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living; not dead 活着；在世 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。 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。 The police are desperate to catch this man dead or alive. 警方不顾一切地想抓住这个人，无论他是死是活。 We don't know whether he's alive or dead. 我们不知道他是死是活。
Extra ExamplesFive people were found alive in the wreckage. 残骸中发现 5 个人还活着。 For four days he seemed barely alive. 有 4 天的时间他好像奄奄一息。 He considered himself lucky to escape alive. 他觉得自己能活着逃出来很幸运。 Poor child, she looks more dead than alive. 可怜的孩子，她看上去虚弱极了。 The old rascal is still very much alive. 这个老家伙仍然活得好好的。 They had little chance of returning alive. 他们活着回来的机会很渺茫。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- remain
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- alive and kicking
- alive and well
- dead or alive
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- alive (with something)
full of emotion, excitement, activity, etc. 情绪饱满；激动兴奋；有生气；有活力 Extra ExamplesHis eyes were suddenly alive with excitement. 他的眼睛突然兴奋地亮了起来。 The hall was alive with the sound of voices. 大厅里人声鼎沸。 I feel really alive in the country! 在乡下我感到浑身是劲儿！ She realized that she had only been half alive for the last four years. 她意识到这 4 年来自己未体验到真正的生活。
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continuing to exist 继续存在 to keep a tradition alive 继承传统 Money from charities is keeping the theatre alive. 慈善机构的资金使剧院得以生存。 The issue remains alive in the public consciousness. 这个问题仍然存在于公众意识中。
Extra ExamplesThe old customs are still very much alive in this region. 这些旧习俗在这一地区仍很盛行。 The art of debate is alive and well in our schools. 辩论术在我们的学校中依然盛行。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- remain
- keep something
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- very much
- alive and well
- alive with something
full of living or moving things 充满（活的或动的东西） Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- alive to something
aware of something; knowing something 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 The government should be alive to the problems faced by industry. 政府应该意识到工业面临的问题。
Extra ExamplesWe're all alive to the dangers of an over-centralized state. 我们都意识到过度集权国家的危险。 They are alive to the fact that the opposing team has not lost a game this season. 他们意识到了这样一个事实，即对方球队本赛季没有输过一场比赛。 He is very much alive to new ideas. 他对新思想非常敏感。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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Word OriginOld English on līfe, literally ‘in life’.
Idioms
alive and kicking
very active, healthy or popular 充满活力；活蹦乱跳；生气勃勃；流行 My mother is still alive and kicking. 我母亲还健在。
alive and well
(of a person 人 still living and not injured or harmed 活得好好的： 还活着，没有受伤或伤害The missing student was found alive and well in Newcastle. 失踪的学生在纽卡斯尔被发现时还活着。
- (of an industry, area of activity, etc.)
still popular or successful 活着： 仍然受欢迎或成功Singapore's literary scene is alive and well. 新加坡的文坛生机勃勃。 Contrary to popular belief, the tourism industry is alive and well in this part of the world. 与普遍的看法相反，旅游业在世界的这一地区生机勃勃。
bring something alive
come alive
(of a subject or an event 主题或活动 to become interesting and exciting 引起兴趣；生动起来 The game came alive in the second half. 比赛在下半场变得有看头了。 New political issues suddenly came alive after the election. 选举后，新的政治问题突然活跃起来。
(of a place 地方 to become busy and full of activity 热闹起来；活跃起来 (of a person 人 to show interest in something and become excited about it 兴致勃勃；有精神起来
eat somebody alive (informal)
to criticize or punish somebody severely because you are extremely angry with them （对某人极为气愤而）尖锐批评，严厉惩罚，横加指责 He’ll eat you alive if he ever finds out. 如果他发现了，他会把你生吞活剥的。
to defeat somebody completely in an argument, a competition, etc. （辩论、比赛等中）大败某人，完全战胜某人 - [usually passive]
(of insects, etc. 昆虫等 to bite somebody many times （多次）叮，蜇