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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/公寓裏 We used to live in London. 我們過去住在倫敦。 people living in rural areas 生活在農村地區的人們 We live in a world where technological advance is the norm. 我們生活在一個技術進步是常態的世界。 Where do you live? 你住在什麽地方？ She needs to find somewhere to live. 她需要找個住的地方。 It's a great place to live. 這是一個居住的好地方。 Both her children still live at home. 她的兩個孩子仍住在家裏。 He lived and worked there until his death in 2015. 他在那裏生活和工作，直到2015年去世。 - (informal)
Where do these plates live (= where are they usually kept)? 這些盤子通常放哪兒？
Extra ExamplesI live in an old farmhouse. 我住在一間舊農舍裏。 He lives in Cape Town. 他住在開普敦。 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. 這對夫婦已分居兩年了。 She lives quite near here. 她住的地方離這兒很近。 She's lived at this same address for four years. 她住在這個地址已經 4 年了。 They lived among the people of this remote island. 他們與這座偏遠島嶼上的人們生活在一起。 We went to live in Canada when I was three. 我 3 歲那年我們到了加拿大居住。 You can live there quite cheaply. 在那兒生活花銷可以很少。 They live in a society that is among the most liberal in Western Europe. 他們生活在西歐最自由的社會中。 Her family has lived in the community since 1962. 自1962年以來，她的家人一直住在這個社區。
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. 醫生說他只能活六個月了。 Spiders can live for several days without food. 蜘蛛幾天不吃食依然可存活。 Women live longer than men in general. 一般說來，女人比男人長壽。 Who wants to live forever? I don't. 誰想長生？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個孫子。
He lived to the age of 95. 他活到95歲。 I shall remember this day for as long as I live. 我有生之年永遠不會忘記這一天。 I absolutely could not live without my cell phone! 我的生活絕對離不開手機！
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 （尤指在某時期）活着 - [intransitive, transitive]
to spend your life in a particular way （以某種方式）生活，過日子 - live + adv./prep.
He lived in poverty most of his life. 他大半輩子過的都是窮日子。 to live in fear/peace/harmony 生活在恐懼/和平/和諧中 Most of the people live well, with nice houses and plenty to eat. 大多數人生活得很好，有漂亮的房子和充足的食物。 - live something
She lived a very peaceful life. 她過着十分甯靜的生活。 They lived their lives to the full. 他們過着充實的生活。 - live + noun
She lived and died a single woman. 她過了一輩子的獨身生活。
All she wanted was to get married and live happily ever after. 她所期望的就是結婚，然後幸福地生活。 He was living quietly with his family. 他和家人過着甯靜的生活。 He's now living a life of luxury in Australia. 他目前在澳大利亞過着奢華的生活。 She tried to live vicariously through her children. 她試圖和自己的孩子同喜同悲。 They lived frugally off a diet of beans and lentils. 他們生活節儉，只吃豆子和小扁豆。 They'll have enough money to live comfortably. 他們會有足夠的錢過舒適的生活。 Tonight she felt like living dangerously. 今晚她想冒冒險。 the need to live as harmoniously as possible with everyone else 與每個人盡可能和睦相處的必要
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 繼續存在；留存；被銘記 - [intransitive]
to have a full and exciting life 享受充實而令人興奮的生活
in a place在某地
be alive活着
type of life生活方式
be remembered被記住
have excitement興奮
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 過舒適優裕的生活
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 過從甚密；形影不離
be (living) on borrowed time
to still be alive after the time when you were expected to die 活過壽限；大限已近 He’s been living on borrowed time ever since his last heart attack. 自從上次心髒病發作以來，他一直靠借來的時間生活。
to be doing something that other people are likely to soon stop you from doing 做很快就會遭到制止的事；好景不長 According to the latest opinion polls, the government is living on borrowed time. 根據最新的民意調查，政府靠借來的時間生活。
how the other half lives
the way of life of a different social group, especially one much richer than you 另一類人的生活方式（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 無憂無慮地生活；安逸地生活；舒適愉快地生活 The two crooks had been living the life of Riley. 這兩個騙子一直過着賴利的生活。 He planned to retire early and then lead the life of Riley. 他計劃提前退休，然後過着賴利的生活。
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 自己活也讓别人活；寬以待人；互相寬容
live by your wits
to earn money by clever or sometimes dishonest means 靠耍小聰明賺錢；（有時）靠玩花招撈錢
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. 有了自己的電視節目和巴黎的一套公寓，她正在實現夢想。
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 僅夠糊口度日
live in the past
to behave as though society, etc. has not changed, when in fact it has 仿佛生活在過去；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 盡情歡樂；狂歡；縱情揮霍享樂
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. 過兩面人的生活；過騙人的生活；爲人虛僞 He lived a lie for thirty years, ‘married’ to two women. 他坑蒙拐騙地生活了 30 年，同兩個女人“結婚”。
live off the fat of the land
to have enough money to be able to afford expensive things, food, drink, etc. 過奢侈的生活；錦衣玉食
live off the land
to eat whatever food you can grow, kill or find yourself 靠耕種（或狩獵）爲生
live/sleep rough
- (British English)
to live or sleep outdoors, usually because you have no home and no money 風餐露宿（通常因爲無家可歸或貧窮） young people sleeping rough on the streets 露宿街頭的年輕人
live to fight another day
- (saying)
used to say that although you have failed or had a bad experience, you will continue （雖已失敗或經歷很糟但仍要）改日再戰，卷土重來
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. 除非你過去幾十年一直生活在岩石下，否則你會意識到北極海冰正在融化。
long live somebody/something
used to say that you hope somebody/something will live or last for a long time …萬歲；…萬古長青 Long live the King! 國王萬歲！ Long live public libraries! 公共圖書館萬歲！
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，投石招禍殃；自身毛病多，勿挑他人錯
you haven’t lived
you live and learn
used to express surprise at something new or unexpected you have been told （對得知的事物感到驚訝或意外）真是得活到老學到老，真想不到