living

alive, live, living

名词 living:

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

动词 live:

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

形容词 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
   同义词：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.
   法官劝告他改变生活方式。
2. We should improve what is called the quality of living.
   我们应该改进所谓的生活品质。
3. What do you do for a living?
   你以什么谋生？
4. The quality of urban living has been damaged by excessive noise levels.
   城市生活的质量已被过度的噪音所破坏。

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adj.（形容词）
Possessing life:
有生命的：
例句：
famous living painters; transplanted living tissue.
在世的著名画家；移植活性组织

In active function or use:
活动中的，应用中的：
例句：
a living language.
仍在使用中的语言

Of persons who are alive:
世人的：
例句：
events within living memory.
仍在世人记忆中的事件

Full of life, interest, or vitality:
生动的：充满生机、兴趣或活力的：
例句：
made history a living subject.
使历史成为生动有趣的科目

True to life; realistic:
栩栩如生的；现实的：
例句：
the living image of her mother.
她母亲的逼真形象

Informal Used as an intensive:
【非正式用语】 用作加强语气：
例句：
beat the living hell out of his opponent in the boxing match.
在拳击比赛中痛击对手

n.（名词）
The condition or action of maintaining life:
生活：维持生命的状态或行动：
例句：
the high cost of living.
很高的生活费用

A manner or style of life:
生活方式或风格：
例句：
preferred plain living.
偏爱简朴的生活

A means of maintaining life; livelihood:
谋生手段；生计：
例句：
made their living by hunting.
靠打猎为生

Chiefly British A church benefice, including the revenue attached to it.
【多用于英国】 教产：教堂的圣俸，包括附带的税收收入

<参考词汇><同义词>living,alive,live,animate,animated,vitalThese adjectives mean possessed of or exhibiting life.
这些形容词表示拥有或显示生命。
Living, alive, andlive refer principally to organisms that are not dead but continue to live:
Living， alive 和live 要指未死并继续生存的生物体：
例句：
living plants and animals;
活的植物和动物；

例句：
the happiest woman alive;
活着的最快乐的女人；

例句：
a live canary.
一只活金丝雀。

Animate applies to living animal as distinct from living plant life:
Animate 指区别于活植物的活动物：
例句：
early peoples worshiping animate and inanimate objects.
先民们祭拜各种活着或死去的动物。

Animated suggests renewed life, vigor, or spirit:
Animated 指重新获得的生命、精力或精神：
例句：
became very animated when he heard the good news.
当他听到这个好消息时，精神焕发起来。

Vital refers to what is characteristic of or necessary to the continuation of life:
Vital 指的是以生命延续为特征的或生命延续所需的：
例句：
eating to maintain vital energy. See also Synonyms at livelihood
吃饭以维持生命力 参见同义词 livelihood