条性命在大楼垮塌时受到了威胁。◊ The operation
saved her if/e.手未挽救了她的生命。◊ My gmnd/ather tost his Zi/e (= was killed) in t/ie war.我的鱼父在敁争中丧生。◊ Several
attempts have been made' on the President’s life _(=
several people have tried to kill him).已有数人试图
谋杀总统。
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LIVING THINGSV生彻 3 [U] living things.生物；活物：
pkmt/anfmaZ
K/e 植■/ ◊
marine/pond H/e 海洋 / 池
塘生物◊ Js there.inteZWgent on other pZanets?在其他
星球上存在具有智力的生命吗？
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PERIOD OF TIME 4 [C,
U] the period between sb^
birth and their death; a
part of this period —生；.终 身;.寿命；一生中的部知时间：He’s 〖ived here aH his H/e. 祕在这 M住了 广辈;◊ J’ve fived in
£ng〖and /or most 〇/ my晄•我大半生都住_在英格My ◊ to have a ton^/short K/e 寿..命长.短.◊ ffe became
very weafc towards the end of his life. 〇 Brenda
toofc up tennis Zate in
H/e.句;^达在晚牟打起网碑来了。
0 He will spend the rest of his life (=
until he dies) in a wheeZdiair.他将在轮椅上度过他的余生。◊ There’s no such thing as a job/or
H/e any Zonger.不再有像终身职位
'这样的事了。◊ She is a H/e
member 〇/ the dub. “ 是 这个镇杀涂侖终身会员。◊ in eaHy/adu〖t K/e幼/成年 _ see also change of life 5 [C] (used with an
adjective 与形容词'连用）a period of sb’s life when they are in a
particular situation or job (某情景或工作的）一段生活
经历：She has been an
accountant aH her worfcfng Zf/e. 她居整个职业生涯中一直是会计师。◊ He met a〖oto/ interesting peopfe
during his.Zi/e as a student•他在学圭 时代接触过许多有趣的人。◊ They were very happy throughout their married K/e.他们居后生活一直彳| 幸 福。6 [C] the period of
time when sth exists or functions 存在期；（棄物的}寿命；有效期：The JnternationaZ
Stocfc Exchange startedH/e as a London co#ee shop.国 际证券交易所起初是伦敦的一家咖啡馆。◊ They cou〖d see that the company had a limited
life (= it was going to close).他们蠢识到公司的寿命不长了。◊ In
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PUNISHMENT 惩罚 7
[U] the punishment of being sent to prison for life; life imprisonment 无期徒刑；终身监
禁：TTie juc^ge gave him Zf/e.法官判他无期徒兩。
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EXPERIENCE/ACTIVmES 痉历；活动 8 [U]
the experience and activities that are typical of all people’s existences 生洁经历：the worries 〇> everyday h/e日常生活中的操
〇 He is young and has
little experience of life,
轻，.不谙世拿。◊ Commuting is a
part 〇/ daiZy K/e /or
manypeopZe.条车上下班是许多人曰常生病的一部奋。◊ JiH wants to
travei and see Zf/e/or hersd/•吉尔想出去旅
行，亲身体验一卞生活。◊ V^e bought a
dishwasher to mafce H/e easier/为使生活轻松些我们买了一台洗碗机。
◊
Zn A介ica h/e can be hard•在非洲生筠可能是艰苦的。◊ In real life (= when she met him) he wasn't
how she had imagined Ziim at aH. —见面才发现他完全不是她所想象的
那样。.isn’t iifce in the movi‘es,
you know.你知道， 笙M不像在电影里那样。9 [U，cj the activities and
experiences that are typical of a particular way of living
(某种方式的）生活：country/cfty If/e乡村/城市生活
◊
She enjoyed po汾ican(fe.她# 爱豉治生活。◊/amfl!y/ married H/e 索庭 /.婚后生活.◊ How cfo you y?nd Zi/e fn ■Japan?你觉得日本的生舍如何？ 10 [C] a person’s experiences during their life; the
activities that form a particular part of a person’s life 个人生活；个人经历；. 个人生活某一方面的活动：He has had a goodi诉•彳i 一 直过着优裕的生活。◊ahar^/aneasyli/e艰难/安逸舒 运的生活◊ My day-to-day
K/e is not very exciting•我的 曰#生活很平淡。◊ a〖f/e 〇/〖uxury奢#的生活◊ Her daily H/e invoived meeting 〖ots o/peopie.她在日常生活 中要接触很多人。◊ Many 〇/ these chfWren have 〖ed very sheltered
lives (= they have not had many different experiences).这些儿童中很多人都是温室里侖花朵。◊ They emigrated to start a new K/e in Canada.他们移居 加i大，开始了新的生活。◊ ffe doesn’t 〖ifce to taWc about his private H/e..他不愿谈及他的私生活。◊ She has a办H soda〖 H/e.地的社交活动非常频繁。◊ artides about
the tove lives 〇/ the stars有吴明星爱情生活的文章一see also SEX LIFE
ENERGY/EXCITEMENT
活力；兴奋 11
[U] the quality of
being active and exciting 活力；生命力；.生气 PTITI
vitality ： This is a great
holiday resort that is full of K/e.这里生气勃勃，是一个绝妙的度假胜地。
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IN.ART 艺术 12 [U] a living model or
a real object or scene that people draw or paint ('绘画的）.模特儿，
:,实物，实景：She hadiessons in
drawing 介 om
〖i/e•她学
+
_T:实物写生课程。◊ a H/e dass (〒 one in which art
students draw a naked man or woman)人体写生课
—see
also still life
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STORY OF LIFE 传记
13 [Cj a story of sb’s
life 生平事迹；
传记’ HTTl biography ： She wrote a i(fe 〇/Mozart.她
写了一部莫扎特的传记。
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IN CHILDREN、GAMES 儿童游戏 14 [C] one of a set
number of chances before a player is out of a game
(玩游戏者出局前几次机会中的）一次机会：He’s tost two Zives，so he’s oniy got one
le/t 他失去了两次机会，所
以只剩下一次了。
IHTJ1 be sb’s ‘life be the most important
person or thing to sb对某人至关重要的人(或秦> :My cMWren are my
h/e.我这几个孩子就是我的命根子。◊ Writing is his
h/e.写作是他的生命。brir^ sb/sth to life to make sb/sth more
interesting or exciting 使更有趣；使更生
g/j： The new teacher really brought French to life for
us. 新来的老师给我们把法语教得生动活泼。◊ ccm
brtng a duH room back to
h/e.鲜花可使沉闷的房间恢复
生气。come to ’life 1 to
become more interesting, exciting or full of activity变得更有趣（或使人兴奋）； 变得活跃：The match came to i(fe in the second
hai/•比赛在下半场终于精彩起来。2
to start to act or move as if alive (仿佛活着）开始动起来：In my dream aH my toys
came to Zi/e.我如玩具在梦里都活过来了。化|- dear
'life |
for
your 'life as
hard or as fast as possible 尽最大努A;拼命;'尽快：She was hoWing on to
the /or dear h/e•她死命抓着那根绳子。◊ Rim /or your 快跑啊！ for the ’life of you (/n/omifl/) iiowever
hard you try 无论怎样努力I cannotthe h/e 〇/ me imagine why they
want to Zeave/我怎么也想象木出他们
为■什..么要走。Wghten/scare the
’life out of sb to frighten sb very much把某人吓得魂不附体；使魂飞魄散
full
of ’beans/_Hfe having a lot of energy 充_活力；精 力充沛；生气勃勃 get
a ‘life (/Vi/ormfl/)
used to_tell sb to stop being boring and to do sth more interesting ( it 人别再令人厌烦，要做更有趣的事）来点儿有意思的丨ay down your 'life
(for sb/sth) {literary) to die in order to
save sb/sth (为…）牺牲生各，献身 H33
sacrifice yourself 国ife after ’death the.possibility or
belief that people continue to exist in some form after they die 后it生'the life and ’soul,
of the party, etc. (fi/f) the most amusing and interesting person at a
party, etc. (聚会等场合）最活跃风趣的人丨汗6〗5 4»163卩（6^叩- proving) used to say that
there is a situation in which it is not thought to be important if people
somewhere die or are treated badly把他人生死视同儿戏；视人性命如草
芥；.人命不值钱（have) a life of its 'own (of an object 物 体）seeming to move or
function by itself without a person touching or working it (具有）.自身生命力，原
动力 life’s too ’short (/n/o/wfl/) used to
say that it is not worth wasting time doing sth that you dislike or that is not
important人生苦短；不可在费庇生make life 'difficult
(for sb) to
cause problems for sb ( 给某人 ）:‘惹麻 烦，i成困难出难题 the’man/’woman
丨nyourlife [informal) the man or woman that
you are having a sexual or romantic relationship with 闯进你生活中的男 A / ^cA not on your 'life (informal) used to refuse very
hrmly to do sth (断然拒邊）决不会 take
sb’s 'life to
kill sb杀死（某人）；取某人的性命take your (own)
'life to
kill yourself 自杀 take
your life in your 'hands to risk being killed冒生命危险；豁出性命；把脑袋别在
裤腰带上：Vou tafce your Zi/e fn
your hands just crossing the road here.你在这里过马路简直是冒险玩命。that’s 'life (informaf) used when you are
disappointed about sth but know that you must accept it (表示失望但无可
奈何）这就是生活，生活就是这样where there’s 'life (,there^
'hope) (saying) in a bad situation
you must not give up hope because there is always a chance that it will improve活着（就有希望)；留得青山在（:，不怕
没柴烧）一more at bet v., breath, breathe, depart,
DOG n., END V., FACT, FEAR n., FIGHT V., KISS n., LARGE adj.,
LEASE n., LIGHT /?., MATTER /7., MISERY, NINE, RISK V.,