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life
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noun 
/laɪf/
/laɪf/ | singular | life |
| plural | lives |
- 1[C/U] the period of time from someone's birth until their death 一生；终生；终身
She devoted her life to helping others. 她为帮助他人而奉献出自己的一生。
He had a long and happy life. 他一生长寿幸福。
spend your life :Don't spend your whole life worrying about money. 不要一辈子都在为钱操心。
in (all) your life :I have never been so disappointed in my life. 我从来没有如此失望过。
all your life :She's lived in California all her life. 她一生都住在加利福尼亚州。
early life (=the time when you are a child) 孩提时期；早年 :He spent his early life in Malaysia. 他的孩提时代是在马来西亚度过的。
adult life (=the time when you are an adult) 成年时期 :He lived most of his adult life in prison. 他成年时的大部分时光是在监狱中度过的。
in later life (=towards the end of someone's life) 晚年 :It was in later life that he wrote some of his best poems. 他的一些最优秀的诗作正是在晚年写的。
late in life (=at a time in your life that is later than usual) 一生中较晚的时候 :She got married late in life. 她结婚较晚。
for life (=continuing through your whole life) 终生 :The accident left her scarred for life. 这场事故给她留下了终生的创伤。
Synonyms and related wordsGeneral words for life: life, lifespan, lifetime...See also
working life - 2[C] [usually singular] your particular way of living and the experiences that you have 生活方式；阅历
His life revolves around his children. 他的生活就是围着孩子们转。
It was an event that would change his life forever. 这是一个将永远改变他生活的事件。
lead a happy/normal/interesting etc life :I just want to be able to lead a normal life. 我只想能过正常的生活。
a hard life (=a difficult life) 艰苦的生活 :She looks like someone who's had a very hard life. 她看起来像是有过极艰辛的生活经历。
Synonyms and related wordsWays of life: life, lifestyle, existence...- a.[C/U] the events and experiences that are typical of a particular place or group of people （某种）生活
I had no idea what life with a baby would be like. 我不知道有孩子后生活会是什么样子。
city/village/prison/university etc life :Escape from the bustle and noise of city life for a while. 暂时逃离都市生活的喧嚣与忙碌。
the life of someone :The life of a film star is not always a glamorous one. 电影明星的生活并非总是光彩夺目的。
married life (=the time when you are married or the life that you have) 婚姻生活 :How's married life suiting you? 你婚后生活过得怎么样？
Synonyms and related wordsGeneral words meaning event: episode, event, incident... - b.[U] the events and experiences that happen to people in general 生活（总称）
He's a person who really loves life. 他是一个真正热爱生活的人。
His mother has a great enthusiasm for life. 他母亲极其热爱生活。
see life (=experience a lot of different things) 见世面；经历世事 :You really see life in my job. 我这个工作很让人见世面。
Synonyms and related wordsGeneral words meaning event: episode, event, incident...
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- 3[C/U] the state of being alive 生；活着
He believed his life was in danger. 他觉得自己有生命危险。
claim lives (=kill people) 夺走生命 :The disease is still claiming thousands of lives every year. 每年仍有数千人被这种疾病夺走生命。
risk your life :They risk their lives to protect the people they love. 他们冒着生命危险保护他们所热爱的人民。
put your/someone's life at risk :They are putting lives at risk with their irresponsible behaviour. 他们不负责任的行为将众人的生命置于危险中。
Synonyms and related wordsAlive: alive, living, live... - 4[U] living things such as plants and animals 生物，活物（如动植物等）
We are now beginning to believe that there may be life on other planets. 我们现在开始相信其他行星上可能有生物。
animal/plant/insect/bird life :the great variety of bird life in the area 该地区品种繁多的鸟类
Synonyms and related wordsGeneral words for living things: animal, creature, organism... - 5[singular] the period of time during which something exists or continues （某事物的）存在期，维持期life of :
During the life of this government, unemployment has increased by 5%. 在该政府执政期间，失业率增加了5%。
Synonyms and related wordsExistence and the length of time that something exists: existence, lifetime, life...- a.the period of time during which something is still good enough to be used （某事物的）使用期，保质期，寿命life of :
The average life of a television is about ten years. 电视机的平均寿命大约为10年。
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- 6[U] the amount of activity or excitement in a place 生气；活力
There's not much life in this village. 这个村庄没有多少生气。
Synonyms and related wordsThe quality of being interesting, exciting or lively: mystery, life, novelty...- a.interesting or exciting qualities 生动；有趣
The early stories are full of life. 早期的故事充满了趣味。
Synonyms and related wordsThe quality of being interesting, exciting or lively: mystery, life, novelty...
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- 7[C] in a game, one of a number of times that you can lose but still continue to play （游戏中）参加者的一次机会，命lose a life :
When you've lost three lives, you're out. 失去3条命就出局。
Synonyms and related wordsActions in playing games or sports: backhand, backhander, ball... - 8[U] life imprisonment 无期徒刑；终身监禁get life :
You'd expect him to get life for such a serious crime. 他犯了如此严重的罪行，你能料想到他会落得个无期徒刑。
Synonyms and related wordsPunishment in prison: at his/her Majesty's pleasure, concurrent sentence, confinement...
phrases
- bring something to life
- from life
- get a life
- lay down your life
- the life and soul (of the party)
- life begins at forty
- life goes on
- life's too short
- the man/woman in your life
- the next life
- not for the life of me
- not on your life
- of your life
- put your life in someone's hands
- risk/sacrifice life and limb
- take someone's life
- take your own life
- that's life
- this is the life
- the time of your life
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Metaphor: life
Life is like a journey, and your experiences are like different parts of a journey. Dying is like travelling to another place. 生活就像是旅程（journey）， 各种经历有如旅程的不同阶段。死亡便有如到另一个地方去旅行。
- The baby arrived just after midnight. 婴儿在刚过午夜时降生。
- He came into the world in 1703. 他出生于1703年。
- I set out to become a doctor, but it never worked out. 我努力想当一名医生，但这个理想一直没有实现。
- She went through life without ever knowing the truth. 她生前一直都不知道真相。
- It's all been an uphill struggle. 这完全是场艰苦的奋斗。
- We seem to be at a crossroads. 我们好像是处在十字路口。
- His life took an unexpected direction. 他的生活出现了意想不到的转折。
- He embarked on a new career. 他开始了新事业。
- You've got to move on and forget about what's happened. 你得继续生活下去，忘掉发生过的事。
- Will they go the distance? 他们能维持下去吗？
- She's well on the way to recovery. 她恢复得很快。
- They're over the hill now. 如今他们在走下坡路了。
- His grandmother passed away/on last year. 他的祖母去年去世了。
- They remembered the departed in their prayers. 他们在祈祷中缅怀死者。
Events in your life are like games, with people trying to win, or with things happening by chance. 生活中的事件有如体育活动（games）， 有努力要赢得比赛的人，也有偶然发生的事。
- I'm on a winning/losing streak. 我这段时期连输/赢。
- You win some, you lose some. 有得必有失。
- It's all been a race against time. 这完全是在跟时间赛跑。
- This is not a level playing field. 这并不是公平竞争。
- They're planning to drop out of the rat race. 他们决定退出这场你死我活的竞争。
- Is he in/out of the running? 他有希望/没希望取胜吗？
- The election will be a one-horse race. 选举将只是走走过场而已。
- They asked, but their parents wouldn't play ball. 他们提了要求，但他们的父母并不配合。
- This development has been on/in the cards for some time. 这种发展势头可能已出现有一段时间了。
- If you play your cards right, you shouldn't have any problems. 你如果方法得当是不会有任何问题的。
- The cards were stacked against us. 手中的牌对我们很不利。
- Then they played their trump card and we gave in. 接着他们亮出王牌，我们便让步了。
- We just had a lucky throw of the dice. 我们只是运气不错。
- All bets are off – nobody knows what will happen now. 后果难料，现在没有人知道会发生什么事。
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⇨ life 1 (no signs of life) ⇨ life 2 (all your life) ⇨ life 3 (make life easier) ⇨ energy 2 (inject some new life into the project) ⇨ nature 2 (marine/pond life) ⇨ real life ⇨ fact ⇨ a/the/sb's way of life ⇨ life 3 life 1 no signs of life 没有生命迹象 all your life 一辈子 make life easier 使生活轻松些 life ♦︎ existence ♦︎ survival These are all words for the state or fact of living or existing. 这些词均表示生存、存活或存在。 PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配 ◆ sb / sth's very / continued / day-to-day existence / survival ◆ to threaten sb / sth's life / existence / survival ◆ to fight for your life / survival ◆ a struggle for existence / survival ■ life [uncountable , countable ] the state or fact of being alive as a person, animal or plant, shown by activities such as breathing, growing and reproducing; the state of being alive as a human being; an individual person's existence 生命；性命；人命；人的存活 ◆ The body was cold and showed no signs of life .那具躯体冰凉，没有一点儿生命迹象。 ◆ In spring the countryside bursts into life.春天乡村里一片生机盎然。 ◆ The floods caused a massive loss of life (= many people were killed) .洪水造成许多人丧生。 ◆ He risked his life to save his daughter from the fire.他冒着生命危险把女儿从火中救了出来。 ◆ The operation saved her life .手术挽救了她的生命。 ◆ My grandfather lost his life (= was killed) in the Second World War.我祖父在第二次世界大战中丧生。 ◆ You mustn't let anyone know－it's a matter of life and death (= sb's life depends on it) .你千万别告诉任何人－这可是件生死攸关的事。 ⓘ The life of a thing is the period of time when it exists or functions. 事物的life指的是它的存在期或有效期 ◆ The International Stock Exchange started life as a London coffee shop.国际证券交易所起初是伦敦的一家咖啡馆。 ◆ The product has a guaranteed shelf life (= the length of time that food or other items can be kept before it is too old to be sold) of 60 days.这种产品的保存期为60天。 OPP death ⇨ dead live ⇨ exist , live ⇨ survive ■ existence [uncountable ] the state or fact of being real or living 存在；生存 ◆ I was unaware of his existence until today.直到今天我才知道有他这么个人。 ◆ This is the oldest Hebrew manuscript in existence .这是现存最古老的希伯来语手稿。 ◆ Pakistan came into existence as an independent country after the war.战后巴基斯坦成为一个独立的国家。 ◆ The crisis threatens the industry's continued existence.那次危机对这个行业的继续生存构成了威胁。 exist ⇨ exist ■ survival [uncountable ] the state of continuing to live or exist, often in spite of difficulty or danger （继续）生存，存活；幸存 ◆ His only chance of survival was to make his own way down the mountainside.只有找到下山的路，他才有望能活下来。 ◆ Rhino poaching is now threatening the survival of the species.偷猎犀牛目前已危及这个物种的生存。 ◆ Exporting is necessary for our economic survival.出口对经济发展是必不可少的。 OPP extinction ⓘ Extinction is a situation in which a plant, animal, way of life, etc. stops existing. * extinction指某种动物、植物或生活方式等不复存在、灭绝、消亡 ◆ The mountain gorilla is in danger of extinction.山地大猩猩有灭绝的危险。 survive ⇨ survive life 2 no signs of life 没有生命迹象 all your life 一辈子 make life easier 使生活轻松些 life ♦︎ career ♦︎ lifetime ♦︎ in sb's day These are all words for the time during which sb is alive or is doing a particular thing. 这些词均表示人的一生或某段生活经历。 PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配 ◆ in / of sb's life / career / lifetime / day◆ during sb's life / career / lifetime◆ sb's entire / whole life / career / lifetime ◆ sb's school life / career ◆ a life / career / lifetime of doing sth ■ life [countable , uncountable ] the period between sb's birth and their death; a part of this period 一生；终身；人生中的某个时期 ◆ He's lived here all his life .他在这里已经住了一辈子。 ◆ He will spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.他将在轮椅上度过余生。 ◆ My mother took up tennis late in life .我母亲晚年打起了网球。 ◆ There's no such thing as a job for life any longer.不会再有终身职业这回事了。 ◆ She is a life member of the club.她是这个俱乐部的终身会员。 ◆ He spent his entire adult life in France.他整个成年时期都是在法国度过的。 live ⇨ exist ■ career [countable ] the period of time that you spend in your life working or doing a particular thing 生涯；一段工作经历 ◆ She started her career as an English teacher.她以当英语教师开始了自己的职业生涯。 ◆ He is playing the best tennis of his career.他正处于自己网球事业的巅峰时期。 ◆ Her stage career spans sixty years.她的舞台生涯长达六十年。 ■ lifetime ˈlaɪftaɪm [countable , usually singular ] the length of time that sb lives or that sth lasts 一生；有生之年；（某物的）存在期限，使用寿命 ◆ Only two volumes of his poetry were published during his lifetime.他生前只出版了两本诗集。 ◆ He has nothing to look forward to but a lifetime of misery.他的生活没有任何盼头，只有无尽的痛苦。 ◆ These spending commitments are not achievable in the lifetime of the present government.这些开支承诺在本届政府的任期内是完成不了的。 ◆ For the chance of a lifetime (= a wonderful opportunity that you are not likely to get again) fill in the coupon below and send it to the following address.这个机会千载难逢，请填写下面的参赛表格并邮寄至下述地址。 ■ in sb's ˈday during the middle or most important part of sb's career; when sb was young （某人的）昔日盛时，鼎盛时期；年轻时；当年 ◆ In her day she was one of the most famous dancers in Britain.当年她曾是英国最著名的舞蹈演员之一。 ◆ It was different in my day, there were plenty of jobs when you left school.我年轻时情况截然相反，毕业后就业机会很多。 ⓘ Of sb's/the day is used to talk about a particular period of time when sb lived or which has already been mentioned. * of sb's/the day指某人生活的时代或前面提及的一段时期 ◆ He was regarded as the greatest architect of his day.他被认为是他那个时代最伟大的建筑师。 ◆ The event attracted all the great names and popular artists of the day.那个活动吸引了当时所有杰出人物和当红艺术家出席。 day ⇨ period life 3 no signs of life 没有生命迹象 all your life 一辈子 make life easier 使生活轻松些 life ♦︎ experience ♦︎ lifestyle ♦︎ way of life ♦︎ living ♦︎ existence These are all words for the way in which people live. 这些词均表示人的生活方式。 PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配 ◆ (sb's) day-to-day life / experience / living / existence ◆ (sb's) daily / everyday life / experience / existence ◆ a comfortable / busy life / lifestyle / existence ◆ a miserable / communal life / existence ◆ a traditional lifestyle / way of life ◆ to have / lead / enjoy a ... life / lifestyle / existence ■ life [countable ] the activities and experiences of a person during their life; a particular period of sb's life; the activities and experiences that are typical of all people or a particular way of living 个人生活；生活经历；（某种方式的）生活 ◆ He has had a hard life.他一直过着艰难的生活。 ◆ She led a life of luxury.她那时过着奢侈的生活。 ◆ Many of these children have led very sheltered lives (= they have not had many different experiences) .这些孩子很多都是温室里的花朵。 ◆ He doesn't like to talk about his private life .他不愿谈及自己的私生活。 ◆ She has a full social life .她的社交活动非常频繁。 ◆ They emigrated to start a new life in America.他们移居美国，开始了新的生活。 ◆ She has been an accountant all her working life .她在整个职业生涯里一直是会计师。 ◆ They were very happy throughout their married life .他们婚后的生活一直非常幸福。 ◆ He is young and has little experience of life.他还年轻，缺乏生活经验。 ◆ We bought a dishwasher to make life easier .为使生活轻松些，我们买了一台洗碗机。 ◆ In real life (= when she met him) he wasn't how she had imagined him at all.一见面才发现，他完全不是她所想象的那样。 ◆ She enjoyed political life.她喜欢政治生活。 ◆ How do you find life in America?你觉得美国的生活如何？ ■ experience [uncountable ] the things that have happened to you that influence the way you think and behave 经历；阅历 ◆ Experience has taught me that life can be very unfair.经历过的事使我懂得生活有时是很不公平的。 ◆ It is important to try and learn from experience .努力从经验中学习是很重要的。 ◆ In my experience , very few people really understand the problem.据我的经验看，很少有人真正理解这个问题。 ◆ She knew from past experience that Ann would not give up easily.她凭以往的经验知道，安是不会轻易放弃的。 ◆ The book is based on personal experience .这本书是根据个人经历写成的。 ◆ He has had direct / first-hand experience of poverty.他对贫穷有着切身感受。 experience ⇨ event noun 1 , experience ⇨ knowledge noun , experience ⇨ have verb 3 ■ lifestyle ˈlaɪfstaɪl [countable , uncountable ] the way in which a person or a group of people lives and works 生活方式；工作方式 ◆ She has had to curb her lavish lifestyle after losing millions in legal fees.损失了数百万诉讼费之后，她只得收敛自己挥霍无度的生活方式。 ◆ Many people are trying to adopt a healthy lifestyle these days.如今许多人正试图选择一种健康的生活方式。 ■ a way of ˈlife ■ sb's way of ˈlife ■ the way of ˈlife the typical pattern of behaviour of a person or group （个人或群体）特有的行为模式，典型的生活方式 ◆ Making small adjustments to your way of life can allow you to find more time.对生活方式做一点小小的调整会使你有更多的时间。 ◆ The expansion in tourism is seen as a threat to the islanders' traditional way of life.旅游业的扩张被视为对岛上居民传统生活方式的威胁。 NOTE 辨析 Often you can use either word. 这两个词常可通用 ◆ to change / make adjustments to your lifestyle / way of life改变／调整你的生活方式 However, a lifestyle is typically more modern and more individual than a way of life . An individual person might have a busy/hectic lifestyle or choose to adopt a modern/healthy/alternative lifestyle . A way of life is more likely to be traditional, old or British, Western, etc. and shared by a whole community. 不过，lifestyle通常比way of life更富现代感和个性化，一个人可能有一种busy/hectic lifestyle，或选取一种modern/healthy/alternative lifestyle；way of life更多与traditional、old或British、Western等词搭配，而且是整个群体共有的。 ■ living [uncountable ] (especially in compounds or fixed phrases 尤用于构成复合词或固定短语 ) a way or style of life 生活方式 ◆ The classes are about helping children make informed choices about healthy living.这些课程旨在帮助孩子对健康的生活方式作出明智的选择。 ◆ The prisoners' living conditions were appalling.囚犯的生活条件极为恶劣。 ◆ Their standard of living is very low.他们的生活水平很低。 ◆ The cost of living has risen sharply.生活成本已急剧上涨。 ■ existence [countable ] a way of living, especially when this is difficult or boring （尤指艰难或无聊的）生活，生活方式 ◆ The family endured a miserable existence in a cramped and noisy apartment.这家人在一个狭小而又吵闹的公寓里艰难度日。 ◆ They eke out a precarious existence (= they have hardly enough money to live on) .他们勉强过着朝不保夕的生活。 ◆ The peasants depend on a good harvest for their very existence (= in order to continue to live) .农民靠丰收才能活命。
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