1. | [u] 生命the ability to breathe, grow, reproduce, etc. which people, animals and plants have before they die and which objects do not have |
life and death 生与死 | |
The body was cold and showed no signs of life . 那躯体冰凉，显现不出有生命的迹象。 | |
My father died last year─I wish I could bring him back to life . 去年我父亲逝世了，我要是能使他起死回生该多好啊。 | |
In spring the countryside bursts into life. 乡村在春天生机盎然。 |
2. | [u][c] 人命；性命；人的存活the state of being alive as a human; an individual person's existence |
The floods caused a massive loss of life(= many people were killed) . 洪水造成许多人丧生。 | |
He risked his life to save his daughter from the fire. 他冒着生命危险从火中救出他的女儿。 | |
Hundreds of lives were threatened when the building collapsed. 数百条性命在大楼垮塌时受到了威胁。 | |
The operation saved her life . 手术挽救了她的生命。 | |
My grandfather lost his life(= was killed) in the war. 我的祖父在战争中丧生。 | |
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。 |
3. | [u] 生物；活物living things |
plant/animal life 植物；动物 | |
marine/pond life 海洋╱池塘生物 | |
Is there intelligent life on other planets? 在其他星球上存在具有智力的生命吗？ |
4. | [c][u] 一生；终身；寿命；一生中的部分时间the period between sb's birth and their death; a part of this period |
He's lived here all his life . 他在这里住了一辈子了。 | |
I've lived in England for most of my life. 我大半生都住在英格兰。 | |
to have a long/short life 寿命长；寿命短 | |
He became very weak towards the end of his life. 他临终时很虚弱。 | |
Brenda took up tennis late in life . 布伦达在晚年打起网球来了。 | |
He will spend the rest of his life(= until he dies) in a wheelchair. 他将在轮椅上度过他的余生。 | |
There's no such thing as a job for life any longer. 不会再有像终身职位这样的事了。 | |
She is a life member of the club. 她是这个俱乐部的终身会员。 | |
in early/adult life 幼年；成年 |
5. | [c] （某情景或工作的）一段生活经历a period of sb's life when they are in a particular situation or job |
She has been an accountant all her working life . 她在整个职业生涯中一直是会计师。 | |
He met a lot of interesting people during his life as a student. 他在学生时代接触过许多有趣的人。 | |
They were very happy throughout their married life . 他们婚后生活一直很幸福。 |
6. | [c] 存在期；（某物的）寿命；有效期the period of time when sth exists or functions |
The International Stock Exchange started life as a London coffee shop. 国际证券交易所起初就是伦敦的一家咖啡馆。 | |
They could see that the company had a limited life(= it was going to close) . 他们意识到公司的寿命不长了。 | |
In Italy the average life of a government is eleven months. 意大利每届政府的平均寿命是十一个月。 |
7. | [u] 无期徒刑；终身监禁the punishment of being sent to prison for life; life imprisonment |
The judge gave him life . 法官判他无期徒刑。 |
8. | [u] 生活经历the experience and activities that are typical of all people's existences |
the worries of everyday life 日常生活中的操心事 | |
He is young and has little experience of life . 他年轻，不谙世事。 | |
Commuting is a part of daily life for many people. 乘车上下班是许多人日常生活的一部分。 | |
Jill wants to travel and see life for herself. 吉尔想出去旅行，亲身体验一下生活。 | |
We bought a dishwasher to make life easier . 为使生活轻松些我们买了一台洗碗机。 | |
In London life can be hard. 在伦敦生活可能很艰苦。 | |
In real life(= when she met him) he wasn't how she had imagined him at all. 一见面才发现他完全不是她所想象的那样。 | |
Life isn't like in the movies, you know. 你知道，生活不像在电影里那样。 |
9. | [u][c] （某种方式的）生活the activities and experiences that are typical of a particular way of living |
country/city life 乡村╱城市生活 | |
She enjoyed political life. 她喜欢政治生活。 | |
family/married life 家庭╱婚姻生活 | |
How do you find life in Japan? 你觉得日本的生活如何？ |
10. | [c] 个人生活；个人经历；个人生活某一方面的活动a person's experiences during their life; the activities that form a particular part of a person's life |
He has had a good life . 他一直过着优裕的生活。 | |
a hard/an easy life 艰难╱安逸舒适的生活 | |
My day-to-day life is not very exciting. 我的日常生活很平淡。 | |
a life of luxury 奢侈的生活 | |
Her daily life involved meeting lots of people. 她在日常生活中要接触很多人。 | |
Many of these children have led very sheltered lives(= they have not had many different experiences) . 这些儿童中很多人都是温室里的花朵。 | |
They emigrated to start a new life in Canada. 他们移居加拿大，开始了新的生活。 | |
He doesn't like to talk about his private life . 他不愿谈及他的私生活。 | |
She has a full social life . 她的社交活动非常频繁。 | |
articles about the love lives of the stars 有关明星爱情生活的文章 |
11. | [u] 活力；生命力；生气the quality of being active and exciting |
This is a great holiday resort that is full of life . 这里生气勃勃，是一个绝妙的度假胜地。 |
12. | [u] （绘画的）模特儿，实物，实景a living model or a real object or scene that people draw or paint |
She had lessons in drawing from life. 她学了实物写生课程。 | |
a life class(= one in which art students draw a naked man or woman) 人体写生课 |
13. | [c] 生平事迹；传记a story of sb's life |
She wrote a life of Mozart. 她写了一部莫扎特的传记。 |
14. | [c] （玩游戏者出局前几次机会中的）一次机会one of a set number of chances before a player is out of a game |
He's lost two lives, so he's only got one left. 他失去了两次机会，所以只剩下一次了。 |
