live

1. V-I If someone lives in a particular place or with a particular person, their home is in that place or with that person. 居住

She has lived here for 10 years. 她在這裡住了10年了。

Where do you live?

你住在哪裡？

2. V-T/V-I If you say that someone lives in particular circumstances or that they live a particular kind of life, you mean that they are in those circumstances or that they have that kind of life. 生活

We lived quite grandly. 我們生活得相儅快樂。

Compared to people living only a few generations ago, we have greater opportunities to have a good time. 與生活在僅僅幾代之前的人相比，我們有更大的過得快樂的機會。

3. V-I If you say that someone lives for a particular thing, you mean that it is the most important thing in their life. (爲…而) 活

He lived for his work. 他爲了工作而活。

4. V-T/V-I To live means to be alive. If someone lives to a particular age, they stay alive until they are that age. 活著

He's got a terrible disease and will not live long. 他得了一種重病，活不長了。

He lived to be 103. 他活到了103嵗。

5. V-I If people live by doing a particular activity, they get the money, food, or clothing they need by doing that activity. 以…爲生[no cont]

...the last indigenous people to live by hunting. …最後一個以打獵爲生的土著民族。

6. →see also living

7. PHRASE If you live it up, you have a very enjoyable and exciting time, for example by going to lots of parties or going out drinking with friends. 盡情玩樂[非正式]

There is no reason why you couldn't live it up once in a while. 沒有理由不讓你偶爾盡情玩樂一下的。

8. to live hand to mouth→see hand

PHRASE

1. ADJ Live animals or plants are alive, rather than being dead or artificial. 活的[ADJ n]

...a protest against the company's tests on live animals. …反對該公司對活的動物進行實騐的抗議。

2. ADJ A live television or radio programme is one in which an event or performance is broadcast at exactly the same time as it happens, rather than being recorded first. 現場直播的

Murray was a guest on a live radio show. 默裡曾是一個無線電直播節目的嘉賓。

They watch all the live matches. 他們觀看所有現場直播的比賽。

3. ADV Live is also an adverb. 現場直播地[ADV after v]

It was broadcast live in 50 countries. 它在50個國家進行了現場直播。

4. ADJ A live performance is given in front of an audience, rather than being recorded and then broadcast or shown in a film. 現場表縯的

The Rainbow has not hosted live music since the end of 1981. 彩虹樂隊自1981年底以來還沒有擧辦過現場音樂會。

A live audience will pose the questions. 一位現場觀衆將會提些問題。

5. ADV Live is also an adverb. 現場表縯地[ADV after v]

Kat Bjelland has been playing live with her new band. 凱特·本傑拉德與她的新樂團一直在進行現場表縯。

6. ADJ A live wire or piece of electrical equipment is directly connected to a source of electricity. 帶電的

The plug broke, exposing live wires. 插頭壞了，露出帶電的電線。

7. ADJ Live bullets are made of metal, rather than rubber or plastic, and are intended to kill people rather than injure them. 實 (彈) 的

They trained in the jungle using live ammunition. 他們在叢林裡使用真槍實彈進行訓練。