alive, live, living

名詞 living:

1. the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
   同義詞：life
2. people who are still living
3. the condition of living or the state of being alive
   同義詞：animation, life, aliveness
4. the financial means whereby one lives
   同義詞：support, keep, livelihood, bread and butter, sustenance

動(dòng)詞 live:

1. inhabit or live in
   同義詞：dwell, live, inhabit
2. lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
   同義詞：live
3. continue to live; endure or last
   同義詞：survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
4. support oneself
   同義詞：exist, survive, live, subsist
5. have life, be alive
   同義詞：be, live
6. have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
   同義詞：know, experience, live
7. pursue a positive and satisfying existence
   同義詞：live

形容詞 living:

1. pertaining to living persons
2. true to life; lifelike
3. dwelling or inhabiting; often used in combination
4. (informal) absolute
5. still in existence
   同義詞：surviving
6. still in active use
7. (used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried;

1. The judge advised him to amend his way of living.
   法官勸告他改變生活方式。
2. We should improve what is called the quality of living.
   我們應(yīng)該改進(jìn)所謂的生活品質(zhì)。
3. What do you do for a living?
   你以什么謀生？
4. The quality of urban living has been damaged by excessive noise levels.
   城市生活的質(zhì)量已被過度的噪音所破壞。

liv.ing

adj.（形容詞）
Possessing life:
有生命的：
例句：
famous living painters; transplanted living tissue.
在世的著名畫家；移植活性組織

In active function or use:
活動(dòng)中的，應(yīng)用中的：
例句：
a living language.
仍在使用中的語言

Of persons who are alive:
世人的：
例句：
events within living memory.
仍在世人記憶中的事件

Full of life, interest, or vitality:
生動(dòng)的：充滿生機(jī)、興趣或活力的：
例句：
made history a living subject.
使歷史成為生動(dòng)有趣的科目

True to life; realistic:
栩栩如生的；現(xiàn)實(shí)的：
例句：
the living image of her mother.
她母親的逼真形象

Informal Used as an intensive:
【非正式用語】 用作加強(qiáng)語氣：
例句：
beat the living hell out of his opponent in the boxing match.
在拳擊比賽中痛擊對(duì)手

n.（名詞）
The condition or action of maintaining life:
生活：維持生命的狀態(tài)或行動(dòng)：
例句：
the high cost of living.
很高的生活費(fèi)用

A manner or style of life:
生活方式或風(fēng)格：
例句：
preferred plain living.
偏愛簡(jiǎn)樸的生活

A means of maintaining life; livelihood:
謀生手段；生計(jì)：
例句：
made their living by hunting.
靠打獵為生

Chiefly British A church benefice, including the revenue attached to it.
【多用于英國(guó)】 教產(chǎn)：教堂的圣俸，包括附帶的稅收收入

<參考詞匯><同義詞>living,alive,live,animate,animated,vitalThese adjectives mean possessed of or exhibiting life.
這些形容詞表示擁有或顯示生命。
Living, alive, andlive refer principally to organisms that are not dead but continue to live:
Living， alive 和live 要指未死并繼續(xù)生存的生物體：
例句：
living plants and animals;
活的植物和動(dòng)物；

例句：
the happiest woman alive;
活著的最快樂的女人；

例句：
a live canary.
一只活金絲雀。

Animate applies to living animal as distinct from living plant life:
Animate 指區(qū)別于活植物的活動(dòng)物：
例句：
early peoples worshiping animate and inanimate objects.
先民們祭拜各種活著或死去的動(dòng)物。

Animated suggests renewed life, vigor, or spirit:
Animated 指重新獲得的生命、精力或精神：
例句：
became very animated when he heard the good news.
當(dāng)他聽到這個(gè)好消息時(shí)，精神煥發(fā)起來。

Vital refers to what is characteristic of or necessary to the continuation of life:
Vital 指的是以生命延續(xù)為特征的或生命延續(xù)所需的：
例句：
eating to maintain vital energy. See also Synonyms at livelihood
吃飯以維持生命力 參見同義詞 livelihood