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🔑lifelife /laɪf / noun (plural lives /laɪvz /)➤state of living生存状态- [uncountable] the quality that people, animals, or plants have when they are not dead生命◆Life on earth began in a very simple form.地球上的生命起源于非常简单的形态。◆Do you believe in life after death?你相信来生吗？
- [countable] the existence of an individual person人的生命；人命；性命◆He risked his life to save the child.他冒着生命危险去救那个孩子。◆Doctors fought all night to save her life.医生彻夜抢救她的生命。◆Three lives were lost in the fire.火灾中有三人丧生。
- [uncountable] the state of being alive as a human being人的存活；活着◆The hostages were rescued without loss of life.人质都平安获救。◆to bring someone back to life使某人起死回生
➤living things生物- [uncountable] living things生物◆No life was found on the moon.月球上没有发现生物。◆There was no sign of life in the deserted house.废弃的房子里没有生命迹象。◆plant life植物
➤period of time时期- [countable] the period between your birth and death or between your birth and the present一生；一辈子；经历过的人生◆He worked as a doctor all his life.他当了一辈子医生。◆to ruin someone's life毁掉某人的一生
- [uncountable] the things that you may experience during your life生活；日子◆Life can be hard for a single parent.单亲家长的日子往往很艰难。◆I'm not happy with the situation, but that's life.我对这个处境不满意，但这就是生活。
- [uncountable] the period between the present and your death余生；后半生◆She was sent to prison for life.她被终身监禁。◆life membership in a club俱乐部的终身会员身份
➤way of living生活方式- [countable, uncountable] a way of living生活方式◆They came to America to start a new life.他们来美国开始了新的生活。◆They lead a busy life.他们的生活忙忙碌碌。◆married life婚姻生活
➤energy / excitement精力；兴奋- [uncountable] lively activity热闹活跃；活力◆Young kids are full of life.儿童充满活力。◆This town comes to life in the evenings.这座小城到了晚上就热闹起来。
 ●the facts of life (health医疗保健) the details of sexual behavior and how babies are born性知识；生理知识●get a life (informal) (often imperative常用于祈使句) to stop being boring and annoying; to have a better sense of what things are important别无聊了；来点有意思的◆Stop moaning about money all the time and get a life!别开口闭口总抱怨钱，有点境界吧！●life in the fast lane (informal) a way of living that involves exciting activities and spending a lot of money丰富多彩的生活；奢华的生活●lose your lifeto be killed丧命；丧生●real life●the real worldthe way that things in general actually are, not the way someone imagines they are真实的生活；真实的世界；真实的情况◆He looks shorter in real life than he does on TV.他真人看上去比在电视上矮一些。◆That's not how things work in the real world.现实生活中事情不是那么回事。●take your (own) lifeto kill yourself自杀●a walk of lifea person's job or position in society职业；地位；阶层◆She has friends from many different walks of life.她各行各业都有朋友。●a way of lifethe behavior and customs that are typical of a person or group of people生活方式；生活习惯 |