live or sleep outdoors , usually because you have no home and no money ◆ young people sleeping rough on the streets ● ˈlive by sth to follow a particular belief or set of principles ◆ That's a philosophy I could live by . ● ˈlive by doing sth to earn money or to get the things you need by doing a particular thing ◆ a community that lives by fishing ● ˌlive sth↔ˈdown to be able to make people forget about sth embarrassing you have done ◆ She felt so stupid . She'd never be able to live it down . ● ˈlive for sb /sth to think that sb /sth is the main purpose of or the most important thing in your life ◆ She lives for her work . ◆ After his wife died , he had nothing to live for . ● ˌlive ˈin to live at the place where you work or study ◆ They have an au pair living in . ➡ see also live-in ● ˈlive off sb /sth (often disapproving to receive the money you need to live from sb /sth because you do not have any yourself ◆ She's still living off her parents . ◆ to live off welfare ● ˈlive off sth to have one particular type of food as the main thing you eat in order to live ◆ He seems to live off junk food . ● ˌlive ˈon to continue to live or exist ◆ She died ten years ago but her memory lives on . ● ˈlive on sth 🔑 to eat a particular type of food to live ◆ Small birds live mainly on insects . (often disapproving to eat only or a lot of a particular type of food ◆ She lives on burgers . 🔑 to have enough money for the basic things you need to live ◆ You can't live on forty pounds a week . ● ˌlive ˈout to live away from the place where you work or study ◆ Some college students will have to live out . ● ˌlive ˈout sth to actually do what you have only thought about doing before ◆ to live out your fantasies to spend the rest of your life in a particular way ◆ He lived out his days alone . ● ˌlive ˈthrough sth 🔑 to experience a disaster or other unpleasant situation and survive it ◆ He has lived through two world wars . ● ˈlive together (also ˈlive with sb 🔑 to live in the same house 🔑 to share a home and have a sexual relationship without being married SYN cohabit ● ˌlive ˈup to sth to do as well as or be as good as other people expect you to ◆ He failed to live up to his parents' expectations . ◆ The team called 'The No -Hopers' certainly lived up to its name . ● ˈlive with sb = live together ● ˈlive with sth to accept sth unpleasant ◆ I just had to learn to live with the pain . 🔑 live2 BrE /laɪv / NAmE /laɪv / ➡ see also live 1 adjective [ usually before noun ] ➤ not dead 活的 🔑 living ; not dead ◆ live animals ◆ the number of live births (= babies born alive ◆ We saw a real live rattlesnake ! Adjectives that only come before a noun all-round , antenatal , aspiring , chief , dedicated , eventual , express , high-flying , live 2 , lone , mere , mitigating , rogue , sheer , standout , ulterior , utter ➤ not recorded 非录制 🔑 (of a broadcast 广播 sent out while the event is actually happening , not recorded first and broadcast later ◆ live coverage of the World Cup 🔑 of a performance 表演 given or made when people are watching , not recorded ◆ The club has live music most nights . ◆ a live recording made at Wembley Arena ◆ the band's new live album ◆ It was the first interview I'd done in front of a live audience (= with people watching . ➤ electricity 电 (of a wire or device 电线或装置 connected to a source of electrical power ◆ That terminal is live . ➤ bullets /matches 子弹；火柴 still able to explode or light ; ready for use ◆ live ammunition ➤ coals 煤块 live coals are burning or are still hot and red ➤ yogurt 酸奶 live yogurt yogurt ➤ question /subject 问题；话题 of interest or importance at the present time ◆ Pollution is still very much a live issue . ➤ Internet 互联网 of an electronic link 电子链接 functioning correctly , so that it is connected to another document or page on the Internet ◆ Here are some live links to other aviation -related web pages . ● a live ˈwire a person who is lively and full of energy 🔑 live2 BrE /laɪv / NAmE /laɪv / ➡ see also live 1 adverb broadcast at the time of an actual event ; played or recorded at an actual performance ◆ The show is going out live . ● go ˈlive (computing 计算机 (of a computer system , website , etc . 计算机系统、网站等 to become operational = ready to be used )
