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🔑 liv·ingBrE /ˈlɪvɪŋ/NAmE /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ adjective🔑 alive now 活着的；活的◆all living things 所有生物◆living organisms 活的机体◆the finest living pianist 健在的最杰出的钢琴家🔑 [only before noun] used or practised now 在使用的；在实施的◆living languages (= those still spoken) 现用语言◆a living faith 现今有人信奉的信仰 ●be living ˈproof of sth/that…to show by your actions or qualities that a particular fact is true （用行动或品格）证明…属实◆He is living proof that not all engineers are boring. 并非所有工程师都缺乏情趣，他就是活生生的例子。●within/in ˌliving ˈmemoryat a time, or during the time, that is remembered by people still alive 在仍活着的人们的记忆中；记忆犹新◆the coldest winter in living memory 人们记忆中最寒冷的冬天●beat/knock the (living) ˈdaylights out of sb(informal) to hit sb very hard several times and hurt them very much 狠揍某人●frighten/scare the (living) ˈdaylights out of sb(informal) to frighten sb very much 吓得某人六神无主（或魂飞魄散） 🔑 liv·ingBrE /ˈlɪvɪŋ/NAmE /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ noun [C, usually sing.] money to buy the things that you need in life 生计；谋生；收入◆She earns her living as a freelance journalist. 她靠做自由撰稿记者来维持生计。◆to make a good/decent/meagre living 过优裕的/体面的/贫困的生活◆What do you do for a living? 你靠什么谋生？◆to scrape/scratch a living from part-time tutoring 靠做兼职家庭教师勉强维持生活 [U] a way or style of life 生活方式◆everyday living 日常生活◆communal living 集体生活◆plain living 简朴的生活◆Their standard of living is very low. 他们的生活水平很低。◆The cost of living has risen sharply. 生活费用已急剧上涨。◆poor living conditions/standards 恶劣的生活条件；低下的生活水准the living [pl.] people who are alive now 活着的人◆the living and the dead 生者与死者●in the ˌland of ˈNod(old-fashioned, humorous) asleep 睡着；在梦乡◆Pete and Jo were still in the land of Nod, so I went out for a walk in the morning sunshine. 皮特和乔仍沉睡未醒，于是我就在晨光中出门散步去了。 [C] (BrE)(especially in the past) a position in the Church as a priest and the income and house that go with this （尤指旧时）有俸金住房的牧师职位 SYN benefice |