life
[laɪf]
n
the state or quality that distinguishes living beings or organisms from dead ones and from inorganic matter, characterized chiefly by metabolism, growth, and the ability to reproduce and respond to stimuli
the period between birth and death
a living person or being
to save a life
the time between birth and the present time
the remainder or extent of one's life.(as modifier)
short for life imprisonment
the amount of time that something is active or functioning
the life of a battery
a present condition, state, or mode of existence
my life is very dull here
a biography.(as modifier)
a characteristic state or mode of existence.(as modifier)
the sum or course of human events and activities
liveliness or high spirits
full of life
a source of strength, animation, or vitality
he was the life of the show
all living things, taken as a whole
plant life
sparkle, as of wines
strong or high flavour, as of fresh food
drawn or taken from a living model
a life mask
another name for lifetime
(in certain games) one of a number of opportunities of participation
- 习惯用语
- as large as life real and living
- larger than life in an exaggerated form
- come to life to become animate or conscious.to be realistically portrayed or represented
- for dear life urgently or with extreme vigour or desperation
- for the life of one though trying desperately
- go for your life an expression of encouragement
- a matter of life and death a matter of extreme urgency
- not on your life certainly not
- the life and soul a person regarded as the main source of merriment and liveliness
- the life of Riley an easy life
- to the life (of a copy or image) resembling the original exactly
- to save one's life in spite of all considerations or attempts
- the time of one's life a memorably enjoyable time
- true to life faithful to reality
柯林斯
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