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verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they live | |
| he / she / it lives | |
| past simple lived | |
| past participle lived | |
| -ing form living |
- [intransitive] live + adv./prep.
to have your home in a particular place 住；居住 to live in a house/a flat/an apartment 住在房子/公寓/公寓里 We used to live in London. 我们过去住在伦敦。 people living in rural areas 生活在农村地区的人们 We live in a world where technological advance is the norm. 我们生活在一个技术进步是常态的世界。 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。 It's a great place to live. 这是一个居住的好地方。 Both her children still live at home. 她的两个孩子仍住在家里。 He lived and worked there until his death in 2015. 他在那里生活和工作，直到2015年去世。 - (informal)
Where do these plates live (= where are they usually kept)? 这些盘子通常放哪儿？
Extra ExamplesI live in an old farmhouse. 我住在一间旧农舍里。 He lives in Cape Town. 他住在开普敦。 I'm not going to live here permanently. 我不打算在此永久居住。 The couple have lived apart for two years. 这对夫妇已分居两年了。 She lives quite near here. 她住的地方离这儿很近。 She's lived at this same address for four years. 她住在这个地址已经 4 年了。 They lived among the people of this remote island. 他们与这座偏远岛屿上的人们生活在一起。 We went to live in Canada when I was three. 我 3 岁那年我们到了加拿大居住。 You can live there quite cheaply. 在那儿生活花销可以很少。 They live in a society that is among the most liberal in Western Europe. 他们生活在西欧最自由的社会中。 Her family has lived in the community since 1962. 自1962年以来，她的家人一直住在这个社区。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- alone
- together
- apart
- …
- come to
- go to
- among
- at
- in
- …
- live at home
- a place to live
- [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. 蜘蛛几天不吃食依然可存活。 Women live longer than men in general. 一般说来，女人比男人长寿。 Who wants to live forever? I don't. 谁想长生？反正我不想。 - live to do something
She lived to see her first grandchild. 她一直活到抱上第一个孙子。
He lived to the age of 95. 他活到95岁。 I shall remember this day for as long as I live. 我有生之年永远不会忘记这一天。 I absolutely could not live without my cell phone! 我的生活绝对离不开手机！
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- longer
- forever
- happily (ever after)
- …
- in
- through
- with
- …
- (for) as long as you live
- learn to live with something
- live a life of something
- …
- [intransitive]
to be alive, especially at a particular time （尤指在某时期）活着 - [intransitive, transitive]
to spend your life in a particular way （以某种方式）生活，过日子 - live + adv./prep.
He lived in poverty most of his life. 他大半辈子过的都是穷日子。 to live in fear/peace/harmony 生活在恐惧/和平/和谐中 Most of the people live well, with nice houses and plenty to eat. 大多数人生活得很好，有漂亮的房子和充足的食物。 - live something
She lived a very peaceful life. 她过着十分宁静的生活。 They lived their lives to the full. 他们过着充实的生活。 - live + noun
She lived and died a single woman. 她过了一辈子的独身生活。
All she wanted was to get married and live happily ever after. 她所期望的就是结婚，然后幸福地生活。 He was living quietly with his family. 他和家人过着宁静的生活。 He's now living a life of luxury in Australia. 他目前在澳大利亚过着奢华的生活。 She tried to live vicariously through her children. 她试图和自己的孩子同喜同悲。 They lived frugally off a diet of beans and lentils. 他们生活节俭，只吃豆子和小扁豆。 They'll have enough money to live comfortably. 他们会有足够的钱过舒适的生活。 Tonight she felt like living dangerously. 今晚她想冒冒险。 the need to live as harmoniously as possible with everyone else 与每个人尽可能和睦相处的必要
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- longer
- forever
- happily (ever after)
- …
- in
- through
- with
- …
- (for) as long as you live
- learn to live with something
- live a life of something
- …
- live + adv./prep.
- [intransitive] live + adv./prep.
to continue to exist or be remembered 继续存在；留存；被铭记 - [intransitive]
to have a full and exciting life 享受充实而令人兴奋的生活
in a place在某地
be alive活着
type of life生活方式
be remembered被记住
have excitement兴奋
Word OriginOld English libban, lifian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leven and German leben, also to life and leave (verb).
Idioms
be/live in clover
- (informal)
to have enough money to be able to live a very comfortable life 过舒适优裕的生活
be/live in each other’s pockets
- (British English)
if two people are or live in each other’s pockets, they are too close to each other or spend too much time with each other 过从甚密；形影不离
be (living) on borrowed time
to still be alive after the time when you were expected to die 活过寿限；大限已近 He’s been living on borrowed time ever since his last heart attack. 自从上次心脏病发作以来，他一直靠借来的时间生活。
to be doing something that other people are likely to soon stop you from doing 做很快就会遭到制止的事；好景不长 According to the latest opinion polls, the government is living on borrowed time. 根据最新的民意调查，政府靠借来的时间生活。
how the other half lives
the way of life of a different social group, especially one much richer than you 另一类人的生活方式（尤指比自己富有得多的人）
lead/live the life of Riley
- (old-fashioned, informal, often disapproving)
to live a happy 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 The two crooks had been living the life of Riley. 这两个骗子一直过着赖利的生活。 He planned to retire early and then lead the life of Riley. 他计划提前退休，然后过着赖利的生活。
live and breathe something
live and let 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 wits
to earn money by clever or sometimes dishonest means 靠耍小聪明赚钱；（有时）靠玩花招捞钱
live the dream
to have a way of life that seems perfect 生存；活着 With her own TV show and a flat in Paris, she is living the dream. 有了自己的电视节目和巴黎的一套公寓，她正在实现梦想。
live (from) hand to mouth
to 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 past
to behave as though society, etc. has not changed, when in fact it has 仿佛生活在过去；落伍
live in sin
- (old-fashioned or humorous)
to live together and have a sexual relationship without being married 未婚同居；姘居
live it up
- (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 lie
to keep something 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 He lived a lie for thirty years, ‘married’ to two women. 他坑蒙拐骗地生活了 30 年，同两个女人“结婚”。
live off the fat of the land
to 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 land
to eat whatever food you can grow, kill or find yourself 靠耕种（或狩猎）为生
live/sleep rough
- (British English)
to live or sleep outdoors, usually because you have no home and no money 风餐露宿（通常因为无家可归或贫穷） young people sleeping rough on the streets 露宿街头的年轻人
live to fight another day
- (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
live, etc. to tell the tale
to survive a difficult or dangerous experience so that you can tell others what really happened 生存；活着
live under a rock
- (informal)
to be unaware of popular culture and important events that are happening in the world 生存；活着 Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few decades, you’ll be aware that Arctic sea ice is melting. 除非你过去几十年一直生活在岩石下，否则你会意识到北极海冰正在融化。
long live somebody/something
used to say that you hope somebody/something will live or last for a long time …万岁；…万古长青 Long live the King! 国王万岁！ Long live public libraries! 公共图书馆万岁！
people (who live) in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones
- (saying)
you should not criticize other people, because they will easily find ways of criticizing you 身居玻璃房，投石招祸殃；自身毛病多，勿挑他人错
you haven’t lived
you live and learn
used to express surprise at something 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