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life life ★★★★★/la͟ɪvz/1[N-UNCOUNT	不可数名词]生命；生存 Life is the quality which people, animals, and plants have when they are not dead, and which objects and substances do not have. ...a baby's first minutes of life...婴儿生命的最初几分钟Amnesty International opposes the death penalty as a violation of the right to life.国际特赦组织反对死刑，称其违背了生命权。...the earth's supply of life-giving oxygen.地球上生物赖以维生的氧气量2[N-UNCOUNT	不可数名词]（总称）生物 You can use life to refer to things or groups of things which are alive.   [with supp]Is there life on Mars?...火星上有生物吗？The book includes some useful facts about animal and plant life.这本书包括了有关动植物的一些有用的知识。3[N-COUNT	可数名词]（尤指处于危险之中的）生命，性命 If you refer to someone's life, you mean their state of being alive, especially when there is a risk or danger of them dying.   [usu poss N]Your life is in danger...你的生命正处在危险中。A nurse began to try to save his life...一名护士开始试图挽救他的生命。The intense fighting  is reported to have claimed many lives.据报道激烈的战斗导致很多人丧生。4[N-COUNT	可数名词]寿命；一生 Someone's  life is the period of time during which they are alive.   [poss N]He spent the last fourteen years of his life in retirement...他一生中最后的14年是在退休中度过的。For the first time in his life he regretted that he had no faith.有生以来第一次他为自己没有信仰而后悔。5[N-COUNT	可数名词]人生阶段 You can use life to refer to a period of someone's  life when they are in a particular situation or job.   [with supp]Interior designers spend their working lives keeping up to date with the latest trends...室内设计师的整个职业生涯都是紧跟时尚潮流的。That was the beginning of my life in the television business.这是我投身电视业的初始阶段。6[N-COUNT	可数名词]（特定的）生活 You can use life to refer to particular activities which people regularly do during their lives.   [supp N]My personal life has had to take second place to my career...我的私人生活不得不为事业让路。Most diabetics have a normal sex life.绝大多数糖尿病患者有着正常的性生活。7[N-UNCOUNT	不可数名词]生活 You can use life to refer to the events and experiences that happen to people while they are alive. Life won't be dull!...生活绝不会沉闷！It's the people with insecurities who make life difficult.就是那些没有安全感的人让生活变得问题不断。...the sort of life we can only fantasise about living.我们只能幻想的那种生活8[N-UNCOUNT	不可数名词]世事；人生 If you know a lot about life, you have gained many varied experiences, for example by travelling a lot and meeting different kinds of people. I was 19 and too young to know much about life...我当时才19岁，太年轻了，不谙世事。I needed some time off from education to experience life.我需要从学校教育中抽身一段时间去体验人生。9[N-UNCOUNT	不可数名词]（有关特定地方、团体或活动的）生活 You can use life to refer to the things that people do and experience that are characteristic of a particular place, group, or activity.   [usu supp N]How did you adjust to college life?你是如何适应大学生活的？...the culture and life of north Africa...北非的文化与生活He abhors the wheeling-and-dealing associated with conventional political life.他憎恨传统政治生活中的尔虞我诈。10[N-UNCOUNT	不可数名词]活力；生气 A person, place, book, or film that is full of life gives an impression of excitement, energy, or cheerfulness.   [approval]The town itself was full of life and character...这个城市本身充满活力，个性十足。The rejection of the Jewish theme meant the rejection of everything that gave the script passion and life...抛弃了犹太主题就等于完全抛弃了这个剧本的激情与活力之源。He's sucked the life out of her.他使她变得毫无生气。11[N-COUNT	可数名词]传记 A life of a person is a book or film which tells the story of their life.   [oft N of n]A life of John Paul Jones had long interested him.他很久以来一直都想创作一部关于约翰·保罗·琼斯的传记作品。12[N-UNCOUNT	不可数名词]无期徒刑；终身监禁 If someone is sentenced to life, they are sentenced to stay in prison for the rest of their life or for a very long time.   [INFORMAL 非正式]He could get life in prison, if convicted.如果罪名成立，他可能会被判终身监禁。13[N-COUNT	可数名词]（机器等的）使用期，有效期；（组织、项目等的）存在期 The life of something such as a machine, organization, or project is the period of time that it lasts for.   [with poss]	The repairs did not increase the value or the life of the equipment.维修既没有使设备增值，也没有延长其使用寿命。14[N-UNCOUNT	不可数名词]（绘画、雕塑中的）写生 In art, life refers to the producing of drawings, paintings, or sculptures that represent actual people, objects, or places, rather than images from the artist's imagination. ...learning to draw from life...学习写生She had once posed for Life classes when she was an art student.她在艺校上学时曾为人体写生课当过模特儿。15[PHRASE	短语]是（某人）生活的寄托；是对（某人）来说生命般宝贵的人（或事物） If you say that something or someone is your life, you are emphasizing that they are extremely important to you.   [V inflects]The Church is my life.教会就是我生命的全部。16[PHRASE	短语]（使）变得生动；（使）变得有趣 If you bring something to life or if it comes to life, it becomes interesting or exciting.   [V inflects]The cold, hard cruelty of two young men is vividly brought to life in this true story...这个真实的故事把两个年轻人的冷酷残忍刻画得入木三分。Poems which had seemed dull and boring suddenly came to life.原本显得沉闷枯燥的诗歌突然有了生气。17[PHRASE	短语]变得活跃 If something or someone comes to life, they become active.   [V inflects]The volcano came to life a week ago.一个星期前，火山开始变得活跃。18[PHRASE	短语]死后（某种形式）的存在 If you talk about life after death, you are discussing the possibility that people may continue to exist in some form after they die. I believe in life after death.我相信人死后生命会以某种形式存在。19[PHRASE	短语]在死亡线上挣扎；与生命抗争 If you say that someone is fighting for their life, you mean that they are in a very serious condition and may die as a result of an accident or illness.   [V inflects]  [JOURNALISM 新闻]He was in a critical condition, fighting for his life in hospital.他的情况很危急，正在医院里与死神搏斗。20[PHRASE	短语]终生 For life means for the rest of a person's life.   [PHR after v]He was jailed for life in 1966 for the murder of three policemen...他因谋杀了3名警察而在1966年被终身监禁。She may have been scarred for life...她可能会留下永久的创伤。There can be no jobs for life.没有一辈子的饭碗。21[PHRASE	短语]无论如何，再怎么（也不能） If you say that you cannot for the life of you understand or remember something, you are emphasizing that you cannot understand or remember it, even if you try hard.   [with brd-neg]  [emphasis]  [INFORMAL 非正式]I can't for the life of me understand why you didn't think of it.我无论如何也无法理解你为什么没想到这个。22[PHRASE	短语]拼命地；尽最大努力地 If you say that someone does something for dear life or for their life, you mean that they do it using all their strength and effort because they are in a dangerous or urgent situation.   [PHR after v]  [emphasis]  [INFORMAL 非正式]I made for the life raft and hung on for dear life.我游到救生筏前，死命地抓住它。23[PHRASE	短语]过得很充实 If you say that someone lives life to the full, you mean that they try to gain a lot from life by being always busy and trying new activities.   [V inflects]  [approval]24[PHRASE	短语]做点有益的事；不要成天鸡毛蒜皮 If you tell someone to get a life, you are expressing frustration with them because their life seems boring or they seem to care too much about unimportant things.   [disapproval]  [INFORMAL 非正式]25[CONVENTION	惯用语]生活还是要继续 You can say 'Life goes on' after mentioning something very sad to indicate that, although people are very upset or affected by it, they have to carry on living normally.   [feelings]I can't spend the rest of my life wishing it hadn't happened. Life goes on.我不能下半辈子一直活在希望这事没有发生的阴影中。生活还是要继续。26[PHRASE	短语]有业余爱好；生活丰富多彩 If you say that you have a life, you mean that you have interests and activities, particularly outside your work, which make your life enjoyable and worthwhile.   [V and N inflect]27[PHRASE	短语]（男人或女人）在（某人）生活中的，与（某人）有恋爱关系（或性关系）的 If you talk about the man or woman in someone's life, you mean the person they are having a relationship with, especially a sexual relationship.   [usu n PHR]There is a new man in her life.她有了一个新男友。28[PHRASE	短语]（强调从来没有经历过）我一生中 You can use in all my life or in my life to emphasize that you have never previously experienced something to such a degree.   [usu with brd-neg]  [emphasis]I have never been so scared in all my life...我一生中从来没有这么害怕过。I have never seen such a shambles in my life.我一辈子都没见过这么乱七八糟的场面。29[PHRASE	短语]从来没受过这样的惊吓/从来没跑这么快过 You can use expressions such as the fright of your life or the race of your life to emphasize, for example, that you have never been so frightened or that you never have run faster.   [N inflects]  [emphasis]A top reggae singer gave a young fan the thrill of her life when he serenaded her.一名当红雷盖乐歌手对着一个年轻的歌迷唱了一首小夜曲，这让她感到了前所未有的激动与兴奋。30[PHRASE	短语]夸张的；夸大的；超群的 If you say that someone or something is larger than life, you mean that they appear or behave in a way that seems more exaggerated or important than usual.   [v-link PHR]...not that we should expect all good publishers to be larger than life...不等于说我们要求所有的优秀出版社都与众不同。Throughout his career he's always been a larger than life character.在他的整个职业生涯中，他都是一个非同凡响的人物。31[PHRASE	短语]牺牲生命 If someone lays down their life for another person, they die so that the other person can live.   [V inflects]  [LITERARY 文]Man can have no greater love than to lay down his life for his friends.牺牲自己的生命去救朋友，没有比这更伟大的爱了。32[PHRASE短语]冒着生命危险 If someone risks life and limb, they do something very dangerous that may cause them to die or be seriously injured.   [V inflects]Viewers will remember the dashing hero, Dirk, risking life and limb to rescue Daphne from the dragons.观众不会忘记风度翩翩的男主角德克冒着生命危险把达芙妮从恶龙爪下救出的情形。33[PHRASE	短语]新生活 If you start a new life, you move to another place or country, or change your career, usually to try and recover from an unpleasant experience.   [N inflects]He had gone as far away as possible to build a new life.他去了尽可能远的地方开始新的生活。34[CONVENTION	惯用语]（表示断然拒绝）决不会，绝不可能 If someone says 'Not on your life', they are totally rejecting a suggestion that has been made.   [emphasis]  [INFORMAL 非正式]'You should have given him a lift.' — 'In that condition? Not on your life!'“你应该让他搭一段车的。”——“在那种情况下？绝对不行。”35[PHRASE	短语]过自己的生活；按自己的方式生活 If you live your own life, you live in the way that you want to and accept responsibility for your actions and decisions, without other people's  advice or interference.   [V and N inflect]Adults need to live their own lives and that's difficult with children.大人需要过他们自己的生活，但有了孩子就很难做到了。36[PHRASE	短语]控制…的生活；左右…的生活 If you say that something rules someone's  life, you mean that it affects everything they do, usually in a negative way.   [V and N inflect]I'm going to stop letting drugs and drink rule my life.我决心不再让毒品和酒精控制我的生活。37[PHRASE	短语]无论如何（都做不好） If you say that someone cannot do something to save their life, you are emphasizing that they do it very badly.   [N inflects]  [emphasis]  [INFORMAL 非正式]Winston could not have read the road signs to save his life.温斯顿怎么也学不会看路标。38[PHRASE	短语]聚会的灵魂人物，社交场合的活跃人物（美国英语中通常作the life of the party） If you refer to someone as the life and soul of the party, you mean that they are very lively and entertaining on social occasions, and are good at mixing with people. In American English, you usually say that they are the life of the party .   [usu v-link PHR]  [approval]39[PHRASE	短语]（以…形式）开始存在 If something starts life or begins life as a particular thing, it is that thing when it first starts to exist.   [V inflects]Herr's book started life as a dramatic screenplay.赫尔的书一开始是一个电影剧本。40[PHRASE	短语]杀死（某人） If someone takes another person's  life, they kill them. If someone takes their own life, they kill themselves.   [V and N inflect]  [FORMAL 正式]Before execution, he admitted to taking the lives of at least 35 more women...被处决之前，他承认另外还杀死过至少35名女性。He helped his first wife take her life when she was dying of cancer.他曾帮助自己身患癌症、不久于人世的第一任妻子自杀。41[CONVENTION	惯用语]生活就是如此；这就是人生 People say 'That's life' after an unlucky, unpleasant, or surprising event to show that they realize such events happen occasionally and must be accepted.   [feelings]'It never would have happened if Florette had not gone back for the book.' — 'That's life.'“要是弗洛里特不回去取书就不会发生这样的事了。”——“这就是人生。”42[PHRASE	短语]（机器、车辆）突然开动 You can use expressions such as to come to life ,to spring to life, and to roar into life to indicate that a machine or vehicle suddenly starts working or moving.   [V inflects]  [LITERARY 文]To his great relief the engine came to life...发动机突然又开始转了，这让他大大松了一口气。In the garden of the Savoy Hotel the sprinklers suddenly burst into life.萨伏伊酒店花园里的洒水器突然开始喷水。43[CONVENTION	惯用语]这叫什么生活啊 People say 'What a life' to indicate that they are unhappy or are having great difficulties.   [feelings]Here I am at a crummy hotel with no clean clothes, no money and suffering from shock. What a life!我如今身在一家破旧的旅馆里，没有干净衣服，没有一分钱，又惊魂未定。这是什么日子啊！44[PHRASE	短语]生命无价值/使生命有价值 If you say that life isn't worth living without something, or that something makes life worth living, you mean that you cannot enjoy life without it.   [V inflects]Life is not worth living without food you can look forward to and enjoy!...如果没有美食可以让人期待和享受，那人生还有什么意思！Those are the moments which make life worth living.正是这些时刻让生活有了意义。45See also:fact of life；kiss of life. a matter of life and death；  →see: death； a new lease of life→see: lease； to have the time of your life→see: time； true to life→see: true；  lifelife /laɪf/ ●●● S1 W1 noun (plural lives /laɪvz/)  Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1time somebody is alive [countable, uncountable] the period of time when someone is alive:  Learning goes on throughout life. You have your whole life ahead of you.in somebody’s life For the first time in my life I was happy. I’ve never been so embarrassed in my life! I’ve known John all my life (=since I was born). His main aim in life was to have fun. It was one of the best days of my life. The accident scarred him for life (=for the rest of his life). She knew she’d feel guilty for the rest of her life. Raj spent his life caring for others. Bonington spent his entire adult life in France. We don’t know much about the poet’s early life (=when he was young). Poor diet can lead to a whole range of diseases in later life (=when you are older). She married late in life (=when she was fairly old). He’s a life member (=continuing until he dies) of the club.2state of being alive [countable, uncountable] the state of being alive:  The right to life is the most basic of human rights. Danny was a cheerful little boy who loved life. Two firefighters risked their lives to save the children.3way somebody lives [countable usually singular] the way you live your life, and what you do and experience during itlead/live/have a ... life The operation should enable Bobby to lead a normal life. She just wanted to live a quiet life. Having a baby changes your life completely. The family moved to Australia to start a new life. Ken’s whole life revolved around surfing  (=that was the main interest and purpose of his life). You shouldn’t let your boyfriend rule your life (=control and affect everything you do). My grandmother had a hard life (=a life full of problems). She’s led a very sheltered life (=a life in which you have been protected from unpleasant things).a life of crime/poverty/misery etc He had been drawn into a life of crime.4particular situation/job [countable, uncountable] a)the experiences, activities, and ways of living that are typical of being in a particular job, situation, society etc:  Why do so few women enter political life? the British way of lifecity/country/village etc life Noise has become one of the main pollutants of modern city life.army/student/college etc life He missed the routine of army life. Are you enjoying married life? b)the time in your life when you are doing a particular job, are in a particular situation etcsomebody’s life as something Now a celebrity chef, he rarely talks about his life as an army cook. Sara admits to having affairs throughout her married life. Most of his working life was spent in the shipyards.5social/personal/sex etc life the activities in your life relating to your friends, your family, sex etc:  I don’t need advice about my love life. traditional views of family life Children need a caring and happy home life.6human existence [uncountable] human existence, considered as a variety of experiences and activities:  My Aunt Julia had very little experience of life. Life has a way of changing the best of plans. For some people, religion gives life a meaning.daily/everyday life the frustrations and disappointments of everyday life I try to see the funny side of life.7time when something exists/works [countable usually singular] a)the period of time during which something happens or existslife of The issues will not be resolved during the life of the present parliament.start/begin/come to life as something The building began life as a monastery. b)the period of time during which something is still good enough to uselife of What’s the average life of a passenger aircraft? Careful use can extend the life of your washing machine. →shelf life8living things [uncountable] a)the quality of being alive that people, animals, plants etc have and that objects and dead things do not have:  Ben felt her neck for a pulse or any other sign of life. In the springtime, everything comes to life again. b)living things, such as people, animals, or plants:  Is there life on other planets?human/animal/plant/bird etc life The island is rich in bird life. →wildlife9be somebody’s (whole) life to be the most important thing or person to someone:  Music is Laura’s whole life.10life and death (also life or death) used for emphasizing that a situation, decision etc is extremely urgent and important, especially because someone is at risk of dying:  Don’t call me unless it’s a matter of life and death. a life or death decision A doctor’s job involves life and death situations.11game [countable] a chance in a game, especially a computer game, in which you can be defeated or do something wrong and can still continue playing:  He’s up to level five and still has three lives left.12activity [uncountable] activity or movement:  The house was quiet and there was no sign of life. She was always so cheerful and full of life.13interest/excitement [uncountable] a quality of being interesting or exciting:  Try to put some life into your writing. The game really came to life after a magnificent goal from Rooney. A gifted teacher can really bring literature to life for his or her students.14come to life/roar into life/splutter into life etc to suddenly start working:  Finally the car spluttered into life.15make life difficult/easier etc to make it difficult, easier etc to do something:  Surely computers are supposed to make life easier, not more complicated!life for Why make life difficult for yourself?16the life and soul of the party British English, the life of the party American English someone who enjoys social occasions and is fun and exciting to be with17life and limb formal your life and physical health – used especially when this is threatened in some way:  She risks life and limb every day in her job as an undercover investigator.18 get a life! spoken used to tell someone that you think they are boring and should find more exciting things to do:  You guys should just stop moaning and get a life!19that’s life (also such is life) spoken used to say that something is disappointing but you have to accept it:  Oh well, that’s life!20life’s a bitch spoken not polite used to say that bad things happen in life21this is the life spoken used when you are relaxing and doing something you enjoy:  Ah, this is the life! Lying on the beach, sipping cool drinks.22the shock/surprise/game etc of somebody’s life the biggest shock or surprise, the best game etc that someone has ever had:  I had the surprise of my life when I saw John standing there. → have the time of your lifeat time1(41)23how’s life? spoken used to ask someone if they are well, what they have been doing etc:  Hi Bob! How’s life? How’s life been with you?24life goes on spoken used to say that you must continue to live a normal life even when something sad or disappointing has happened:  We both miss him, but life goes on.25a life of its own a)if something has a life of its own, it seems to move or work by itself:  The ball seemed to have acquired a life of its own. b)if something has a life of its own, it exists and develops without depending on other things:  Slowly but surely, the project is taking on a life of its own.26cannot for the life of me spoken used to say that you cannot remember or understand something even when you try hard:  I couldn’t for the life of me remember his name.27life’s too short spoken used to say that you should not waste time doing something or worrying about something:  Forget about it. Life’s too short.life for Life’s too short for moping about.life’s too short to do something Life’s too short to bear grudges.28not on your life spoken used as a reply to a question or suggestion to say that you definitely will not do something:  ‘Are you going to go and work for him then?’ ‘Not on your life!’29the woman/man/girl etc in your life the woman or man you are married to or are having a relationship with – used especially in advertisements:  This is the ideal gift for the man in your life.30prison [uncountable] (also life imprisonment) the punishment of being put in prison for the rest of your lifebe sentenced to/get/be given life He was sentenced to life for the murder. I think she should get life. →life sentence, lifer31art [uncountable] when you paint, draw etc something you are looking at, especially a person or animal:  She’s taking classes in life drawing. →still life32frighten/scare the life out of somebody informal to make someone feel very frightened:  Don’t do that! You scared the life out of me!33there’s life in the old dog yet spoken used to say that although someone or something is old, they are still able to do something – used humorously34live/lead/have the life of Riley informal to have a very easy and comfortable life and not have to work hard:  He spends all day lounging by the pool and living the life of Riley.35book/film [uncountable] the story of someone’s life  SYN  biography:  Boswell’s ‘Life of Johnson’36the next life (also the life to come, life after death) the time after death, in which some people believe life continues in another form:  She expects to meet her dead husband in the next life. → as large as lifeat large1(7), → change of life, → for dear lifeat dear2(6), → double life, → high lifeat high1(22), → a new lease of lifeat lease1(2), → quality of lifeat quality1(5), → real lifeat real1(3), real-life, → true to lifeat true1(9), → walk of lifeCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2verbssave somebody’s life· The money you give will save the life of a child.risk your life· He risked his life to help Jews during the Second World War.lose your life (=die)· Hundreds of people lost their lives on the first day of the fighting.take a/somebody’s life (=kill someone)· All cultures consider it wrong to take a life for no reason.take your own life (=kill yourself)· He was depressed and decided to take his own life.claim the life of somebody (=kill someone – used of a thing)· The disease claimed the lives of up to a quarter of the population.cost lives/cost somebody their life (=result in deaths/in someone’s death)· That decision may have cost him his life.give your life/lay down your life (=die in order to save other people, or because of a strong belief)· These men gave their lives during the war to keep us free.endanger the life of somebody· They wanted to capture the gunman without endangering the lives of his hostages.spare somebody’s life (=not kill someone, when you could kill them)· She begged him to spare the life of her son.be fighting for your life (=be so ill or injured that you might die)· One badly burned man was fighting for his life in hospital.cling to life (=try to stay alive, even though you are very ill or injured)· She clung to life, despite the pain.phrasesowe your life to somebody (=be still alive because of someone’s actions)· The victim said he owed his life to the stranger who helped him.take your life in your hands (=put yourself in a dangerous situation)· Just crossing this road is taking your life in your hands.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘the cost of life’. Say  the cost of living.

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EaQPaIXlOQm1FD+zZn77gLcChAeSZLj/xJBCo6/a1i3imoe+N6B+7Y4x5wflIfyKYoNUqLLoBGi616knxLN737kcKlxnsF9crznPJUJtlqU1AiWLIpWoFZ5Y2JtmA1Ie9Hayij4M5Rmx9ab4Y3/Z7WE=             life              ★                    /        laɪf                ;          NAmE                laɪf                /                              noun                                                (                  plural          lives                      /            laɪvz                        ;              NAmE                        laɪvz                        /                          )                    state of living        生存状态                    1        ★                  [uncountable          ]                          the ability to breathe, grow, reproduce, etc. which people, animals and plants have before they die and which objects do not have            生命                                    ◆          life and death          生与死                          ◆          The body was cold and showed            no signs of life.                    那躯体冰凉，显现不出有生命的迹象。                          ◆          My father died last year—I wish I could bring him            back to life.                    去年我父亲逝世了，我要是能使他复活该多好啊。                          ◆          In spring the countryside bursts into life.          乡村在春天生机盎然。                            2        ★                  [uncountable                ,         countable          ]                          the state of being alive as a human; an inspanidual person's existence            人命；性命；人的存活                                    ◆          The floods caused a massive            loss of life            (= many people were killed).                    洪水造成许多人丧生。                          ◆          He            risked his lifeto save his daughter from the fire.                    他冒着生命危险从火中救出他的女儿。                          ◆          Hundreds of lives were threatened when the building collapsed.          数百条性命在大楼垮塌时受到了威胁。                          ◆          The operation            saved her life.                    手术挽救了她的生命。                          ◆          My grandfather            lost his life            (= was killed)in the war.                    我的祖父在战争中丧生。                          ◆          Several attempts have been made on the President's life            (= several people have tried to kill him).                    已有数人试图谋杀总统。                            living things        生物                    3        ★                  [uncountable          ]                          living things            生物；活物                                    ◆                      plant/animal life                    植物；动物                          ◆                      marine/pond life                    海洋╱池塘生物                          ◆          Is there intelligent life on other planets?          在其他星球上存在具有智力的生命吗？                            period of time        时期                    4        ★                  [countable                ,         uncountable          ]                          the period between sb's birth and their death; a part of this period            一生；终身；寿命；一生中的部份时间                                    ◆          He's lived here            all his life.                    他在这里住了一辈子了。                          ◆          I've lived in England for most of my life.          我大半生都住在英格兰。                          ◆          to have a            long/short life                    寿命长；寿命短                          ◆          He became very weak towards the end of his life.          他临终时很虚弱。                          ◆          Brenda took up tennis            late in life.                    布伦达在晚年打起网球来了。                          ◆          He will spend            the rest of his life            (= until he dies)in a wheelchair.                    他将在轮椅上度过他的余生。                          ◆          There's no such thing as a job            for lifeany longer.                    不会再有像终身职位这样的事了。                          ◆          She is a            life memberof the club.                    她是这个俱乐部的终身会员。                          ◆          in            early/adult life                    幼╱成年                          ☞see also                                                    change of life                                                                5        ★                  [countable          ]                          (            used with an adjective              与形容词连用            )                    a period of sb's life when they are in a particular situation or job            （某情景或工作的）一段生活经历                                    ◆          She has been an accountant all her            working life.                    她在整个职业生涯中一直是会计师。                          ◆          He met a lot of interesting people during his life as a student.          他在学生时代接触过许多有趣的人。                          ◆          They were very happy throughout their            married life.                    他们婚后生活一直很幸福。                            6        ★                  [countable          ]                          the period of time when sth exists or functions            存在期；（某物的）寿命；有效期                                    ◆          The International Stock Exchange            started life asa London coffee shop.                    国际证券交易所起初就是伦敦的一家咖啡馆。                          ◆          They could see that the company had a limited life            (= it was going to close).                    他们意识到公司的寿命不长了。                          ◆          In Italy the average life of a government is eleven months.          意大利每届政府的平均寿命是十一个月。                          ☞see also                                                    shelf life                                                                punishment        惩罚                    7                  [uncountable          ]                          the punishment of being sent to prison for life; life            imprisonment            无期徒刑；终身监禁                                    ◆          The judge            gave him life.                    法官判他无期徒刑。                            experience/activities        经历；活动                    8        ★                  [uncountable          ]                          the experience and activities that are typical of all people's existences            生活经历                                    ◆          the worries of everyday life          日常生活中的操心事                          ◆          He is young and has little            experience of life.                    他年轻，不谙世故。                          ◆          Commuting is a part of            daily lifefor many people.                    乘车上下班是许多人日常生活的一部份。                          ◆          Jill wants to travel and see life for herself.          吉尔想出去旅行，亲身体验一下生活。                          ◆          We bought a dishwasher            to make life easier.                    为使生活轻松些我们买了一台洗碗机。                          ◆          In London life can be hard.          在伦敦生活可以是很艰苦的。                          ◆          In            real life            (= when she met him)he wasn't how she had imagined him at all.                    一见面才发现他完全不是她所想像的那样。                          ◆          Life isn't like in the movies, you know.          你知道，生活不像在电影里那样。                            9        ★                  [uncountable                ,         countable          ]                          the activities and experiences that are typical of a particular way of living            （某种方式的）生活                                    ◆                      country/city life                    乡村╱城市生活                          ◆          She enjoyed political life.          她喜爱政治生活。                          ◆                      family/married life                    家庭╱婚后生活                          ◆          How do you find life in Japan?          你觉得日本的生活如何？                            10        ★                  [countable          ]                          a person's experiences during their life; the activities that form a particular part of a person's life            个人生活；个人经历；个人生活某一方面的活动                                    ◆          He has had            a good life.                    他一直过着优裕的生活。                          ◆                      a hard/an easy life                    艰难╱安逸舒适的生活                          ◆          My            day-to-day lifeis not very exciting.                    我的日常生活很平淡。                          ◆                      a life ofluxury                    奢侈的生活                          ◆          Her            daily lifeinvolved meeting lots of people.                    她在日常生活中要接触很多人。                          ◆          Many of these children have led very            sheltered lives            (= they have not had many different experiences).                    这些儿童中很多人都是温室里的花朵。                          ◆          They emigrated to            start a new lifein Canada.                    他们移居加拿大，开始了新的生活。                          ◆          He doesn't like to talk about his            private life.                    他不愿谈及他的私生活。                          ◆          She has a full            social life.                    她的社交活动非常频繁。                          ◆          articles about the            love livesof the stars                    有关明星爱情生活的文章                          ☞see also                                                    sex life                                                                energy/excitement        活力；兴奋                    11        ★                  [uncountable          ]                          the quality of being active and exciting            活力；生命力；生气                                    SYN                                                    vitality                                                              ◆          This is a great holiday resort that is            full of life.                    这里生气勃勃，是一个绝妙的度假胜地。                            in art        艺术                    12                  [uncountable          ]                          a living model or a real object or scene that people draw or paint            （绘画的）模特儿，实物，实景                                    ◆          She had lessons in drawing from life.          她学了实物写生课程。                          ◆          a            life class            (= one in which art students draw a naked man or woman)                    人体写生课                          ☞see also                                                    still life                                                                story of life        传记                    13                  [countable          ]                          a story of sb's life            生平事迹；传记                                    SYN                                                    biography                                                              ◆          She wrote a life of Mozart.          她写了一部莫扎特的传记。                            in children's games        儿童游戏                    14                  [countable          ]                          one of a set number of chances before a player is out of a game            （玩游戏者出局前几次机会中的）一次机会                                    ◆          He's lost two lives, so he's only got one left.          他失去了两次机会，所以只剩下一次了。                            IDIOMS              be sb's ˈlife                              be the most important person or thing to sb              对某人至关重要的人（或事）                                            ◆            My children are my life.            我这几个孩子就是我的命根子。                                ◆            Writing is his life.            写作是他的生命。                                      bring sb/sth to ˈlife                              to make sb/sth more interesting or exciting              使更有趣；使更生动                                            ◆            The new teacher really brought French to life for us.            新来的老师给我们把法语教得生动活泼。                                ◆            Flowers can bring a dull room back to life.            鲜花可使沉闷的房间恢复生气。                                      come to ˈlife                  1                      to become more interesting, exciting or full of activity              变得更有趣（或使人兴奋）；变得活跃                                            ◆            The match finally came to life in the second half.            比赛在下半场终于精彩起来。                                    2                      to start to act or move as if alive              （仿佛活着）开始动起来                                            ◆            In my dream all my toys came to life.            在我的梦里，玩具都活过来了。                                      for dear ˈlife | for your ˈlife                              as hard or as fast as possible              尽最大努力；拚命；尽快                                            ◆            She was holding on to the rope for dear life.            她死命抓着那根绳子。                                ◆            Run for your life!            快跑啊！                                      for the ˈlife of you                              (              informal)                        however hard you try              无论怎样努力                                            ◆            I cannot for the life of me imagine why they want to leave.            我怎么也想像不出他们为什么要走。                                      frighten/scare the ˈlife out of sb                              to frighten sb very much              把某人吓得魂不附体；使魂飞魄散                                                  full of ˈbeans/ˈlife                              having a lot of energy              充满活力；精力充沛；生气勃勃                                                  get a ˈlife                              (              informal)                        used to tell sb to stop being boring and to do sth more interesting              （让人别再令人厌烦，要做更有趣的事）来点儿有意思的                                                  lay down your ˈlife (for sb/sth)                              (              literary)                        to die in order to save sb/sth              （为…）牺牲生命，献身                                            SYN                                                            sacrifice yourself                                                                                lead/live the life of ˈRiley                              (              old-fashioned,              often disapproving)                        to live an enjoyable and comfortable life with no problems or responsibilities              无忧无虑地生活；安逸地生活；舒适愉快地生活                                                  life after ˈdeath                              the possibility or belief that people continue to exist in some form after they die              死后再生                                                  the life and ˈsoul of the party, etc.                              (              BrE)                        the most amusing and interesting person at a party, etc.              （聚会等场合）最活跃风趣的人                                                  life is ˈcheap                              (              disapproving)                        used to say that there is a situation in which it is not thought to be important if people somewhere die or are treated badly              把他人生死视同儿戏；视人性命如草芥；人命不值钱                                                  (have) a life of its ˈown                              (of an object            物体            )                                seeming to move or function by itself without a person touching or working it              （具有）自身生命力，原动力                                                  life's too ˈshort                              (              informal)                        used to say that it is not worth wasting time doing sth that you dislike or that is not important              人生苦短；不可枉费此生                                                  make life ˈdifficult (for sb)                              to cause problems for sb              （给某人）惹麻烦，造成困难，出难题                                                  the ˈman/ˈwoman in your life                              (              informal)                        the man or woman that you are having a sexual or romantic relationship with              闯进你生活中的男人（或女人）                                                  not on your ˈlife                              (              informal)                        used to refuse very firmly to do sth              （断然拒绝）决不会                                                  take sb's ˈlife                              to kill sb              杀死（某人）；取某人的性命                                                  take your (own) ˈlife                              to kill yourself              自杀                                                  take your life in your ˈhands                              to risk being killed              冒生命危险；豁出性命；把脑袋掖在裤腰带上                                            ◆            You take your life in your hands just crossing the road here.            你在这里过马路简直是冒险玩命。                                      that's ˈlife                              (              informal)                        used when you are disappointed about sth but know that you must accept it              （表示失望但无可奈何）这就是生活，生活就是这样                                                  where there's ˈlife (, there's ˈhope)                              (              saying)                        in a bad situation you must not give up hope because there is always a chance that it will improve              活着（就有希望）；留得青山在（，不怕没柴烧）                                                  ☞more at                                    bet                                   v.            ,                                    breath                              ,                                    breathe                              ,                                    depart                              ,                                    dog                                   n.            ,                                    end                                   v.            ,                                    fact                              ,                                    fear                                   n.            ,                                    fight                                   v.            ,                                    kiss                                   n.            ,                                    large                                   adj.            ,                                    lease                                   n.            ,                                    light                                   n.            ,                                    matter                                   n.            ,                                    misery                              ,                                    nine                              ,                                    risk                                   v.            ,                                    save                                   v.            ,                                    slice                                   n.            ,                                    spring                                   v.            ,                                    staff                                   n.            ,                                    story                              ,                                    time                                   n.            ,                                    true                                   adj.            ,                                    variety                              ,                                    walk                                   n.            ,                                    way                                   n.                            COLLOCATIONS 词语搭配                                                  The living world              生物界                        Animals              动物                                      ■              animals                mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on sth)                动物交配／繁育／繁殖／以…为食                                                    ■              fish/amphibians                swim/spawn(= lay eggs)                鱼／两栖动物游动／产卵                                                    ■              birds                fly/migrate/nest/sing                鸟飞翔／迁徙／筑巢／啼叫                                                    ■              insects                crawl/fly/bite/sting                昆虫爬／飞／咬／叮                                                    ■              insects/bees/locusts                swarm                昆虫／蜜蜂／蝗虫成群地飞来飞去                                                    ■              bees                collect/gathernectar/pollen                蜜蜂采蜜／花粉                                                    ■              spiders                spin/weavea web                蜘蛛结网／织网                                                    ■              snakes/lizards                shed their skins                蛇／蜥蜴蜕皮                                                    ■              bears/hedgehogs/frogs                hibernate                熊／刺猬／青蛙冬眠                                                    ■              insect larvae                grow/develop/pupate                昆虫的幼虫生长／发育／化蛹                                                    ■              an egg/a chick/a larva                hatches                卵孵化；小鸡出壳；幼虫孵出                                                    ■                              attract/find/choosea mate                吸引／找到／选择配偶                                                    ■                              produce/releaseeggs/sperm                产卵；排卵；产生／释放精子                                                    ■                              lay/fertilize/incubate/hatcheggs                产卵；使卵受精；孵卵                                                    ■                              inhabita forest/a reef/the coast                栖居于森林／礁石／海岸                                                    ■                              mark/enter/defend(a) territory                标出／进入／保卫领地                                                    ■                              stalk/hunt/capture/catch/killprey                悄悄接近／猎杀／捕获／杀死猎物                                      Plants and fungi              植物和真菌                                      ■              trees/plants                grow/bloom/blossom/flower                树木／植物生长／开花                                                    ■              a seed                germinates/sprouts                种子发芽                                                    ■              leaves/buds/roots/shoots                appear/develop/form                叶子／花蕾／根茎／幼苗长出来／长大／成形                                                    ■              flower buds                swell/open                花蕾含苞欲放／绽放                                                    ■              a fungus                grows/spreads/colonizes sth                菌类生长／扩散／长满…                                                    ■                              pollinate/fertilizea flower/plant                给花／植物授粉                                                    ■                              produce/release/spread/dispersepollen/seeds/spores                长出／传播花粉／种子／孢子                                                    ■                              produce/bearfruit                结果                                                    ■                              develop/grow/formroots/shoots/leaves                长出根茎／嫩芽／叶子                                                    ■                              provide/supply/absorb/extract/releasenutrients                提供／吸收／提取／释放营养物                                                    ■                              perform/increase/reducephotosynthesis                进行／增加／减少光合作用                                      Bacteria and viruses              细菌和病毒                                      ■              bacteria/microbes/viruses                grow/spread/multiply                细菌／微生物／病毒生长／扩散／繁殖                                                    ■              bacteria/microbes                live/thrivein/on sth                细菌／微生物在…中存活／大量生长                                                    ■              bacteria/microbes/viruses                evolve/colonize sth/cause disease                细菌／微生物／病毒进化／长满…／引发疾病                                                    ■              bacteria                break sth down/convert sth (into sth)                细菌（将某物）分解／转化（成某物）                                                    ■              a virus                enters/invadessth/the body                病毒进入／侵入某物／身体                                                    ■              a virus                mutates/evolves/replicates (itself)                病毒变异／演化／（自我）复制                                                    ■              be                infected with/contaminated with/exposed toa new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria                感染上／接触到一种新病毒／抗药性细菌                                                    ■                              contain/carry/harbour(                especially US)                harborbacteria/a virus                带有细菌／病毒                                                    ■                              kill/destroy/eliminateharmful/deadly bacteria                杀灭有害的／致命的细菌                                                                life      lives                  life              /        laɪf                ;          NAmE                laɪf                /                    lives              /        laɪvz                ;          NAmE                laɪvz                /             life[laɪf]CET4CET6TEM4考研n1143613407829768102858256283666280NOUN1209770362Spoken:96896909lifes[417] lives[140343]生活(56%)，生命(22%)，人生(13%)，一生(9%)n.生活，生存；寿命

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Collins	life ★★★★★ /la͟ɪvz/ 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]生命；生存 Life is the quality which people, animals, and plants have when they are not dead, and which objects and substances do not have. ...a baby's first minutes of life... 婴儿生命的最初几分钟 Amnesty International opposes the death penalty as a violation of the right to life. 国际特赦组织反对死刑，称其违背了生命权。 ...the earth's supply of life-giving oxygen. 地球上生物赖以维生的氧气量 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（总称）生物 You can use life to refer to things or groups of things which are alive. [with supp] Is there life on Mars?... 火星上有生物吗？ The book includes some useful facts about animal and plant life. 这本书包括了有关动植物的一些有用的知识。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（尤指处于危险之中的）生命，性命 If you refer to someone's life, you mean their state of being alive, especially when there is a risk or danger of them dying. [usu poss N] Your life is in danger... 你的生命正处在危险中。 A nurse began to try to save his life... 一名护士开始试图挽救他的生命。 The intense fighting is reported to have claimed many lives. 据报道激烈的战斗导致很多人丧生。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]寿命；一生 Someone's life is the period of time during which they are alive. [poss N] He spent the last fourteen years of his life in retirement... 他一生中最后的14年是在退休中度过的。 For the first time in his life he regretted that he had no faith. 有生以来第一次他为自己没有信仰而后悔。 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词]人生阶段 You can use life to refer to a period of someone's life when they are in a particular situation or job. [with supp] Interior designers spend their working lives keeping up to date with the latest trends... 室内设计师的整个职业生涯都是紧跟时尚潮流的。 That was the beginning of my life in the television business. 这是我投身电视业的初始阶段。 6 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（特定的）生活 You can use life to refer to particular activities which people regularly do during their lives. [supp N] My personal life has had to take second place to my career... 我的私人生活不得不为事业让路。 Most diabetics have a normal sex life. 绝大多数糖尿病患者有着正常的性生活。 7 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]生活 You can use life to refer to the events and experiences that happen to people while they are alive. Life won't be dull!... 生活绝不会沉闷！ It's the people with insecurities who make life difficult. 就是那些没有安全感的人让生活变得问题不断。 ...the sort of life we can only fantasise about living. 我们只能幻想的那种生活 8 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]世事；人生 If you know a lot about life, you have gained many varied experiences, for example by travelling a lot and meeting different kinds of people. I was 19 and too young to know much about life... 我当时才19岁，太年轻了，不谙世事。 I needed some time off from education to experience life. 我需要从学校教育中抽身一段时间去体验人生。 9 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（有关特定地方、团体或活动的）生活 You can use life to refer to the things that people do and experience that are characteristic of a particular place, group, or activity. [usu supp N] How did you adjust to college life? 你是如何适应大学生活的？ ...the culture and life of north Africa... 北非的文化与生活 He abhors the wheeling-and-dealing associated with conventional political life. 他憎恨传统政治生活中的尔虞我诈。 10 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]活力；生气 A person, place, book, or film that is full of life gives an impression of excitement, energy, or cheerfulness. [approval] The town itself was full of life and character... 这个城市本身充满活力，个性十足。 The rejection of the Jewish theme meant the rejection of everything that gave the script passion and life... 抛弃了犹太主题就等于完全抛弃了这个剧本的激情与活力之源。 He's sucked the life out of her. 他使她变得毫无生气。 11 [N-COUNT 可数名词]传记 A life of a person is a book or film which tells the story of their life. [oft N of n] A life of John Paul Jones had long interested him. 他很久以来一直都想创作一部关于约翰·保罗·琼斯的传记作品。 12 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]无期徒刑；终身监禁 If someone is sentenced to life, they are sentenced to stay in prison for the rest of their life or for a very long time. [INFORMAL 非正式] He could get life in prison, if convicted. 如果罪名成立，他可能会被判终身监禁。 13 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（机器等的）使用期，有效期；（组织、项目等的）存在期 The life of something such as a machine, organization, or project is the period of time that it lasts for. [with poss] The repairs did not increase the value or the life of the equipment. 维修既没有使设备增值，也没有延长其使用寿命。 14 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（绘画、雕塑中的）写生 In art, life refers to the producing of drawings, paintings, or sculptures that represent actual people, objects, or places, rather than images from the artist's imagination. ...learning to draw from life... 学习写生 She had once posed for Life classes when she was an art student. 她在艺校上学时曾为人体写生课当过模特儿。 15 [PHRASE 短语]是（某人）生活的寄托；是对（某人）来说生命般宝贵的人（或事物） If you say that something or someone is your life, you are emphasizing that they are extremely important to you. [V inflects] The Church is my life. 教会就是我生命的全部。 16 [PHRASE 短语]（使）变得生动；（使）变得有趣 If you bring something to life or if it comes to life, it becomes interesting or exciting. [V inflects] The cold, hard cruelty of two young men is vividly brought to life in this true story... 这个真实的故事把两个年轻人的冷酷残忍刻画得入木三分。 Poems which had seemed dull and boring suddenly came to life. 原本显得沉闷枯燥的诗歌突然有了生气。 17 [PHRASE 短语]变得活跃 If something or someone comes to life, they become active. [V inflects] The volcano came to life a week ago. 一个星期前，火山开始变得活跃。 18 [PHRASE 短语]死后（某种形式）的存在 If you talk about life after death, you are discussing the possibility that people may continue to exist in some form after they die. I believe in life after death. 我相信人死后生命会以某种形式存在。 19 [PHRASE 短语]在死亡线上挣扎；与生命抗争 If you say that someone is fighting for their life, you mean that they are in a very serious condition and may die as a result of an accident or illness. [V inflects] [JOURNALISM 新闻] He was in a critical condition, fighting for his life in hospital. 他的情况很危急，正在医院里与死神搏斗。 20 [PHRASE 短语]终生 For life means for the rest of a person's life. [PHR after v] He was jailed for life in 1966 for the murder of three policemen... 他因谋杀了3名警察而在1966年被终身监禁。 She may have been scarred for life... 她可能会留下永久的创伤。 There can be no jobs for life. 没有一辈子的饭碗。 21 [PHRASE 短语]无论如何，再怎么（也不能） If you say that you cannot for the life of you understand or remember something, you are emphasizing that you cannot understand or remember it, even if you try hard. [with brd-neg] [emphasis] [INFORMAL 非正式] I can't for the life of me understand why you didn't think of it. 我无论如何也无法理解你为什么没想到这个。 22 [PHRASE 短语]拼命地；尽最大努力地 If you say that someone does something for dear life or for their life, you mean that they do it using all their strength and effort because they are in a dangerous or urgent situation. [PHR after v] [emphasis] [INFORMAL 非正式] I made for the life raft and hung on for dear life. 我游到救生筏前，死命地抓住它。 23 [PHRASE 短语]过得很充实 If you say that someone lives life to the full, you mean that they try to gain a lot from life by being always busy and trying new activities. [V inflects] [approval] 24 [PHRASE 短语]做点有益的事；不要成天鸡毛蒜皮 If you tell someone to get a life, you are expressing frustration with them because their life seems boring or they seem to care too much about unimportant things. [disapproval] [INFORMAL 非正式] 25 [CONVENTION 惯用语]生活还是要继续 You can say 'Life goes on' after mentioning something very sad to indicate that, although people are very upset or affected by it, they have to carry on living normally. [feelings] I can't spend the rest of my life wishing it hadn't happened. Life goes on. 我不能下半辈子一直活在希望这事没有发生的阴影中。生活还是要继续。 26 [PHRASE 短语]有业余爱好；生活丰富多彩 If you say that you have a life, you mean that you have interests and activities, particularly outside your work, which make your life enjoyable and worthwhile. [V and N inflect] 27 [PHRASE 短语]（男人或女人）在（某人）生活中的，与（某人）有恋爱关系（或性关系）的 If you talk about the man or woman in someone's life, you mean the person they are having a relationship with, especially a sexual relationship. [usu n PHR] There is a new man in her life. 她有了一个新男友。 28 [PHRASE 短语]（强调从来没有经历过）我一生中 You can use in all my life or in my life to emphasize that you have never previously experienced something to such a degree. [usu with brd-neg] [emphasis] I have never been so scared in all my life... 我一生中从来没有这么害怕过。 I have never seen such a shambles in my life. 我一辈子都没见过这么乱七八糟的场面。 29 [PHRASE 短语]从来没受过这样的惊吓/从来没跑这么快过 You can use expressions such as the fright of your life or the race of your life to emphasize, for example, that you have never been so frightened or that you never have run faster. [N inflects] [emphasis] A top reggae singer gave a young fan the thrill of her life when he serenaded her. 一名当红雷盖乐歌手对着一个年轻的歌迷唱了一首小夜曲，这让她感到了前所未有的激动与兴奋。 30 [PHRASE 短语]夸张的；夸大的；超群的 If you say that someone or something is larger than life, you mean that they appear or behave in a way that seems more exaggerated or important than usual. [v-link PHR] ...not that we should expect all good publishers to be larger than life... 不等于说我们要求所有的优秀出版社都与众不同。 Throughout his career he's always been a larger than life character. 在他的整个职业生涯中，他都是一个非同凡响的人物。 31 [PHRASE 短语]牺牲生命 If someone lays down their life for another person, they die so that the other person can live. [V inflects] [LITERARY 文] Man can have no greater love than to lay down his life for his friends. 牺牲自己的生命去救朋友，没有比这更伟大的爱了。 32 [PHRASE 短语 ]冒着生命危险 If someone risks life and limb, they do something very dangerous that may cause them to die or be seriously injured. [V inflects] Viewers will remember the dashing hero, Dirk, risking life and limb to rescue Daphne from the dragons. 观众不会忘记风度翩翩的男主角德克冒着生命危险把达芙妮从恶龙爪下救出的情形。 33 [PHRASE 短语]新生活 If you start a new life, you move to another place or country, or change your career, usually to try and recover from an unpleasant experience. [N inflects] He had gone as far away as possible to build a new life. 他去了尽可能远的地方开始新的生活。 34 [CONVENTION 惯用语]（表示断然拒绝）决不会，绝不可能 If someone says 'Not on your life', they are totally rejecting a suggestion that has been made. [emphasis] [INFORMAL 非正式] 'You should have given him a lift.' — 'In that condition? Not on your life!' “你应该让他搭一段车的。”——“在那种情况下？绝对不行。” 35 [PHRASE 短语]过自己的生活；按自己的方式生活 If you live your own life, you live in the way that you want to and accept responsibility for your actions and decisions, without other people's advice or interference. [V and N inflect] Adults need to live their own lives and that's difficult with children. 大人需要过他们自己的生活，但有了孩子就很难做到了。 36 [PHRASE 短语]控制…的生活；左右…的生活 If you say that something rules someone's life, you mean that it affects everything they do, usually in a negative way. [V and N inflect] I'm going to stop letting drugs and drink rule my life. 我决心不再让毒品和酒精控制我的生活。 37 [PHRASE 短语]无论如何（都做不好） If you say that someone cannot do something to save their life, you are emphasizing that they do it very badly. [N inflects] [emphasis] [INFORMAL 非正式] Winston could not have read the road signs to save his life. 温斯顿怎么也学不会看路标。 38 [PHRASE 短语]聚会的灵魂人物，社交场合的活跃人物（美国英语中通常作the life of the party） If you refer to someone as the life and soul of the party, you mean that they are very lively and entertaining on social occasions, and are good at mixing with people. In American English, you usually say that they are the life of the party . [usu v-link PHR] [approval] 39 [PHRASE 短语]（以…形式）开始存在 If something starts life or begins life as a particular thing, it is that thing when it first starts to exist. [V inflects] Herr's book started life as a dramatic screenplay. 赫尔的书一开始是一个电影剧本。 40 [PHRASE 短语]杀死（某人） If someone takes another person's life, they kill them. If someone takes their own life, they kill themselves. [V and N inflect] [FORMAL 正式] Before execution, he admitted to taking the lives of at least 35 more women... 被处决之前，他承认另外还杀死过至少35名女性。 He helped his first wife take her life when she was dying of cancer. 他曾帮助自己身患癌症、不久于人世的第一任妻子自杀。 41 [CONVENTION 惯用语]生活就是如此；这就是人生 People say 'That's life' after an unlucky, unpleasant, or surprising event to show that they realize such events happen occasionally and must be accepted. [feelings] 'It never would have happened if Florette had not gone back for the book.' — 'That's life.' “要是弗洛里特不回去取书就不会发生这样的事了。”——“这就是人生。” 42 [PHRASE 短语]（机器、车辆）突然开动 You can use expressions such as to come to life ,to spring to life, and to roar into life to indicate that a machine or vehicle suddenly starts working or moving. [V inflects] [LITERARY 文] To his great relief the engine came to life... 发动机突然又开始转了，这让他大大松了一口气。 In the garden of the Savoy Hotel the sprinklers suddenly burst into life. 萨伏伊酒店花园里的洒水器突然开始喷水。 43 [CONVENTION 惯用语]这叫什么生活啊 People say 'What a life' to indicate that they are unhappy or are having great difficulties. [feelings] Here I am at a crummy hotel with no clean clothes, no money and suffering from shock. What a life! 我如今身在一家破旧的旅馆里，没有干净衣服，没有一分钱，又惊魂未定。这是什么日子啊！ 44 [PHRASE 短语]生命无价值/使生命有价值 If you say that life isn't worth living without something, or that something makes life worth living, you mean that you cannot enjoy life without it. [V inflects] Life is not worth living without food you can look forward to and enjoy!... 如果没有美食可以让人期待和享受，那人生还有什么意思！ Those are the moments which make life worth living. 正是这些时刻让生活有了意义。 45 See also:fact of life ；kiss of life. a matter of life and death ； →see: death ； a new lease of life→see: lease ； to have the time of your life→see: time ； true to life→see: true ；
Oxford	life ★ / laɪf ; NAmE laɪf / noun ( plural lives / laɪvz ; NAmE laɪvz / ) state of living 生存状态 1 ★ [uncountable ] the ability to breathe, grow, reproduce, etc. which people, animals and plants have before they die and which objects do not have 生命 ◆ life and death 生与死 ◆ The body was cold and showed no signs of life. 那躯体冰凉，显现不出有生命的迹象。 ◆ My father died last year—I wish I could bring him back to life. 去年我父亲逝世了，我要是能使他复活该多好啊。 ◆ In spring the countryside bursts into life. 乡村在春天生机盎然。 2 ★ [uncountable , countable ] the state of being alive as a human; an inspanidual person's existence 人命；性命；人的存活 ◆ The floods caused a massive loss of life (= many people were killed). 洪水造成许多人丧生。 ◆ He risked his lifeto save his daughter from the fire. 他冒着生命危险从火中救出他的女儿。 ◆ Hundreds of lives were threatened when the building collapsed. 数百条性命在大楼垮塌时受到了威胁。 ◆ The operation saved her life. 手术挽救了她的生命。 ◆ My grandfather lost his life (= was killed)in the war. 我的祖父在战争中丧生。 ◆ Several attempts have been made on the President's life (= several people have tried to kill him). 已有数人试图谋杀总统。 living things 生物 3 ★ [uncountable ] living things 生物；活物 ◆ plant/animal life 植物；动物 ◆ marine/pond life 海洋╱池塘生物 ◆ Is there intelligent life on other planets? 在其他星球上存在具有智力的生命吗？ period of time 时期 4 ★ [countable , uncountable ] the period between sb's birth and their death; a part of this period 一生；终身；寿命；一生中的部份时间 ◆ He's lived here all his life. 他在这里住了一辈子了。 ◆ I've lived in England for most of my life. 我大半生都住在英格兰。 ◆ to have a long/short life 寿命长；寿命短 ◆ He became very weak towards the end of his life. 他临终时很虚弱。 ◆ Brenda took up tennis late in life. 布伦达在晚年打起网球来了。 ◆ He will spend the rest of his life (= until he dies)in a wheelchair. 他将在轮椅上度过他的余生。 ◆ There's no such thing as a job for lifeany longer. 不会再有像终身职位这样的事了。 ◆ She is a life memberof the club. 她是这个俱乐部的终身会员。 ◆ in early/adult life 幼╱成年 ☞see also change of life 5 ★ [countable ] ( used with an adjective 与形容词连用 ) a period of sb's life when they are in a particular situation or job （某情景或工作的）一段生活经历 ◆ She has been an accountant all her working life. 她在整个职业生涯中一直是会计师。 ◆ He met a lot of interesting people during his life as a student. 他在学生时代接触过许多有趣的人。 ◆ They were very happy throughout their married life. 他们婚后生活一直很幸福。 6 ★ [countable ] the period of time when sth exists or functions 存在期；（某物的）寿命；有效期 ◆ The International Stock Exchange started life asa London coffee shop. 国际证券交易所起初就是伦敦的一家咖啡馆。 ◆ They could see that the company had a limited life (= it was going to close). 他们意识到公司的寿命不长了。 ◆ In Italy the average life of a government is eleven months. 意大利每届政府的平均寿命是十一个月。 ☞see also shelf life punishment 惩罚 7 [uncountable ] the punishment of being sent to prison for life; life imprisonment 无期徒刑；终身监禁 ◆ The judge gave him life. 法官判他无期徒刑。 experience/activities 经历；活动 8 ★ [uncountable ] the experience and activities that are typical of all people's existences 生活经历 ◆ the worries of everyday life 日常生活中的操心事 ◆ He is young and has little experience of life. 他年轻，不谙世故。 ◆ Commuting is a part of daily lifefor many people. 乘车上下班是许多人日常生活的一部份。 ◆ Jill wants to travel and see life for herself. 吉尔想出去旅行，亲身体验一下生活。 ◆ We bought a dishwasher to make life easier. 为使生活轻松些我们买了一台洗碗机。 ◆ In London life can be hard. 在伦敦生活可以是很艰苦的。 ◆ In real life (= when she met him)he wasn't how she had imagined him at all. 一见面才发现他完全不是她所想像的那样。 ◆ Life isn't like in the movies, you know. 你知道，生活不像在电影里那样。 9 ★ [uncountable , countable ] the activities and experiences that are typical of a particular way of living （某种方式的）生活 ◆ country/city life 乡村╱城市生活 ◆ She enjoyed political life. 她喜爱政治生活。 ◆ family/married life 家庭╱婚后生活 ◆ How do you find life in Japan? 你觉得日本的生活如何？ 10 ★ [countable ] a person's experiences during their life; the activities that form a particular part of a person's life 个人生活；个人经历；个人生活某一方面的活动 ◆ He has had a good life. 他一直过着优裕的生活。 ◆ a hard/an easy life 艰难╱安逸舒适的生活 ◆ My day-to-day lifeis not very exciting. 我的日常生活很平淡。 ◆ a life ofluxury 奢侈的生活 ◆ Her daily lifeinvolved meeting lots of people. 她在日常生活中要接触很多人。 ◆ Many of these children have led very sheltered lives (= they have not had many different experiences). 这些儿童中很多人都是温室里的花朵。 ◆ They emigrated to start a new lifein Canada. 他们移居加拿大，开始了新的生活。 ◆ He doesn't like to talk about his private life. 他不愿谈及他的私生活。 ◆ She has a full social life. 她的社交活动非常频繁。 ◆ articles about the love livesof the stars 有关明星爱情生活的文章 ☞see also sex life energy/excitement 活力；兴奋 11 ★ [uncountable ] the quality of being active and exciting 活力；生命力；生气 SYN vitality ◆ This is a great holiday resort that is full of life. 这里生气勃勃，是一个绝妙的度假胜地。 in art 艺术 12 [uncountable ] a living model or a real object or scene that people draw or paint （绘画的）模特儿，实物，实景 ◆ She had lessons in drawing from life. 她学了实物写生课程。 ◆ a life class (= one in which art students draw a naked man or woman) 人体写生课 ☞see also still life story of life 传记 13 [countable ] a story of sb's life 生平事迹；传记 SYN biography ◆ She wrote a life of Mozart. 她写了一部莫扎特的传记。 in children's games 儿童游戏 14 [countable ] one of a set number of chances before a player is out of a game （玩游戏者出局前几次机会中的）一次机会 ◆ He's lost two lives, so he's only got one left. 他失去了两次机会，所以只剩下一次了。 IDIOMS be sb's ˈlife be the most important person or thing to sb 对某人至关重要的人（或事） ◆ My children are my life. 我这几个孩子就是我的命根子。 ◆ Writing is his life. 写作是他的生命。 bring sb/sth to ˈlife to make sb/sth more interesting or exciting 使更有趣；使更生动 ◆ The new teacher really brought French to life for us. 新来的老师给我们把法语教得生动活泼。 ◆ Flowers can bring a dull room back to life. 鲜花可使沉闷的房间恢复生气。 come to ˈlife 1 to become more interesting, exciting or full of activity 变得更有趣（或使人兴奋）；变得活跃 ◆ The match finally came to life in the second half. 比赛在下半场终于精彩起来。 2 to start to act or move as if alive （仿佛活着）开始动起来 ◆ In my dream all my toys came to life. 在我的梦里，玩具都活过来了。 for dear ˈlife \| for your ˈlife as hard or as fast as possible 尽最大努力；拚命；尽快 ◆ She was holding on to the rope for dear life. 她死命抓着那根绳子。 ◆ Run for your life! 快跑啊！ for the ˈlife of you ( informal) however hard you try 无论怎样努力 ◆ I cannot for the life of me imagine why they want to leave. 我怎么也想像不出他们为什么要走。 frighten/scare the ˈlife out of sb to frighten sb very much 把某人吓得魂不附体；使魂飞魄散 full of ˈbeans/ˈlife having a lot of energy 充满活力；精力充沛；生气勃勃 get a ˈlife ( informal) used to tell sb to stop being boring and to do sth more interesting （让人别再令人厌烦，要做更有趣的事）来点儿有意思的 lay down your ˈlife (for sb/sth) ( literary) to die in order to save sb/sth （为…）牺牲生命，献身 SYN sacrifice yourself lead/live the life of ˈRiley ( old-fashioned, often disapproving) to live an enjoyable and comfortable life with no problems or responsibilities 无忧无虑地生活；安逸地生活；舒适愉快地生活 life after ˈdeath the possibility or belief that people continue to exist in some form after they die 死后再生 the life and ˈsoul of the party, etc. ( BrE) the most amusing and interesting person at a party, etc. （聚会等场合）最活跃风趣的人 life is ˈcheap ( disapproving) used to say that there is a situation in which it is not thought to be important if people somewhere die or are treated badly 把他人生死视同儿戏；视人性命如草芥；人命不值钱 (have) a life of its ˈown (of an object 物体 ) seeming to move or function by itself without a person touching or working it （具有）自身生命力，原动力 life's too ˈshort ( informal) used to say that it is not worth wasting time doing sth that you dislike or that is not important 人生苦短；不可枉费此生 make life ˈdifficult (for sb) to cause problems for sb （给某人）惹麻烦，造成困难，出难题 the ˈman/ˈwoman in your life ( informal) the man or woman that you are having a sexual or romantic relationship with 闯进你生活中的男人（或女人） not on your ˈlife ( informal) used to refuse very firmly to do sth （断然拒绝）决不会 take sb's ˈlife to kill sb 杀死（某人）；取某人的性命 take your (own) ˈlife to kill yourself 自杀 take your life in your ˈhands to risk being killed 冒生命危险；豁出性命；把脑袋掖在裤腰带上 ◆ You take your life in your hands just crossing the road here. 你在这里过马路简直是冒险玩命。 that's ˈlife ( informal) used when you are disappointed about sth but know that you must accept it （表示失望但无可奈何）这就是生活，生活就是这样 where there's ˈlife (, there's ˈhope) ( saying) in a bad situation you must not give up hope because there is always a chance that it will improve 活着（就有希望）；留得青山在（，不怕没柴烧） ☞more at bet v. , breath , breathe , depart , dog n. , end v. , fact , fear n. , fight v. , kiss n. , large adj. , lease n. , light n. , matter n. , misery , nine , risk v. , save v. , slice n. , spring v. , staff n. , story , time n. , true adj. , variety , walk n. , way n. COLLOCATIONS 词语搭配 The living world 生物界 Animals 动物 ■ animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on sth) 动物交配／繁育／繁殖／以…为食 ■ fish/amphibians swim/spawn(= lay eggs) 鱼／两栖动物游动／产卵 ■ birds fly/migrate/nest/sing 鸟飞翔／迁徙／筑巢／啼叫 ■ insects crawl/fly/bite/sting 昆虫爬／飞／咬／叮 ■ insects/bees/locusts swarm 昆虫／蜜蜂／蝗虫成群地飞来飞去 ■ bees collect/gathernectar/pollen 蜜蜂采蜜／花粉 ■ spiders spin/weavea web 蜘蛛结网／织网 ■ snakes/lizards shed their skins 蛇／蜥蜴蜕皮 ■ bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate 熊／刺猬／青蛙冬眠 ■ insect larvae grow/develop/pupate 昆虫的幼虫生长／发育／化蛹 ■ an egg/a chick/a larva hatches 卵孵化；小鸡出壳；幼虫孵出 ■ attract/find/choosea mate 吸引／找到／选择配偶 ■ produce/releaseeggs/sperm 产卵；排卵；产生／释放精子 ■ lay/fertilize/incubate/hatcheggs 产卵；使卵受精；孵卵 ■ inhabita forest/a reef/the coast 栖居于森林／礁石／海岸 ■ mark/enter/defend(a) territory 标出／进入／保卫领地 ■ stalk/hunt/capture/catch/killprey 悄悄接近／猎杀／捕获／杀死猎物 Plants and fungi 植物和真菌 ■ trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower 树木／植物生长／开花 ■ a seed germinates/sprouts 种子发芽 ■ leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form 叶子／花蕾／根茎／幼苗长出来／长大／成形 ■ flower buds swell/open 花蕾含苞欲放／绽放 ■ a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes sth 菌类生长／扩散／长满… ■ pollinate/fertilizea flower/plant 给花／植物授粉 ■ produce/release/spread/dispersepollen/seeds/spores 长出／传播花粉／种子／孢子 ■ produce/bearfruit 结果 ■ develop/grow/formroots/shoots/leaves 长出根茎／嫩芽／叶子 ■ provide/supply/absorb/extract/releasenutrients 提供／吸收／提取／释放营养物 ■ perform/increase/reducephotosynthesis 进行／增加／减少光合作用 Bacteria and viruses 细菌和病毒 ■ bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply 细菌／微生物／病毒生长／扩散／繁殖 ■ bacteria/microbes live/thrivein/on sth 细菌／微生物在…中存活／大量生长 ■ bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize sth/cause disease 细菌／微生物／病毒进化／长满…／引发疾病 ■ bacteria break sth down/convert sth (into sth) 细菌（将某物）分解／转化（成某物） ■ a virus enters/invadessth/the body 病毒进入／侵入某物／身体 ■ a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself) 病毒变异／演化／（自我）复制 ■ be infected with/contaminated with/exposed toa new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria 感染上／接触到一种新病毒／抗药性细菌 ■ contain/carry/harbour( especially US) harborbacteria/a virus 带有细菌／病毒 ■ kill/destroy/eliminateharmful/deadly bacteria 杀灭有害的／致命的细菌 life lives life / laɪf ; NAmE laɪf / lives / laɪvz ; NAmE laɪvz /
LDC	lifelife /laɪf/ ●●● S1 W1 noun (plural lives /laɪvz/) Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1time somebody is alive [countable, uncountable] the period of time when someone is alive: Learning goes on throughout life. You have your whole life ahead of you.in somebody’s life For the first time in my life I was happy. I’ve never been so embarrassed in my life! I’ve known John all my life (=since I was born). His main aim in life was to have fun. It was one of the best days of my life. The accident scarred him for life (=for the rest of his life). She knew she’d feel guilty for the rest of her life. Raj spent his life caring for others. Bonington spent his entire adult life in France. We don’t know much about the poet’s early life (=when he was young). Poor diet can lead to a whole range of diseases in later life (=when you are older). She married late in life (=when she was fairly old). He’s a life member (=continuing until he dies) of the club.2state of being alive [countable, uncountable] the state of being alive: The right to life is the most basic of human rights. Danny was a cheerful little boy who loved life. Two firefighters risked their lives to save the children.3way somebody lives [countable usually singular] the way you live your life, and what you do and experience during itlead/live/have a ... life The operation should enable Bobby to lead a normal life. She just wanted to live a quiet life. Having a baby changes your life completely. The family moved to Australia to start a new life. Ken’s whole life revolved around surfing (=that was the main interest and purpose of his life). You shouldn’t let your boyfriend rule your life (=control and affect everything you do). My grandmother had a hard life (=a life full of problems). She’s led a very sheltered life (=a life in which you have been protected from unpleasant things).a life of crime/poverty/misery etc He had been drawn into a life of crime.4particular situation/job [countable, uncountable] a)the experiences, activities, and ways of living that are typical of being in a particular job, situation, society etc: Why do so few women enter political life? the British way of lifecity/country/village etc life Noise has become one of the main pollutants of modern city life.army/student/college etc life He missed the routine of army life. Are you enjoying married life? b)the time in your life when you are doing a particular job, are in a particular situation etcsomebody’s life as something Now a celebrity chef, he rarely talks about his life as an army cook. Sara admits to having affairs throughout her married life. Most of his working life was spent in the shipyards.5social/personal/sex etc life the activities in your life relating to your friends, your family, sex etc: I don’t need advice about my love life. traditional views of family life Children need a caring and happy home life.6human existence [uncountable] human existence, considered as a variety of experiences and activities: My Aunt Julia had very little experience of life. Life has a way of changing the best of plans. For some people, religion gives life a meaning.daily/everyday life the frustrations and disappointments of everyday life I try to see the funny side of life.7time when something exists/works [countable usually singular] a)the period of time during which something happens or existslife of The issues will not be resolved during the life of the present parliament.start/begin/come to life as something The building began life as a monastery. b)the period of time during which something is still good enough to uselife of What’s the average life of a passenger aircraft? Careful use can extend the life of your washing machine. → shelf life 8living things [uncountable] a)the quality of being alive that people, animals, plants etc have and that objects and dead things do not have: Ben felt her neck for a pulse or any other sign of life. In the springtime, everything comes to life again. b)living things, such as people, animals, or plants: Is there life on other planets?human/animal/plant/bird etc life The island is rich in bird life. → wildlife 9be somebody’s (whole) life to be the most important thing or person to someone: Music is Laura’s whole life.10life and death (also life or death) used for emphasizing that a situation, decision etc is extremely urgent and important, especially because someone is at risk of dying: Don’t call me unless it’s a matter of life and death. a life or death decision A doctor’s job involves life and death situations.11game [countable] a chance in a game, especially a computer game, in which you can be defeated or do something wrong and can still continue playing: He’s up to level five and still has three lives left.12activity [uncountable] activity or movement: The house was quiet and there was no sign of life. She was always so cheerful and full of life.13interest/excitement [uncountable] a quality of being interesting or exciting: Try to put some life into your writing. The game really came to life after a magnificent goal from Rooney. A gifted teacher can really bring literature to life for his or her students.14come to life/roar into life/splutter into life etc to suddenly start working: Finally the car spluttered into life.15make life difficult/easier etc to make it difficult, easier etc to do something: Surely computers are supposed to make life easier, not more complicated!life for Why make life difficult for yourself?16the life and soul of the party British English, the life of the party American English someone who enjoys social occasions and is fun and exciting to be with17life and limb formal your life and physical health – used especially when this is threatened in some way: She risks life and limb every day in her job as an undercover investigator.18 get a life! spoken used to tell someone that you think they are boring and should find more exciting things to do: You guys should just stop moaning and get a life!19that’s life (also such is life) spoken used to say that something is disappointing but you have to accept it: Oh well, that’s life!20life’s a bitch spoken not polite used to say that bad things happen in life21this is the life spoken used when you are relaxing and doing something you enjoy: Ah, this is the life! Lying on the beach, sipping cool drinks.22the shock/surprise/game etc of somebody’s life the biggest shock or surprise, the best game etc that someone has ever had: I had the surprise of my life when I saw John standing there. → have the time of your life at time1(41) 23how’s life? spoken used to ask someone if they are well, what they have been doing etc: Hi Bob! How’s life? How’s life been with you?24life goes on spoken used to say that you must continue to live a normal life even when something sad or disappointing has happened: We both miss him, but life goes on.25a life of its own a)if something has a life of its own, it seems to move or work by itself: The ball seemed to have acquired a life of its own. b)if something has a life of its own, it exists and develops without depending on other things: Slowly but surely, the project is taking on a life of its own.26cannot for the life of me spoken used to say that you cannot remember or understand something even when you try hard: I couldn’t for the life of me remember his name.27life’s too short spoken used to say that you should not waste time doing something or worrying about something: Forget about it. Life’s too short.life for Life’s too short for moping about.life’s too short to do something Life’s too short to bear grudges.28not on your life spoken used as a reply to a question or suggestion to say that you definitely will not do something: ‘Are you going to go and work for him then?’ ‘Not on your life!’29the woman/man/girl etc in your life the woman or man you are married to or are having a relationship with – used especially in advertisements: This is the ideal gift for the man in your life.30prison [uncountable] (also life imprisonment) the punishment of being put in prison for the rest of your lifebe sentenced to/get/be given life He was sentenced to life for the murder. I think she should get life. → life sentence , lifer 31art [uncountable] when you paint, draw etc something you are looking at, especially a person or animal: She’s taking classes in life drawing. → still life 32frighten/scare the life out of somebody informal to make someone feel very frightened: Don’t do that! You scared the life out of me!33there’s life in the old dog yet spoken used to say that although someone or something is old, they are still able to do something – used humorously34live/lead/have the life of Riley informal to have a very easy and comfortable life and not have to work hard: He spends all day lounging by the pool and living the life of Riley.35book/film [uncountable] the story of someone’s life SYN biography: Boswell’s ‘Life of Johnson’36the next life (also the life to come, life after death) the time after death, in which some people believe life continues in another form: She expects to meet her dead husband in the next life. → as large as life at large1(7) , → change of life , → for dear life at dear2(6) , → double life , → high life at high1(22) , → a new lease of life at lease1(2) , → quality of life at quality1(5) , → real life at real1(3) , real-life , → true to life at true1(9) , → walk of life COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2verbssave somebody’s life· The money you give will save the life of a child.risk your life· He risked his life to help Jews during the Second World War.lose your life (=die)· Hundreds of people lost their lives on the first day of the fighting.take a/somebody’s life (=kill someone)· All cultures consider it wrong to take a life for no reason.take your own life (=kill yourself)· He was depressed and decided to take his own life.claim the life of somebody (=kill someone – used of a thing)· The disease claimed the lives of up to a quarter of the population.cost lives/cost somebody their life (=result in deaths/in someone’s death)· That decision may have cost him his life.give your life/lay down your life (=die in order to save other people, or because of a strong belief)· These men gave their lives during the war to keep us free.endanger the life of somebody· They wanted to capture the gunman without endangering the lives of his hostages.spare somebody’s life (=not kill someone, when you could kill them)· She begged him to spare the life of her son.be fighting for your life (=be so ill or injured that you might die)· One badly burned man was fighting for his life in hospital.cling to life (=try to stay alive, even though you are very ill or injured)· She clung to life, despite the pain.phrasesowe your life to somebody (=be still alive because of someone’s actions)· The victim said he owed his life to the stranger who helped him.take your life in your hands (=put yourself in a dangerous situation)· Just crossing this road is taking your life in your hands.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘the cost of life’. Say the cost of living.
WDF	life [laɪf] CET4CET6TEM4考研 n114 361340 78297 68102 85825 62836 66280 NOUN120 9770362 Spoken: 96896909 lifes[417] lives[140343] 生活(56%)，生命(22%)，人生(13%)，一生(9%) n.生活，生存；寿命

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