/laɪv; laɪv/
adj [usu attrib 通常作定语]
1 having life 有生命的; 活的
*live fish 活鱼.
2 (used esp of surprising or unusual experiences, etc 尤用于指惊人的或异常的经历等) actual; not pretended 真正的; 不是假装的
*We saw a real live rattlesnake! 我们看到一条真的响尾蛇!
3 glowing or burning 发着光的; 点燃着的
*live coals 燃烧着的煤.
4 not yet exploded or lit; ready for use 还未爆炸或点火的; 随时可用的
*a live bomb 未爆炸的炸弹
* several rounds of live ammunition 几发待用的炮弹
* a live match 未用过的火柴.
5 (of a wire, etc) charged with or carrying electricity （指电线等）带电的, 通着电的
*That terminal is live. 那个接头有电.
* the live rail, eg on an electric railway 带电的铁轨（如在电气铁路上）.
6 of interest or importance at the present time 当前令人关切的; 当前重要的
*Pollution is still very much a live issue. 污染现象仍然是当前的大问题.
7 (a) (of a broadcast) transmitted while actually happening, not recorded or edited （指广播）现场直播的, 实况转播的
*live coverage of the World Cup 世界杯实况报道.
(b) (of a musical performance or recording) given or made during a concert, not in a studio （指音乐演奏或录音）音乐会现场播出或录制的
*a live recording made at Covent Garden in
1962 1962年在考文特公园的现场录音. Cf 参看 pre-record.
8 (idm 习语) a live `wire lively and energetic person 活跃而精力充沛的人.

adv broadcast, played or recorded at an actual performance, etc without being edited 实地; 从现场; 以直播方式
*This show is going out live. 这场演出正在进行实况转播.

/lɪv; lɪv/
v
1 [I] (less common than be alive in this sense 用于本义时, 不如be alive通俗) have life; be alive 有生命; 活着.
2 [I, Ipr, It] remain alive 活; 生存
*live to be old/to a great age 活到老[高龄]
* The doctors don't think he will live through the night. 医生认为他活不过今晚了.
* Some trees can live for hundreds of years. 有些树可以活上百年.
* How long do elephants live? 象能活多久?
* live to see many changes 活着看到很多人事的变化.
3 [I, Ipr] make one's home; reside 居住; 住
*Where do you live? 你住在哪儿?
* live at home, in London, in a flat, abroad 住在家中、伦敦、单元房、国外.
4 [Ln, I, Tn] conduct one's life in a specified way 以某种方式生活
*live and die a bachelor 过一辈子独身生活
* live honestly, happily 活得清白、幸福
* He lives well, ie enjoys the luxuries of life. 他过得很好.
* live like a saint 像圣徒般生活
* live a peaceful life 过平静的生活.
5 [I] (fig 比喻) (of things without life) remain in existence; survive （指无生命的事物）继续存在, 留存
*The memory will live in my heart for ever, ie I will never forget it. 这记忆将永远留在我的心中.
6 [I] enjoy life fully 充分享受生活的乐趣
*I don't call that living. 我认为那不叫生活.
* I don't want to work in an office all my life I want to live! 我不想一辈子坐办公室--我要享受人生的乐趣!
7 (idm 习语) how the other half lives => half1. live and `let live (saying 谚) be tolerant of others so that they will be tolerant in turn 自己活, 也让别人活; 容让别人, 别人也容让你. live be,yond/with,in one's `means spend more/less than one earns or can afford 入不敷出[量入为出]. ,live by one's `wits earn money by clever and sometimes dishonest means 靠小聪明, 有时用不诚实手段捞钱. live from hand to mouth => hand1. live in hope(s) (of sth) remain hopeful 满怀希望
*live in hopes of better times to come 生活在憧憬更好的未来中
* The future looks rather gloomy, but we live in hope. 前景似颇暗淡, 但我们仍满怀希望. live in the `past behave as though circumstances,values, etc have not changed from what they were earlier 在回忆过去的环境中生活. live in `sin (dated or joc 旧或谑) live together as if married 姘居; 同居. live it `up (infml 口) live in a lively and extravagant way 享乐
*Now you've been left some money you can afford to live it up a bit. 既然留有这些钱, 你就可以痛快享受一番了. live a `lie suggest by one's way of living that sth untrue is true 过骗人的生活; 虚伪做人
*She lived a lie for
20 years by pretending to be his wife. 她假扮他的妻子已经20年了. live like `fighting cocks enjoy the best possible food 吃得好. live like a `lord enjoy a luxurious style of living 过豪华生活. live off/on the ,fat of the `land enjoy the best food, drink, lodging, entertainment, etc 锦衣玉食. live off the `land use agricultural products for one's food needs 靠农产品生活. live `rough live without comforts or amenities, esp out of doors 过艰苦生活; （尤指）餐风宿露
*He's a tramp and used to living rough. 他是流浪汉, 惯于风餐雨卧. you/we ,live and `learn (used to express surprise at some new or unexpected information, etc 用以表示对新事物或意外信息的惊讶).
8 (phr v) live by doing sth earn one's living by doing sth 靠做某事物为生. live sth `down live in such a way that (a past embarrassment, scandal, crime, etc) is forgotten 以某种方式生活使（往日的难堪、丑闻、罪行等）淡忘
*Beaten by the worst team in the league? They'll never live it down! 让联赛中最差劲的队打败了? 这是永远也忘不了的事! live for sth regard sth as the aim of one's life 以某事物为生活目标
*She lives for her work. 她为工作献身.
* After she died he had nothing to live for. 她去世後, 他便没有了生活目标. live in/out (of an employee) live on/off the premises where one works （指雇员）居住在受雇处内[外]
*They both go out to work and have a nanny living in. 他们俩都外出工作, 雇了个保姆看家. live on continue to live or exist 继续生活或存在
*She lived on for many years after her husband died. 丈夫死後她继续活了多年.
* Mozart is dead but his music lives on. 莫扎特人已作古, 但他的音乐作品却万世流传. live on sth
(a) have sth as one's food 以某物为食
*live on (a diet of) fruit and vegetables 靠吃水果和蔬菜（的规定食谱）生活
* You can't live on
200 calories a day. 一天200大卡是维持不了生命的.
(b) depend on sth for financial support 靠某种经济来源生活
*live on one's salary, on
8000 a year, on charity 靠自己的工资、年收入8000英镑、救济金过活. live through sth experience sth and survive 经历某事物而幸存
*He lived through both world wars. 他经历过两次世界大战. live together
(a) live in the same house, etc 在一起生活.
(b) live as if married 姘居; 同居. live up to sth behave in accordance with sth 依照某事物行事; 表现出符合某事物的标准
*failed to live up to his principles, his reputation, his parents' expectations 没有遵守自己的原则、不符个人的声誉、辜负父母的期待. live with sb = live together. live with sth accept or tolerate sth 接受或容忍某现象
*You'll have to learn to live with it, I'm afraid. 我看, 你得学会容忍这种现实.