alive
/əˈlaɪv/adjective
predic.
1
- (of a person, animal, or plant) living, not dead（人, 动植物）活的：
hopes of finding anyone still alive were fading
找到生还者的希望越来越渺茫
he was kept alive by a feeding tube.
他靠输食管维持生命。
1.1
- (of a feeling or quality) continuing in existence（感情, 品质）继续存在的：
keeping hope alive.
保持希望。
1.2
- continuing to be supported or in use仍被支持的; 仍在使用的：
militarism was kept alive by pure superstition.
军国主义靠纯粹的迷信而仍被支持着。
2
- (of a person or animal) alert and active; animated（人, 动物）敏捷的; 愉快活泼的：
Ken comes alive when he hears his music played.
肯听到演奏自己的音乐就活跃起来。
2.1
- figurative having interest and meaning〈喻〉感兴趣的, 有意义的：
we hope we will make history come alive for the children.
我们希望将历史鲜活地呈现在孩子们面前。
3
alive to
aware of and interested in; responsive to明白的, 感兴趣的; 做出响应的：always alive to new ideas.
始终关注新思想。
4
alive with
swarming or teeming with充满的, 丰富的：in spring those cliffs are alive with auks and gulls.
春天, 那些悬崖上挤满了海鸦和海鸥。
短语
alive and kicking
- informal prevalent and very active〈非正式〉盛行的; 活跃的：
bigotry is still alive and kicking.
偏见依然盛行。
alive and well
- still existing or active (often used to deny rumours or beliefs that something has disappeared or declined)仍然存在的; 依然活跃的（常用来否定某事物已经消失或衰退的传闻或看法）：
the sports car industry is alive and well.
跑车业仍然很兴旺。
派生词
aliveness
noun词源
Old English on līfe, literally 'in life'.