life
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT Life is the quality which people, animals, and plants have when they are not dead, and which objects and substances do not have. 生命
...a baby's first minutes of life. …婴儿生命的头几分钟。
Amnesty International opposes the death penalty as a violation of the right to life. 大赦国际组织反对死刑,因其侵犯生存权。
2. N-UNCOUNT You can use life to refer to things or groups of things which are alive. 生物; 生命
Is there life on Mars?
火星上有生命吗?
3. N-COUNT If you refer to someone's life, you mean their state of being alive, especially when there is a risk or danger of them dying. 生存; 性命
Your life is in danger. 你有生命危险。
A nurse began to try to save his life. 一名护士开始设法抢救他。
4. N-COUNT Someone's life is the period of time during which they are alive. 一生
He spent the last fourteen years of his life in retirement. 他生命的最后14年退休在家。
5. N-COUNT You can use life to refer to a period of someone's life when they are in a particular situation or job. 人生阶段; 生涯
Interior designers spend their working lives keeping up to date with the latest trends. 室内设计者们把他们的职业生涯都花在追赶最新潮流上。
6. N-COUNT You can use life to refer to particular activities which people regularly do during their lives. 生活
My personal life has had to take second place to my career. 我的个人生活不得不放在我的事业之后。
7. N-UNCOUNT You can use life to refer to the things that people do and experience that are characteristic of a particular place, group, or activity. (特定的) 生活
How did you adjust to college life?
你是怎么适应大学生活的?
He abhors the wheeling-and-dealing associated with conventional political life. 他憎恶传统政治生活中的尔虞我诈。
8. N-UNCOUNT A person, place, book, or film that is full of life gives an impression of excitement, energy, or cheerfulness. 活力[表赞许]
The town itself was full of life and character. 这座城镇本身就充满了活力和个性。
9. N-UNCOUNT If someone is sentenced to life, they are sentenced to stay in prison for the rest of their life or for a very long time. 终身监禁[非正式]
He could get life in prison, if convicted. 他会遭终身监禁,如果罪名成立的话。
10. N-COUNT The life of something such as a machine, organization, or project is the period of time that it lasts for. (机器、组织或项目的) 寿命
The repairs did not increase the value or the life of the equipment. 这些修理没有提高设备的价值,也没有延长它的寿命。
11. PHRASE If you bring something to life or if it comes to life, it becomes interesting or exciting. 带来生机; 使变得生动
The cold, hard cruelty of two young men is vividly brought to life in this true story. 两个年轻人的冷漠和残忍在这个真实的故事里被生动地表现了出来。
12. PHRASE If you say that someone is fighting for their life, you mean that they are in a very serious condition and may die as a result of an accident or illness. 挣扎在死亡线上[journalism]
...a horrifying robbery that left a man fighting for his life. …一场恐怖的抢劫,导致一人生命垂危。
13. PHRASE For life means for the rest of a person's life. 终身
He was jailed for life in 1966 for the murder of three policemen. 1966年,由于杀害了3名警察他被终身监禁。
She may have been scarred for life. 她可能已受到终身难以愈合的创伤。
14. PHRASE If someone takes another person's life, they kill them. If someone takes their own life, they kill themselves. 杀死某人[正式]
Before execution, he admitted to taking the lives of at least 35 more women. 在赴死刑前,他承认了还杀死过另外至少35名妇女。
15. PHRASE You can use expressions such as to come to life, to spring to life, and to roar into life to indicate that a machine or vehicle suddenly starts working or moving. (机器或车辆) 突然开动[文学性]
To his great relief the engine came to life. 让他松一口气的是,引擎发动起来了。
16. a matter of life and death→see death
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life /laɪf/ (lives/laɪvz/)
剑桥词典
- A1 [ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]
- She seems like a woman who is contented with her life.
- Your life changes dramatically when you have a baby .
- Her time at university was the most eventful period of her life.
- The new drug might help save the lives of cancer victims .
- It was only later in life that she found happiness and peace of mind .
the period between birth and death , or the experience or state of being alive
寿命;生命;一生,人生;生活;性命
Life's too short to worry about money ! 人生短暂,何必为金钱而烦恼!
I'm not sure I want to spend the rest of my life with him. 我不能肯定自己是否愿意与他共度余生。
Unfortunately, accidents are part of life. 不幸的是,意外事故也是生活的一部分。
He went mad towards the end of his life. 他在生命走向终了时疯掉了。
Cats are supposed to have nine lives. 据说猫有九命。
He doesn't know what he really wants in/out of life. 他不知道自己在生活中真正想要的是什么。
The accident changed my whole outlook on life. 那场事故彻底改变了我对人生的看法。
He lost his life (= died suddenly because of a violent event or accident ) in the Great War. 他在一战中丧生。
A simple mixture of glucose and water can save lives in many parts of the world . 在世界上很多地方,把葡萄糖和水混合在一起就可以用来拯救人的性命。
He ran off with her life savings (= all the money she had saved ). 他带着她毕生的积蓄跑掉了。
也见 afterlife
pro-life
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]
a way of living or a particular part of someone's life
生活方式;生活(的某一部分)
her family /private /sex life 她的家庭/个人/性生活
my working life 我的职业生涯
We interviewed senior politicians , famous writers , and others in public life. 我们采访了资深政界人士、著名作家等公众人物。
Drugs and violence are deeply rooted in American life. 毒品和暴力在美国社会生活中已经根深蒂固。
I left home at 16 to see life (= have different experiences with a lot of people in lots of places ). 我16岁离家出去闯荡世界。
Teaching has been her life (= the most important and enjoyable thing in her life). 教书已成为了她的生命。
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 通常作为单数使用的名词 ]
the period for which a machine or organization lasts
寿命;存在周期;有效期
The newer batteries have a much longer life. 新一代电池的寿命要长得多。
Careful use will prolong the life of your machine . 小心使用会延长机器的寿命。
The legislation won't be passed during the life of the present parliament . 该项立法在当前议会的任期内不会获得通过。
[ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]
the quality that makes people , animals , and plants different from objects , substances , and things that are dead
生命力,生气
The doctor could find no sign of life in the old man's body . 医生发现老人已经没有了生命迹象。
figurative I looked through the window but I couldn't see any signs of life (= people moving ). 我透过窗子向外望去,却看不到有任何人类活动的迹象。
[ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]
energy or enthusiasm
活力,热情
She's so full of life. 她充满了活力。
[ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]
everything that is alive
活物,生物
human /marine /plant life 人类/海洋生物/植物
[ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ] art specialized
In art , if you work from life, you paint , draw , etc. real people or objects , usually while they are in front of you rather than from memory .
(绘画的)模特儿,实物
life drawing classes 写生课
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ] informal
especially in children's games , one of the limited number of times that you can lose , but still continue playing
(尤指儿童游戏中的)一次机会;命
Every time the little man gets hit , you lose a life. 小人儿每被击中一次,你就丢了一条命。
bring sth to life
to make something more real or exciting
赋予…生命,使…鲜活起来
It's always been an interesting period in history and this film really brought it to life. 这段历史总是令人饶有兴味,这部电影对此进行了真实的再现。
come to life
to become more real or exciting
使更加实在;使更有生机
The game really came to life in the second half . 比赛下半场有了生机。
for life
for the whole of a person's life
一生,终生
I believe marriage is for life. 我相信婚姻是一辈子的事情。
give your life (also lay down your life)
to be willing to die in order to defend or support someone or something
献出生命
They were ready to give their lives for their country . 他们已做好了为国捐躯的准备。
life after death
If you believe in life after death , you believe that people continue to exist in some form after they die .
来世
start a new life (also make a new life for yourself)
to completely change how or where you live
开始新的生活
She decided to start a new life in Australia . 她决定在澳大利亚开始新的生活。
例句
习语
be (all) part of life's rich tapestry/pageantbe one/another of life's great mysteries
for the life of you
get a life!
give your life to sth
how's life (treating you)?
lead/live the life of Riley
the life and soul of the party
the man/woman in sb's life
not on your life!
更多习语
scare/frighten the life out of sb
the school/university of life
take your (own) life
take sb's life
take your life in your hands
that's life!
this is the life!
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