.Little
'Englander noun (usually disapproving) an English person who
believes
.little
'finger noun the smallest finger of
the hand ETI71 pinky —picture
o body IETB1 twist/wrap/wind sb
around your little 'finger (informal) to persuade sb to do
anything that you want ftftft^A
'Little
League noun [sing., U] (in the US
Hi) a baseball league for
children
'little owl noun a small owl with spots on its feathers
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'little
people noun [pi.] 1 all the people
in a country who have no power ( 1% # ) ft & , ft M, ft ^ ft M 2 extremely
small people, who will never grow to a normal size because of a physical
problem # # H ft WA; ft M; “ttt” A 3 the little people small imaginary people
with magic powers ft jjf M; ft fill ft ET171 FAIRIES
littoral /'litoral/ noun (technical ft iH) the part of a
country that is near the coast |&|§itk[k ► lit-toral adj. [only before noun]: littoral
states l&lil^/H
lit urgy /‘litad3i; NAmE ’Iit0rd3i/ noun (pi. -ies) a fixed form of public
worship used in churches ft ft ft ^ ►liturgical /Ii‘t3:d3ikl; NAmE -'t3:rd3-/ adj. li-tur-gic-al-ly /-kli/ adv.
liv able adj. = liveable
live1 0-w /liv/ verb — see also live2
►
a particular place ft;
jgjft: to
live in a house ft#—® ^flo Where do you live? ftftftft£,ftfeZr?
0 She
needs to find somewhere to live. Mmrll^ftftWifeAFo 0 We used to live in
her children still live at home. MWWfti^ft'KrftftitMo O (BrE, informal) Where do these plates live (= where are they
usually kept)? &*^ftiI1f$t®IUL?
►
BE ALIVE IS fi 2
to
remain alive ft#; IS If : [V] The
doctors said he only had six months to live. IS ft ft ft R ft IS
ft ft Ai To 0 Spiders can live for several days
without food. RfftlSo o [v
to inf]
She lived to see her first grandchild. ft—l[IS?!Jft-t:l^ ft# /o 3 [V] to be alive, especially at a particular
time
( ) ISil: When did Handel live? Ullft
0
He’s
the greatest player who ever
lived.
►
TYPE OF LIFE ft if }f ft 4 to spend your life
in a
particular way ( IZ3i£#AfA )
ftlS, MHf: [VN] She lived a very peaceful
life.
Mft H ft ft ft ft IS 0 0 [V]
He lived in poverty most of his life. ftAftSI/MlftfllJi:
^ 0 /„ o [V-N] She lived and died a single woman. Mil
►
BE REMEMBERED ifi ft 5
[V]
to continue to exist or be
remembered f§ #; ig RfiTI remain:
This moment will live in our memory for many years to come. & 0 Her
words have lived with me all my life.
Ifcififro
►
HAVE EXCITEMENT ft ft 6
[V]
to have a full and exciting life ^/g^^MftAftllWftlS: I don’t want to be stuck in
an office all my life—I want to live!
ftH^A ft/®!
IT*T7!il .live and 'breathe sth to be very
enthusiastic about sth ft ^ ft ( ^ ft ) : He just lives and breathes football. live and 'let live (saying)
used
to say that you should accept other people’s opinions and behaviour even though
they are different from your own i S^ftitgiJAIS; ^IZI#A; live by your wits to earn money by
clever or sometimes dishonest means M- If ft 18 PA HBA; ( ft W ) M U
live (from) .hand to 'mouth to spend all the money
you earn on basic needs such as food without being able to save any money P Jg 0 live in the
'past to behave as though
society, etc. has not changed, when in fact it has ftiftfgfeMAWMt; M iS. live in 'sin (old-fashioned or humorous) to live together and
have a sexual relationship without being married ft if I®]®; live it 'up (informal) to enjoy
yourself in an exciting way,
usually spending a lot of
money if-1#ft; live a 'lie to
keep sth important about
yourself a secret from other people, so that they do not know what you really
think, what you are really like, etc. MMffiAWftlS; il^AW ft?j§;
AA^tft live
off the fat of the 'land to have enough money to be able to afford
expensive things, food, drink, etc. M If ft 1$ ft IS; H A live off the 'land to eat whatever food
you can grow, kill or find yourself ft
ft Jive
to fight another 'day
(saying) used to say that
although you have failed or had a bad experience, you will continue ( jUSftjA A
) &0#$, #±Sft
you
haven’t 'lived used to tell sb that if they have not had a particular
experience their life is not complete ( Aft ) ftStST:
You’ve
never
been to
—
more at borrow,
clover, half n., land
n.,
LONG adv., PEOPLE n., POCKET /7.,
ROUGH adv. IJ!l;lvi live by sth to follow a particular
belief or set of principles SI ( ) ft
IS: That’s a philosophy I could live by. Aft^^o 'live
by doing sth to earn money or to
get the things you need by doing a particular thing Aft ( A
) : a community that lives by
fishing ftAj^ft
Jive
sth*-'down to be able to make people forget about sth
embarrassing you have done fi ft A ) : She felt so stupid. She’d never be able to
live it down. MJit# i clji
i BWIf 7. 'live for
sb/sth to
think that sb/sth is the main purpose of or the most important thing in your
life IZ-Alft^ftlS @ fft ft- TOISif: She lives for her work. MtSIrJikftTIftp 0 After his wife died, he had
nothing to live for. ft ft ft /S,
ftft&A ft ft IS @ Jive in to live at the place where you work or
study ( Aft/J ) iift:
They have an au pair living in.
Mo
—see also live-in(I)
'live
off sb/sth (often
disapproving) to receive the money
you need to live from sb/sth because you do not have any yourself H •••
IS;
AM •• ft IS: She’s still living off her parents. MAE &H5£ii#ISo 0 to live off welfare Slfc^f&IS 'live off sth to have one particular
type of food as the main thing you eat in order to live IZ # • ■ ■ ft
ft: He
seems to live off junk food. ft ft Q Jive 'on to
continue to live or exist
tii^iSIf; She died
ten years ago but her memory lives on. MftftBUiftftft ft,
iSMiPSAACIftjiBfcfto 'live on sth 1 to eat a particular
type of food to live IZ # • - -ft ft: Small birds live mainly on
insects,
ft^ftlfli#Ilftftft0 2 (often disapproving) to eat only or a lot
of a particular type of food ftfz ( )
ftft^'irtJ: she lives on
burgers. MRlMAffeiX.M'ilo 3 to
have enough money for the basic things you need to live H ( •••!£)
ft IS: You
can’t live on forty pounds a week. l&?£MISo Jive 'out to live away from the
place where you work or study ) WMA: Some
college students will have to live out. A^A^ft^ftj# Jive 'out sth 1 to actually do what
you have only thought about doing before ( IZfutile # ^ ) : to live out your fantasies ^ M ^ 2
to
spend the rest of your life
in a particular way ( 1Z^# ffXi ) ®Mft^ft: He lived out his days alone. i
Jg Mftfto Jive
'through sth to experience a disaster or other unpleasant situation
and survive it ffkW -( jkMM ft E it ) ffn A # : He has lived through two
world wars. ft^JKftMlAttt^AiAc 'live together (also 'live with sb) 1 to live in the same
house # —^ ft IS 2 to share a home and
have a sexual relationship without being married ftMlAUir; EQ3 cohabit Jive 'up
to sth to do as well as or be
as good as other people expect you to jftfij, jf#, ( ftAftJ^M ) : He
failed to live up to his parents’ expectations. ft
$ R ft ft 0 The team called ‘The No-Hopers’ certainly lived up to its name, fff# “JcM#”
'live with sb = live together ‘live with sth to