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live a [adj] life
形容词修饰life时常用此结构。
She wants to live a peaceful life.
她想过平静的生活。
生命
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
生命
the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being alive
She wants to live a peaceful life.
她想过平静的生活。
生物体死亡前的状态,以新陈代谢、繁殖等生物过程为特征,区别于无生命物体；存活的状态
The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.
特有的生活状态或方式
a characteristic state or mode of living
使无机事物或概念保持活力的原则或力量,使其成为“活文件”“活宪法”等
The animating principle or force that keeps an inorganic thing or concept metaphorically alive (dynamic, relevant, etc) and makes it a "living document", "living constitution", etc.
生存体验；人类事件和活动的进程
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
She enjoys a peaceful life in the countryside.
她在乡下享受着平静的生活。
AI contextual example
Doctors work hard to save lives every day.
医生们每天努力工作以拯救生命。
AI contextual example
He wrote a book about his life story.
他写了一本关于自己人生经历的书。
AI contextual example
social life
社交生活
WordNet
形容词修饰life时常用此结构。
She wants to live a peaceful life.
她想过平静的生活。
The life of a teacher is busy.
教师的生活很忙碌。
He has achieved a lot in his life.
他一生中取得了许多成就。
Not this
My life are happy.
Use this
My life is happy.
life 作'生命'或'生活'解时为单数名词，谓语动词应用单数形式 is，而非 are。
Not this
She saved three life.
Use this
She saved three lives.
life 的复数形式为 lives，是不规则变化，不能直接在词尾加 s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
现实生活
The book describes events that happen in real life.
这本书描述了现实生活中的事件。
生活方式
Farming is their traditional way of life.
农耕是他们传统的生活方式。
预期寿命
Life expectancy has increased significantly over the past century.
过去一个世纪里，预期寿命显著增加。
日常生活
Technology plays a big role in our everyday life.
科技在我们的日常生活中扮演着重要角色。
苏醒；变得活跃
The garden comes to life in spring.
花园在春天变得生机勃勃。
人寿保险
Many people buy life insurance to protect their families.
许多人购买人寿保险来保护家人。
重获新生；新的生机
After retirement, he got a new lease on life.
退休后，他重获新生。
聚会上的核心人物
She is always the life of the party.
她总是聚会上的焦点。
生死攸关的事
This decision is a matter of life and death.
这个决定事关生死。
生活就像一盒巧克力，你永远不知道下一颗是什么味道。
He leads a happy life.
他过着幸福的生活。
生活就是当你忙于制定其他计划时发生的事情。
Life is full of surprises.
生活充满了惊喜。
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将'life'中的l看作起跑线，i为奔跑的人，f为终点线，代表生命历程。
通常用于描述生物状态或日常生活中的一般情况，属中性语域。常见于生物学、哲学讨论及日常对话。
All these words rhyme with 'life' (ending /aɪf/). Note that 'live' (adj.) is spelled similarly but pronounced /laɪv/, so it does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.