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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary alive ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Old English on life, from on + līf life DATE before 12th century 1. having life : not dead or inanimate 2. a. still in existence, force, or operation : active kept hope alive b. still active in competition with a chance of victory must win to stay alive in the playoffs 3. knowing or realizing the existence of : sensitive alive to the danger 4. marked by alertness, energy, or briskness his face came alive at the mention of food 5. marked by much life, animation, or activity : swarming streets alive with traffic 6. — used as an intensive following the noun the proudest boy alive Synonyms: see aware • alive·ness noun English Etymology alive c.1200, from O.E. on life "in living." The fuller form on live was still current 17c. Alive and kicking "alert, vigorous," attested from 1859; "The allusion is to a child in the womb after quickening" [Farmer]. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ alive alive / E5laiv / adjective[not before noun] 1. living; not dead 活着；在世: We don't know whether he's alive or dead. 我们不知道他是死是活。 Is your mother still alive ? 你的母亲还健在吗？ Doctors kept the baby alive for six weeks. 医生使婴儿活了六周。 I was glad to hear you're alive and well. 听说你健在我很高兴。 She had to steal food just to stay alive. 她得偷食物才不至于饿死。 He was buried alive in the earthquake. 地震把他活埋了。 2. ~ (with sth) full of emotion, excitement, activity, etc. 情绪饱满；激动兴奋；有生气；有活力: Ed was alive with happiness. 埃德高兴得眉飞色舞。 3. continuing to exist 继续存在: to keep a tradition alive 继承传统 4. ~ with sth full of living or moving things 充满(活的或动的东西): The pool was alive with goldfish. 池塘里满是游来游去的金鱼。 5. ~ to sth aware of sth; knowing sth exists and is important 意识到；认识到；注意到: to be alive to the dangers / facts / possibilities 意识到危险；认识到事实；注意到可能 IDIOMS ▪ a7live and 'kicking very active, healthy or popular 充满活力；活蹦乱跳；生气勃勃；流行 ▪ bring sth a'live to make sth interesting 使有趣: The pictures bring the book alive. 图片使得这本书生动有趣。 ▪ come a'live 1. (of a subject or an event 主题或活动) to become interesting and exciting 引起兴趣；生动起来 SYN come to life :
The game came alive in the second half. 比赛在下半场变得有看头了。 2. (of a place 地方) to become busy and full of activity 热闹起来；活跃起来 SYN come to life :
The city starts to come alive after dark. 这座城市天黑以后便热闹起来。 3. (of a person 人) to show interest in sth and become excited about it 兴致勃勃；有精神起来: She came alive as she talked about her job. 她一谈到她的工作精神就来了。 ⇨ more at eat Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English alive adj. 1 living VERBS be, seem | remain, stay Lost and so far from other human life, he faced a desperate struggle to stay alive. | keep sb Doctors fought to keep her alive. | be buried, be burnt ADV. very much The old rascal is still very much alive. | barely, only half For four days he seemed barely alive. | still I wasn't sure if he was still alive. PHRASES alive and kicking My mother is still alive and kicking. | alive and well At any moment he may turn up alive and well. | dead or alive The police are desperate to catch this man dead or alive. | lucky to be alive It was a very narrow escape and we are lucky to be alive. | more dead than alive Poor child, she looks more dead than alive. 2 full of life VERBS be, feel, seem I feel really alive in the country! | come The city comes alive at night. | bring sb/sth The wealth of detail in his book really brings it alive. ADV. really, truly, very | fully | intensely | only half She realized that she had only been half alive for the last four years. | suddenly His eyes were suddenly alive with excitement. PREP. with The hall was alive with the sound of voices. 3 continuing to exist VERBS be | remain | keep sth The people try to keep the old traditions alive. ADV. very much The old customs are still very much alive in this region. PHRASES alive and well The art of debate is alive and well in our schools. 4 aware of sth VERBS be | become | remain ADV. very much | keenly PREP. to He remained keenly alive to the dangers. OLT alive adj. ⇨ alive (dead or alive)⇨ alive and well ⇨ safe 1 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged alive \əˈlīv\ adjective Etymology: Middle English alive, on live, from Old English on līfe, from on + līfe, dative of līf life — more at life 1. a. : having life : not dead or inanimate : living ; especially : marked by a state in which the organs perform their vital functions < so good to be alive > < a large number were still alive after the explosion > — usually used predicatively or postpositively b. : living — used for emphasis after the noun < he was the proudest boy alive > < “Man alive!” he said. “You don't really mean that” > < sakes alive > 2. a. : still in existence, force, or operation : effective at least to a degree : not dead, defunct, or extinct : existent , active < small farms kept alive by judicious husbanding of the lake waters — American Guide Series: California > < keep alive the conception of morals he preached — Havelock Ellis > b. : still in use : current to a degree : still exerting force or influence < neither of these works is much alive today — Times Literary Supplement > c. bowls : in play : not dead 3. a. : marked by ready perception of : knowing or realizing the existence of : comprehending and vigilant about or appreciative of < becoming alive to the folly of what he had been doing — Samuel Butler > < consciousness of this danger … made her … alive to the risks of an undesirable marriage — John Galsworthy > b. : quick to note or feel : readily impressed or influenced by :notably aware of, susceptible or sensitive to < dreadfully alive to nervous terrors — Charles Lamb > < veterans are as fully alive to the romance … of newspaper work as any cub — Stanley Walker > 4. a. : marked by alertness, activity, vitality, energy, animation, or briskness : not static, torpid, sluggish, or lifeless < not sufficiently alive to feel the tang of sense nor yet to be moved by thought — John Dewey > < the alive promise of spring — H.D.Skidmore > b. : communicating a feeling of life, especially of blended verisimilitude, activity, verve, and interestingness < making the commonplaces of American culture … come alivethrough his plain words — Babette Deutsch > 5. : filled , thronged, teeming : marked by much pulsating, stirring life, animation, or activity < the sea was alive with large whales — Herman Melville > < this decade was alive with controversy and intellectual combat — American Guide Series: Ind. > 6. a. : electrically connected to a source of voltage or electrically charged : having a potential different from that of the earth or of the conducting ground of a radio or automobile b. : not inactive, inactivated, shut off, or dead : operating and functioning : transmitting, broadcasting, recording < despite the hurricane the phone was still alive > 7. : live 10Synonyms: see aware |
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