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alive now 活着的；活的 all living things 所有生物 living organisms 活的机体 the finest living pianist 健在的最杰出的钢琴家 The elephant is the biggest living land animal. 象是现今最大的陆生动物。
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(of a place 地方 used for living rather than working in 睡着；在梦乡 The workers' living quarters were cramped and uncomfortable. 工人们的生活区既拥挤又不舒适。 a separate living space/area 独立的生活空间/区域
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used or practised now 在使用的；在实施的 living languages (= those still spoken) 现用语言 a living faith 现今有人信奉的信仰
Idioms
beat/knock the (living) daylights out of somebody
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to hit somebody very hard several times and hurt them very much 狠揍某人 Get out or I’ll beat the living daylights out of you! 滚出去，否则我揍扁你！
be living proof of something/that…
to show by your actions or qualities that a particular fact is true （用行动或品格）证明…属实 These figures are living proof of the government's incompetence. 这些数字是政府无能的生动证明。 He is living proof that age is no barrier to new challenges. 他是年龄对新挑战没有阻碍的活生生的证明。
frighten/scare the (living) daylights out of somebody
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to frighten somebody very much 吓得某人六神无主（或魂飞魄散）
within/in living memory
at a time, or during the time, that is remembered by people still alive 在仍活着的人们的记忆中；记忆犹新 the coldest winter in living memory 人们记忆中最寒冷的冬天