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lives

UK //lɪvz//US //lɪvz//

词源

源自古英语 'līf'(生命)的复数形式,与德语 'Leben' 同源。动词形式来自古英语 'libban'(生活)。

noun

❶ life 的复数形式,指多个人的生命或生存状态。常用于描述不同个体的生活经历或存在方式。

“Many lives were saved by the quick response of the firefighters.”

(消防员的快速反应挽救了许多生命。)

“Their lives changed completely after moving to the countryside.”

(搬到乡下后,他们的生活完全改变了。)

同义词:existences, life stories, biographies

verb

❶ live 的第三人称单数现在时形式,表示某人或某物当前的存在状态或居住地点。

“She lives in a small apartment near the university.”

(她住在大学附近的一间小公寓里。)

“My cat lives mostly indoors but sometimes goes to the garden.”

(我的猫主要在室内生活,但有时会去花园。)

同义词:resides, dwells, inhabits

常见短语

lives on — 指某人或某事物继续存在或存活,常用于描述精神、记忆或传统的延续。

“Though the artist passed away, his creativity lives on through his works.”

(虽然艺术家已去世,但他的创造力通过作品得以延续。)

nine lives — 源自猫有九条命的说法,比喻某人特别幸运或总能从危险中逃生。

“That stuntman must have nine lives after surviving so many accidents.”

(那个特技演员经历这么多事故还能活着,肯定有九条命。)