新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

live

英  [lɪv]
    

[ADJ, ADV, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1活的

    Live animals or plants are alive, rather than being dead or artificial.

    双语例句

    例:

    a protest against the company's tests on live animals.

    反对该公司用活体动物做实验的抗议。

    2现场直播的

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    Murray was a guest on a live radio show.

    默里曾当过一个电台直播节目的嘉宾。

    例:

    They watch all the live matches.

    他们观看所有现场直播的比赛。

    3现场表演的

    A live performance is given in front of an audience, rather than being recorded and then broadcast or shown in a film.

    双语例句

    例:

    The Rainbow has not hosted live music since the end of 1981.

    彩虹乐队自1981年底以来一直没有举办过现场音乐会。

    例:

    A live audience will pose the questions.

    一位现场观众会提出这些问题。

    4带电的

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

    双语例句

    例:

    The plug broke, exposing live wires.

    插头坏了,露出带电的电线。

    5实(弹)的

    Live bullets are made of metal, rather than rubber or plastic, and are intended to kill people rather than injure them.

    双语例句

    例:

    They trained in the jungle using live ammunition.

    他们在丛林里使用真枪实弹进行训练。

    ADV. 副词
  • 1现场直播地

    If a television or radio programme is broadcast live, it is broadcast at exactly the same time as the event happens, rather than being recorded first.

    双语例句

    例:

    It was broadcast live in 50 countries.

    它在50个国家进行了现场直播。

    2现场表演地

    If a play or a piece of music is performed live, it is performed in front of an audience, rather than being recorded and then broadcast or shown in a film.

    双语例句

    例:

    Kat Bjelland has been playing live with her new band.

    凯特·本杰拉德与她的新乐团一直在进行现场表演。

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词
  • live down

    1[PHRASAL 短语] (无法)使人忘记(自己的错误、失败或恶名)

    If you are unable to live down a mistake, failure, or bad reputation, you are unable to make people forget about it.

    双语例句

    例:

    It was unable to live down its reputation as the party of high taxes.

    该党无法让人忘掉其高赋税政党的恶名。

  • live off

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 依赖(某人)生活

    If you live off another person, you rely on them to provide you with money.

    双语例句

    例:

    a man who all his life had lived off his father.

    一个一辈子依赖他父亲生活的男人。

  • live on , live off

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 靠(某数额的钱)过活

    If you live on or live off a particular amount of money, you have that amount of money to buy things.

    双语例句

    例:

    people trying to live on $100 a week.

    设法靠每周100美元过日子的人们。

    2[PHRASAL 短语] 以…为收入来源

    If you live on or live off a particular source of income, that is where you get the money that you need.

    双语例句

    例:

    The proportion of people living on state benefits rose.

    靠国家福利过活的人口比例上升了。

    3[PHRASAL 短语] 以…为主食

    If an animal lives on or lives off a particular food, this is the kind of food that it eats.

    双语例句

    例:

    The fish live on the plankton.

    这种鱼以浮游生物为主食。

  • live on

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 继续生活

    If someone lives on, they continue to be alive for a long time after a particular point in time or after a particular event.

    双语例句

    例:

    I know my life has been cut short by this terrible virus but Daniel will live on after me.

    我知道我的寿命已被这种可怕的病毒缩短了,但是丹尼尔会在我死后继续活下去。

  • live up to

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 达到

    If someone or something lives up to what they were expected to be, they are as good as they were expected to be.

    双语例句

    例:

    Sales have not lived up to expectations this year.

    销售额今年还没有达到预期目标。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • live it up

    1尽情玩乐

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    There is no reason why you couldn't live it up once in a while.

    偶尔放纵一下也无妨。

    VERB. 动词
  • lives , living , lived

    1[I 不及物动词] 居住

    If someone lives in a particular place or with a particular person, their home is in that place or with that person.

    双语例句

    例:

    She has lived here for 10 years.

    她在这里住了10年了。

    例:

    Where do you live?

    你住在哪里?

    2[I 不及物动词] 生活

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    We lived quite grandly.

    我们生活得相当快乐。

    例:

    Compared to people living only a few generations ago, we have greater opportunities to have a good time.

    与前几代人相比,我们有多的机会享受生活。

    3[I 不及物动词] (为…而)活

    If you say that someone lives for a particular thing, you mean that it is the most important thing in their life.

    双语例句

    例:

    He lived for his work.

    他为了工作而活。

    4[I 不及物动词] 活着

    To live means to be alive. If someone lives to a particular age, they stay alive until they are that age.

    双语例句

    例:

    He's got a terrible disease and will not live long.

    他得了一种重病,活不长了。

    例:

    He lived to be 103.

    他活到了103岁。

    5[I 不及物动词] 以…为生

    If people live by doing a particular activity, they get the money, food, or clothing they need by doing that activity.

    双语例句

    例:

    the last indigenous people to live by hunting.

    最后一个以打猎为生的土著民族。

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