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n.生活,生计,生存空间,居住面积 adj.活的,起作用的,逼真的,现存的

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/'lɪvɪŋ; `lɪvɪŋ/
adj
1 alive, esp now 活的; 活着的
*all living things 所有生物
* the finest living pianist 在世的最好的钢琴家
* No man living could have done better. 当今的人没有一个能做得更好.
2 used or practised; active 在使用的; 实施着的; 活动中的
*living languages, ie those still spoken 现用的语言
* a living hope, faith, reality 现存的希望、仍在信奉的信仰、活生生的现实.
3 (idm 习语) a ,living `legend person who has achieved great fame during his lifetime and is still alive 活着的名人. be living proof of sth show sth by the fact that one is alive 活证明
*He is living proof of the wonders of modern medicine. 他是当代医学奇迹的活证明. within/in ,living `memory at a time, or during the time, remembered by people still alive 在当今人的记忆中
*Wages were sixpence a week within living memory. 周工资为六便士的年代, 人们记忆犹新.
* the coldest winter in living memory 人们记忆中最寒冷的冬天.

/'lɪvɪŋ; `lɪvɪŋ/
n
1 [C usu sing 通常作单数]
(a) means of keeping alive or of living in a certain style; income 生存之道; 生计; 收入
*earn one's living as a journalist, by/from writing 做记者、靠写作谋生
* make a good, an adequate, a meagre, etc living 过优裕的、小康的、贫困的...生活.
(b) way of earning this 谋生之道
*It may not be the best job in the world, but it's a living. 尽管这不是世界上最好的工作, 但不失为生活的出路.
2 [U] manner of life 生活方式
*Both the cost and the standard of living were lower before the war. 战前生活费用和生活水准都比较低.
* understand the art of living, ie how to live a worthwhile, satisfying life 懂得生活的艺术.
3 [C] (religion 宗) clergyman's position, providing his income; benefice 牧师的俸金.
4 (idm 习语) scrape a living => scrape1.
1. Evidently, culture shock is something you cannot avoid when living in a foreign country.
    很显然,文化冲击是一种生活在异国他乡的人们无法避免的东西。

2. But can you believe that my first teacher, Mr. Crossett, is still living?
    然而你能相信我的第一个老师克罗塞特先生现在还活着吗?

3. Both the cost and the standard of living were lower before the war.
    战前生活费用和生活水准都比较低.

4. But a watch could never repair itself----it does not consist of living parts, only of metal, which wears away by friction.
    但是,手表决不会自行修理,它不是由有生命的部件组成,而是由金属组成,而金属可以随着磨擦而磨损殆尽。

5. Because of water, Earth is a living planet.
    因为有水,地球才成了一个有生命的行星;

6. But no one could have possibly guessed the truth — that the man with endless money and a friendly manner was not a lord at all but a government employee living out a fantasy that he was a Scottish noble and paying for it by stealing funds from Scotla
    可是谁也没有料到这个事实:这个财源滚滚、举止友好的人并非什么勋爵,而是一名政府公务员。他幻想自己是位苏格兰贵族,并从苏格兰场(即伦敦警察总署)盗用钱财来买这个贵族头衔。

7. But I would love to be able to pay for some of my living and not have to go through an embarrassing situation every time I need a spare part for my wheelchair.
    但我很想自己负担部分生活费用,不必在每次需要为轮椅买点配件时都去尴尬地求人。

8. We still do:living in anarchy.
    我们现在仍然有这种感觉:生活在混乱中.

9. We still do;we are living in a world with hypocrisy.
    我们现在仍然有这种感觉:我们生活在一个伪善的世界里.

10. We should at least guarantee the marginal living conditions of the people.
    我们至少应当保证人民最低限度的生活条件。

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