This flashcard defines and provides examples for the English word "live". It covers its use as a verb meaning to reside in a place, to exist, or to conduct oneself in a certain way. It also explains its use as an adjective meaning animate, broadcast in real-time, or electrically charged. The flashcard includes various phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions involving "live."
This flashcard defines and provides examples for the English word "live". It covers its use as a verb meaning to reside in a place, to exist, or to conduct oneself in a certain way. It also explains its use as an adjective meaning animate, broadcast in real-time, or electrically charged. The flashcard includes various phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions involving "live."
[VERB 动词]居住 If someone lives in a particular place or with a particular person, their home is in that place or with that person.
[V adv/prep]
She has lived here for 10 years...
她在这里住了10年了。
She always said I ought to live alone...
她总说我应该一个人住。
Where do you live?...
你住在哪里?
He still lives with his parents.
他还和父母住在一起。
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[VERB 动词]生活;过活 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.
[V adv/prep]
[V n]
[V-ing]
We lived quite grandly...
我们生活得非常快乐。
Compared to people living only a few generations ago, we have greater opportunities to have a good time...
比起上几辈人,我们有更多机会享受生活。
We can start living a normal life again now.
我们现在可以重新过上正常的生活了。
...the local support group for people living with HIV and AIDS.
帮助人类免疫缺陷病毒感染者及艾滋病患者的当地团体
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[VERB 动词]为…而生活 If you say that someone lives for a particular thing, you mean that it is the most important thing in their life.
[V for n]
He lived for his work.
他为工作而活。
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[VERB 动词]活;生存 To live means to be alive. If someone lives to a particular age, they stay alive until they are that age.
[V adv]
[V to-inf]
[V to n]
[V-ing]
He's got a terrible disease and will not live long...
他已身患重疾,时日无多。
A perennial is a plant that lives indefinitely...
多年生植物是指能存活很多年的植物。
He lived to be 103...
他活了103岁。
My father died nigh on ten years ago, but he lived to see his first grandson...
我父亲过世差不多10年了,不过他活着时见到了第一个孙儿的出世。
Matilda was born in northern Italy in 1046 and apparently lived to a ripe old age...
玛蒂尔达1046年出生在意大利北部,据信享有高寿。
The blue whale is the largest living thing on the planet...
蓝鲸是地球上体型最大的生物。
Ian was her only living relative.
伊恩是她唯一还在世的亲戚。
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[VERB 动词]靠…过活;以…为生 If people live by doing a particular activity, they get the money, food, or clothing they need by doing that activity.
[V by -ing/n]
[no cont]
...the last indigenous people to live by hunting...
最后一个狩猎为生的土著民族
These crimes were committed largely by professional criminals who lived by crime.
这些罪案大都是由以犯罪为生的职业罪犯制造的。
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[VERB 动词]恪守(规则、信念、理想等) If you live by a particular rule, belief, or ideal, you behave in the way in which it says you should behave.
[V by n]
They live by the principle that we are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we want from it.
他们恪守着这样的原则:我们来到世上是要为生活做贡献,而不是从中索取。
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[VERB 动词]留存;铭记;流传下去 If a person or occasion lives in someone's mind or in history, they are remembered for a long time.
[V with n]
[V in n]
[V P in n]
[Also V P]
[no cont]
The memory of that will live with me for many years to come...
那个记忆将会伴随我多年。
His name will live in history as one of the greatest bowlers of all time...
他将会作为史上最伟大的板球投手之一而留名青史。
Live on means the same as live .live on同live
Lenin lives on in the minds and hearts of millions of people.
列宁永远活在亿万人民的心中。
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[PHRASE 短语]热衷于…;狂热爱好… If you say that someone lives and breathes a particular subject or activity, you are emphasizing that they are extremely enthusiastic about it.
[Vs inflect]
[emphasis]
He has lived and breathed polo since he was seven.
他从7岁开始就一直热衷于马球。
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[PHRASE 短语]枉过此生;白活 If you tell someone that they haven't lived unless they experience a particular thing, you are telling them that thing is extremely good and should be experienced.
[have inflects]
If you have never been to an opera, you haven't lived...
要是从来没看过歌剧,那就枉过此生了。
You haven't lived until you've used their new micro system.
要是没用过他们新的微系统,这辈子就算白活了。
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[PHRASE 短语]活在担心/恐惧中 You can use expressions such as to live in fear and to live in terror to indicate that someone is always thinking about an unpleasant or frightening event, because they think that it might happen.
[V inflects]
One in 10 Californians is unemployed and thousands more live in fear of losing their jobs.
十分之一的加利福尼亚人没有工作,还有数以千计的人成天提心吊胆地害怕失去工作。
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[CONVENTION 惯用语]自己活也让别人活;互相宽容;互不干扰 You say live and let live as a way of saying that you should let other people behave in the way that they want to and not criticize them for behaving differently from you.
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[PHRASE 短语]狂欢;享乐一番 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.
[V inflects]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
There is no reason why you couldn't live it up once in a while.
偶尔放纵一下也无妨。
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to live hand to mouth→see:
hand
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lie
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means
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sin
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Usage Note :
When you are talking about someone's home, the verb live has a different meaning in the continuous tenses than it does in the simple tenses. For example, if you say 'I'm living in London', this suggests that the situation is temporary and you may soon move to a different place. If you say 'I live in London', this suggests that London is your permanent home.
live表示“居住”时,在进行时态中与一般时态中含义不同。如:I'm living in London(我目前住在伦敦)表示这种状态是暂时的,可能很快会搬到别的地方去。I live in London(我住在伦敦)则表示这是永久性住处。
相关词组:
live down
live off
live on
live on
live out
live through
live together
live up to
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[ADJ 形容词]活的;有生命的Live animals or plants are alive, rather than being dead or artificial.
[ADJ n]
...a protest against the company's tests on live animals.
反对该公司利用活体动物做试验的抗议
...baskets of live chickens.
一篮篮的活鸡
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[ADJ 形容词]现场直播的;实况转播的 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.
[ADV after v]
Murray was a guest on a live radio show.
默里在一个直播的电台节目里当嘉宾。
...we were laughing and gossiping, oblivious to the fact that we were on live TV...
我们肆意大笑,闲聊八卦,忘记了自己是在做电视直播。
They watch all the live matches...
他们每一场直播比赛都必看。
A broadcast of the speech was heard in San Francisco, but it is not known if this was live.
在旧金山听到了这次演说的转播,但不知道是不是实况。
Live is also an adverb.
It was broadcast live in 50 countries...
它在50个国家进行了直播。
We'll be going live to Nottingham later in this bulletin.
在本次新闻快报中,我们稍后将有来自诺丁汉的现场报道。
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[ADJ 形容词](表演)现场的 A live performance is given in front of an audience, rather than being recorded and then broadcast or shown in a film.
[usu ADJ n]
The Rainbow has not hosted live music since the end of 1981...
1981年末之后,彩虹剧院就再没主办过现场音乐会。
A live audience will pose the questions...
问题将由现场的观众提出。
The band was forced to cancel a string of live dates.
乐队被迫取消了一系列的现场表演。
Live is also an adverb.
Kat Bjelland has been playing live with her new band.
凯特·比耶兰最近一直在与她的新乐队作现场表演。
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[ADJ 形容词](唱片)现场录制的 A live recording is a recording of a band playing at a concert, rather than in a studio.
[usu ADJ n]
This is my favourite live album of all time...
这是我最喜爱的现场专辑。
The LP features live recordings from the 'Great Xpectations' all-day show.
这张大碟收录了“远大前程”全天秀的现场录音。
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[ADJ 形容词]带电的;通电的 A live wire or piece of electrical equipment is directly connected to a source of electricity.
[usu ADJ n]
The plug broke, exposing live wires...
插头坏了,带电的电线露在外面。
He warned others about the live electric cables as they climbed to safety.
他们爬向安全地带的过程中,他提醒其他人当心带电的电缆。
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[ADJ 形容词](子弹)金属的;实(弹)的Live bullets are made of metal, rather than rubber or plastic, and are intended to kill people rather than injure them.
[usu ADJ n]
They trained in the jungle using live ammunition.
他们在丛林中接受真枪实弹的训练。
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[ADJ 形容词](炸弹或导弹)尚未爆炸的 A live bomb or missile is one which has not yet exploded.
[usu ADJ n]
A live bomb had earlier been defused.
一枚未爆炸的炸弹稍早被拆除了雷管。
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[PHRASE 短语]开始使用;启用;启动 If a system, campaign, or other course of action goes live, it starts to be used.
[V inflects]
[mainly BRIT 主英]
The new system went live earlier this year...
新系统在今年早些时候开始了运行。
The service should go live this summer.
这项服务将在今年夏天投入使用。
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[PHRASE 短语]活生生的;千真万确的 You use real live to say that someone or something is present or exists, when you want to indicate that you think this is exciting and unusual or unexpected.
[PHR n]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
He had never met a real live admiral...
他从来没遇到过一位真正的海军上将。
She has the best pet of all — a real live tiger.
她有世上最佳的宠物——一只活生生的老虎。
Oxford
live2★/laɪv; NAmElaɪv/
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live
1liveliveslivedlivingadjective★[usually before noun ]not dead 活的1★living; not dead 活的◆live animals活动物◆the number of live births (= babies born alive)活产婴儿数◆We saw a real liverattlesnake! 我们看见了一条活生生的响尾蛇!not recorded 非录制2★(of a broadcast 广播)sent out while the event is actually happening, not recorded first and broadcast later 现场直播的;实况转播的◆live coverage of the World Cup世界杯赛的实况转播3★(of a performance 表演)given or made when people are watching, not recorded 现场演出的◆The club has live music most nights.这俱乐部大多数晚上有现场演奏的音乐。◆a live recording made at Wembley Arena文布利运动场的现场录音◆the band's new live album这个乐队新出的演唱会专辑◆It was the first interview I'd done in front of a live audience(= with people watching).那是我首次在观众面前做现场采访。electricity 电4(of a wire or device 电线或装置)connected to a source of electrical power 连着电源的;通电的◆That terminal is live.那个端子有电。bullets/matches 子弹;火柴5still able to explode or light; ready for use 仍可爆炸的;仍可点燃的;随时可用的◆live ammunition实弹coals 煤块6livecoals are burning or are still hot and red 燃烧着的;仍灼热发红的yogurt 酸奶7liveyogurtstill contains the bacteria needed to turn milk into yogurt含乳酸菌的question/subject 问题;话题8of interest or importance at the present time 当前所关心的;时下重大的◆Pollution is still very much a live issue.污染仍然是目前让人非常关注的问题。Internet 互联网9(of an electronic link 电子链接)functioning correctly, so that it is connected to another document or page on the Internet 有效的;功能正常的;活的◆Here are some live links to other aviation-related web pages.这是另外一些与航空有关网页的有效链接。IDIOMa live ˈwirea person who is lively and full of energy 活跃而精力充沛的人;生龙活虎的人adverb★broadcast at the time of an actual event; played or recorded at an actual performance 在现场直播;在现场表演(或录制)◆The show is going out live.这场演出正在实况直播。IDIOMgo ˈlive( computing 计) (of a computer system 计算机系统)to become operational(= ready to be used) 随时可用live/laɪv; NAmElaɪv/live1★/lɪv; NAmElɪv/verb☞see also
live
2in a place 在某地1★[intransitive ]+ adv./prep.to have your home in a particular place 住;居住◆to live in a house住在一座房子里◆Where do you live?你住在什么地方?◆She needs to find somewhere to live.她需要找个住的地方。◆We used to live in London.我们过去住在伦敦。◆Both her children still live at home.她的两个孩子仍住在家里。◆( BrE) ( informal) Where do these plates live (= where are they usually kept)?这些盘子通常放哪儿?be alive 活着2★[intransitive ]to remain alive 生存;活着◆The doctors said he only had six months to live.医生说他只能活六个月了。◆Spiders can live for several days without food.蜘蛛几天不吃依然可存活。liveto do sth ◆She lived to see her first grandchild.她一直活到抱上第一个孙子。3★[intransitive ]to be alive, especially at a particular time (尤指在某时期)活着◆When did Handel live?亨德尔是什么时期的人?◆He's the greatest player who ever lived.他是世上最出色的运动员。type of life 生活方式4★[intransitive , transitive ]to spend your life in a particular way (以某种方式)生活,过日子◆He lived in poverty most of his life.他大半辈子过的都是穷日子。livesth ◆She lived a very peaceful life.她过着十分宁静的生活。+ noun◆She lived and died a single woman.她过了一辈子的独身生活。be remembered 被记住5★[intransitive ]to continue to exist or be remembered 继续存在;留存;被铭记SYN
remain
◆This moment will live in our memory for many years to come.这一时刻将在我们的记忆中留存许多年。◆Her words have lived with me all my life.她的话我一辈子都铭记着。have excitement 兴奋6[intransitive ]to have a full and exciting life 享受充实而令人兴奋的生活◆I don't want to be stuck in an office all my life—I want to live!我不想一辈子都憋在办公室里,我要享受人生乐趣!IDIOMSˌlive and ˈbreathe sthto be very enthusiastic about sth 热衷于(某事)◆He just lives and breathes football.他非常热衷于足球。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 自己活也让别人活;宽以待人;互相宽容live by your ˈwitsto earn money by clever or sometimes dishonest means 靠耍小聪明赚钱;(有时)靠玩花招捞钱live (from) ˌhand to ˈmouthto spend all the money you earn on basic needs such as food without being able to save any money 仅够糊口度日live in the ˈpastto behave as though society, etc. has not changed, when in fact it has 仿佛生活在过去的社会中;落伍live in ˈsin( old-fashionedorhumorous) to live together and have a sexual relationship without being married 未婚同居;姘居live it ˈup( informal) to enjoy yourself in an exciting way, usually spending a lot of money 尽情欢乐;狂欢;纵情挥霍享乐live a ˈlieto 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. 过两面人的生活;过骗人的生活;为人虚伪live off the fat of the ˈlandto have enough money to be able to afford expensive things, food, drink, etc. 过奢侈的生活;锦衣玉食live off the ˈlandto eat whatever food you can grow, kill or find yourself 靠耕种(或狩猎)为生ˌlive to fight another ˈday( saying) used to say that although you have failed or had a bad experience, you will continue (虽已失败或经历很糟但仍要)改日再战,卷土重来you haven't ˈlivedused to tell sb that if they have not had a particular experience their life is not complete (表示若没有某种经历生活便不完整)你白活了◆You've never been to New York? You haven't lived!你从未去过纽约?你真是白活了!you live and ˈlearnused to express surprise at sth new or unexpected you have been told (对得知的事物感到惊讶或意外)真是得活到老学到老,真想不到☞more at
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adv.PHRASAL VERBSˈlive by sthto follow a particular belief or set of principles 按照(某信念或原则)生活◆That's a philosophy I could live by.那就是我所信奉的人生哲学。ˈlive by doing sthto earn money or to get the things you need by doing a particular thing 靠做某事赚钱为生(或获取所需)◆a community that lives by fishing靠捕鱼为生的群体ˌlive sth↔ˈdownto be able to make people forget about sth embarrassing you have done 能使人忘却(你做过的令人尴尬的事)◆She felt so stupid. She'd never be able to live it down.她觉得自己做了傻事,恐怕永远无法挽回自己的面子了。ˈlive for sb/sthto think that sb/sth is the main purpose of or the most important thing in your life 以…为主要生活目的;为…而活着◆She lives for her work.她活着是为了工作。◆After his wife died, he had nothing to live for.妻子去世后,他便没有了生活目标。ˌlive ˈinto live at the place where you work or study 住在工作(或学习)的地方◆They have an au pair living in.他们有个换工姑娘住在家里。☞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 靠…过活;依赖…生活◆She's still living off her parents.她还在靠父母养活。◆to live off welfare靠救济过活ˈlive off sthto have one particular type of food as the main thing you eat in order to live 以食…为生◆He seems to live off junk food.他好像靠吃垃圾食品为生。ˌlive ˈonto continue to live or exist 继续活着;继续存在◆She died ten years ago but her memory lives on.她十年前就去世了,但她还留在人们的记忆中。ˈlive on sth1★to eat a particular type of food to live 以食…为生◆Small birds live mainly on insects.小鸟主要靠食昆虫为生。2( often disapproving) to eat only or a lot of a particular type of food 仅以(一种食物)为主要食物◆She lives on burgers.她只喜欢吃汉堡包。3★to have enough money for the basic things you need to live 靠(…钱)生活◆You can't live on forty pounds a week.你靠每周四十英镑没法过活。ˌlive ˈoutto live away from the place where you work or study 不住在工作(或学习)的地方◆Some college students will have to live out.有些大学生将不得不住在校外。ˌlive ˈout sth1to actually do what you have only thought about doing before 实践(以前想要做的事)◆to live out your fantasies实现梦想2to spend the rest of your life in a particular way (以某种方式)度过余生◆He lived out his days alone.他独自度过余生。★ˌlive ˈthrough sthto experience a disaster or other unpleasant situation and survive it 经历(灾难或其他困境)而幸存◆He has lived through two world wars.他经历了两次世界大战。ˈlive together(alsoˈlive with sb)1★to live in the same house 在一起生活2★to share a home and have a sexual relationship without being married 未婚同居;姘居SYN
cohabit
ˌlive ˈup to sthto do as well as or be as good as other people expect you to 达到,符合,不辜负(他人的期望)◆He failed to live up to his parents' expectations.他辜负了父母的期望。◆The team called ‘The No-Hopers’ certainly lived up to its name.叫做“无望者”的球队果真名副其实。ˈlive with sb=
live together
ˈlive with sthto accept sth unpleasant 忍受,容忍(不快的事)◆I just had to learn to live with the pain.我不得不学会忍受痛苦。liveliveslivedlivinglive/lɪv; NAmElɪv/
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1in a place/home [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if you live in a place, you have your home therelive in/at/near etc They lived in Holland for ten years. He lives just across the street from me. We live only a few miles from the coast. A rather odd family came to live next door to us. As soon as I saw the place, I knew I didn’t want to live there. Does Paul still live here? We’re still looking for somewhere to live. They’ve finally found a place to live.live with My grandmother came to live with us when I was ten. Most seventeen-year-olds still live at home (=live with their parents). I’m quite happy living alone. The house has 3,600 square feet of living space (=the areas of a house you live in).live rough British English (=live outside because of having no home) I ran away from home and lived rough for nine months.2plant/animal [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] a plant or animal that lives in a particular place grows there or has its home therelive in/on etc These particular birds live on only one island in the Pacific.3at a particular time [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if you live at a particular time, you are alive thenlive before/in/at He lived in the eighteenth century. She lived at a time when women were not expected to work. Gladstone lived during a period of great social change.the best/greatest etc that/who ever lived (=the best, greatest etc who has been alive at any time) He’s probably the best journalist who ever lived.4be/stay alive [intransitive] to be alive or be able to stay alive: Without light, plants couldn’t live. He is extremely ill and not expected to live. The baby only lived a few hours. People on average are living much longer than before. I’ll never forget this for as long as I live.live to (be) 80/90 etc/live to the age of 80/90 etc My grandmother lived to 85. She lived to the age of 79.have two weeks/six months etc to live He knows he’s only got a few months to live. He did not live to see (=live long enough to see) the realization of his dream.5way of life [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to have a particular type of life, or live in a particular waylive in peace/poverty etc The people in this country just want to live in peace. People should not live in fear of crime. We live in hope that a cure will be found.live peacefully/quietly/happily etc The two communities live peacefully alongside each other. She thought that she would get married and live happily ever after (=like in a children’s story). Some people like to live dangerously. Most elderly people prefer to live independently if they can. They earn enough money to live well (=have plenty of food, clothes etc). I just want to live my life in my own way. He’s not well enough to live a normal life.live a quiet/active/healthy etc life She lives a very busy life. He had chosen to live the life of a monk. She’s now in Hollywood living a life of luxury.live by I have always tried to live by my faith (=according to my religion). We struggle on, living from day to day (=trying to find enough money each day to buy food etc). He was tired of living out of a suitcase (=spending a lot of time travelling).6earn a living [intransitive] the way that someone lives is the way that they earn money to buy food etc: Fishing is the way their families have lived for generations.live by doing something They live by hunting and killing deer.7exciting life [intransitive] to have an exciting life: She wanted to get out and live a little. We’re beginning to live at last!8imagine something [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to imagine that things are happening to youlive in He lives in a fantasy world.live through She lived through her children’s lives. You must stop living in the past (=imagining that things from the past are still happening).9be kept somewhere [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] British English informal the place where something lives is the place where it is kept: Where do these cups live? Those big dishes live in the cupboard next to the fridge.10still exist/have influence [intransitive] if an idea lives, it continues to exist and influence people: Democracy still lives! His name will live forever. That day will always live in my memory.11living quarters the part of a building where people live, especially a building that is used by many people or is used for several different purposes: the White House living quarters12living expenses the money you need to spend in order to live, for example on food or a house: His tuition is paid, but he’ll work to cover his living expenses.13living arrangements the way someone organizes how and where they will live: Her mother disapproved of the living arrangements, saying that two girls living with four boys was bound to cause problems.14live it up informal to do things that you enjoy and spend a lot of money: Sam was living it up in London.15live by your wits to get money by being clever or dishonest, and not by doing an ordinary job16live a lie to pretend all the time that you feel or believe something when actually you do not feel that way: I knew that I could not continue to live a lie.17be living on borrowed time to be still alive after the time that you were expected to die: She’s been living on borrowed time for the last year.18live in sin old-fashioned if people live in sin, they live together and have a sexual relationship without being married → live together19live and breathe something to enjoy doing something so much that you spend most of your time on it: Politics is the stuff I live and breathe.20you live and learn spoken used to say that you have just learned something that you did not know before21live and let live used to say that you should accept other people’s behaviour, even if it seems strange22you haven’t lived (if/until ...) spoken used to say that someone’s life will be boring if they do not do a particular exciting thing: You haven’t lived until you’ve tasted champagne.23somebody will live to regret it used to say that someone will wish that they had not done something: If you marry him, you’ll live to regret it.24live to see/fight another day to continue to live or work after a failure or after you have dealt with a difficult situation: Hopefully, the company will live to fight another day.25live life to the full to enjoy doing a lot of different things: She believes in living life to the full.26live high on the hog used to say that someone has a nice life because they have a lot of money and buy expensive things – often used to show disapproval27live from hand to mouth to have only just enough money to buy food: We lived from hand to mouth, never knowing where the next meal was coming from.28live the dream to have the kind of life that you always wanted to have, especially after becoming very successful or rich: I always wanted to be a famous singer, and now I'm living the dream.29long live the King/Queen! etc spoken used as an expression of loyal support for a person30long live democracy/freedom etc used to say that you hope something continues to exist for a long time: Long live free education!THESAURUSlive to have your home somewhere: · He lives with his parents.· Where do you live?· Do you like living in Tokyo?· Jo lives next to a busy road.· Judy lives in that nice house on the corner.· How do you like living in the city again after so many years away from it?· In 1905 Russell was living at 4 Ralston Street.be from/come from use this when talking about the country, city, or area where you usually live: · My name’s Sharon and I’m from Harlow.· The man is believed to be from somewhere in the north of England.· ‘Where are you from?’ ‘I’m from Japan.’· The winner came from Australia.inhabit if a group of people or animals inhabit an area, they live there – used especially in written descriptions: · The island is mainly inhabited by sheep.· Some tribes still inhabit the more remote mountains and jungles of the country.reside formal to live in a particular country, city etc: · She now resides in the US.· Miss Badu grew up in Dallas but now resides in Brooklyn.· At that time there were many American writers residing in Paris.· Miss Tonelli, how exactly did you come to reside at your current address?· The government bureau has prepared a booklet for US citizens residing abroad.grow up to live somewhere when you are a child or teenager: · This is the neighborhood where my father grew up.· I grew up on a farm in South Africa.live down phrasal verbif someone does not live something down, people never forget about it and never stop laughing at them for it: She’ll never live that down!live for phrasal verbif you live for something, it is the thing that you enjoy or hope for most in your life: He lived for his art. She had nothing left to live for. She lives for the day when she can have a house of her own.live in phrasal verb British Englishif someone lives in, they live in the place where they work → live-in: Sometimes it can be easier if you have a nanny who lives in.live off phrasal verbto get your income or food from a supply of money or from another person: Mom used to live off the interest from her savings. Dad lost his job and we had to live off welfare. Most people in the countryside live off the land (=live by growing or finding their own food).live on phrasal verb1if something lives on, it continues to exist: Alice’s memory will live on.2live on something to have a particular amount of money to buy food and other necessary things: I don’t know how they manage to live on £55 a week. the number of families who live on benefits3live on something to eat a lot of a particular type of food: They live on bread and potatoes. He practically lives on fish and chips!live out phrasal verb1 British English if someone lives out, they do not live in the place where they work: Most home helps prefer to live out.2live out something to experience or do something that you have planned or hoped forSYN fulfil, realize: The money enabled them to live out their dreams.3live out your life to continue to live in a particular way or place until you die: He lived out his life in solitude.live through phrasal verbto experience difficult or dangerous conditionsSYN endure: the generation that lived through the Second World War It was hard to describe the nightmare she had lived through.live together phrasal verbif people live together, they live in the same house and have a sexual relationship but are not married → live with: They lived together for two years before they got married.live up to phrasal verbif something or someone lives up to a particular standard or promise, they do as well as they were expected to, do what they promised etc: The bank is insolvent and will be unable to live up to its obligations. The film has certainly lived up to my expectations.live with phrasal verb1to accept a difficult situation that is likely to continue for a long timeSYN put up with, tolerate: You have to learn to live with stress. He has lived with his illness for most of his life.2to live in the same house as someone and have a sexual relationship with them without being married → live together: She’s living with her boyfriend now.3if something lives with you, it stays in your mind: That episode has lived with me all my life.
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1living [only before noun] not dead or artificialSYN livingOPP dead: experiments on live animals Protesters want to stop the export of live sheep and cattle. the number of live births per 1,000 population We were so excited to see real live elephants.2tv/radio a live television or radio programme is seen or heard on television or radio at the same time as it is actually happeningOPP prerecorded: a live radio phone-in show There will be live TV coverage of tonight’s big match.3music/theatre a live performance is one in which the entertainer performs for people who are watching, rather than for a film, record etc: A lot of the bars have live music. The band will be giving a live concert performance next week. We’ll be playing you a track from his new live album (=album that was recorded from a live performance). It’s always different when you perform in front of a live audience (=an audience watching a live performance).4electricity a wire or piece of equipment that is live has electricity flowing through it: Be careful – those wires are live.5bombs a live bomb still has the power to explode because it has not been used: They came across a field of live, unexploded mines.6bullets live bullets are real ones that are made of metal and can kill peopleOPP blank: Troops fired live ammunition to disperse the crowd.7issue a live subject or problem is one that still interests or worries people: Drink-driving is still very much a live issue.8live coals pieces of coal that are burning: She threw the paper onto the live coals.9yoghurt live yoghurt contains bacteria that are still alive
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1if something is broadcast live, it is broadcast on television or radio as it is actually happening → prerecorded: The ceremony will be broadcast live on television. The match will be shown live by the BBC.2if people perform live, they perform in front of people who have come to watch, rather than for a film, record etc: I love their music, but I’ve never seen them perform live. The band is playing live in Birmingham tonight. Their latest CD was recorded live (=recorded at a live performance) in New York.3go live when a system or project goes live, people start to use it after it has been planned and discussed for a long time: Their new information retrieval system went live last month. a new security project which will go live in October