Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #267
live
住;居住
核心释义
to have your home in a particular place
- 1.
活着;有生命。
To be alive; to have life.
- 2.
居住;定居。
To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
- 3.
生存;坚持;继续。
To survive; to persevere; to continue.
- 4.
留存于记忆;不被遗忘。
To endure in memory; to escape oblivion.
- 5.
以某种方式生活。
To pass life in a specified manner.
- 6.
度过(一生);习惯于。
To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
- 7.
遵循;实践;以身作则。
To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
- 8.
度过危险;(船)浮着。
To outlast danger; (of a ship or boat) to float.
- 9.
维持生计;自谋生计;生存。
To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
- 10.
长期待在(某地)。
To spend a great deal of time in a particular place.
活;活着;过(…的)生活;生活;维持生活;谋生;幸存;活下去;继续存在;被记住;留在记忆中;流传
用法In use
She lives in a small apartment near the park.
用法提示:这里的“lives”是动词,表示“居住”,指某人住在某地。
My grandmother lived to be 95 years old.
用法提示:这里的“lived”是动词,表示“活着”,指生物保持生命状态。
He works hard to live comfortably.
用法提示:这里的“live”是动词,表示“谋生”或“维持生活”,指通过努力获得生活所需。
live in/at + place
表示长期居住在某地;live in 后多接城市、国家等较大地点,live at 后接具体地址。
My grandparents have lived in the countryside for forty years.
我的祖父母在乡下住了四十年。
live with sb
表示与某人同住;也可引申为接受或忍受某种局面。
After college, he lived with two friends in a small flat.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- live in
- 居住在;住在
- She lives in a small apartment.她住在一个小公寓里。
- live on
- 以…为生;靠…生活
- They live on a small pension.他们靠微薄的养老金生活。
- live with
- 与…一起生活;忍受
- He has to live with his parents.他不得不和父母住在一起。
- live for
- 为…而活
- She lives for her children.她为她的孩子们而活。
- live through
- 经历(艰难时期)而幸存
- They lived through the war.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
live 与 '里屋' 音近,想象住在屋里生活
语境与语域Context & Register
register: neutral; typical settings: everyday conversation, written descriptions, real estate contexts; note_zh: 该用法(表示“居住”)通常用于日常对话和书面描述,语域中性,适用于多种场合。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与介词in连用表示居住地;可接同源宾语如live a happy life。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes with 'give'. Be careful: 'dive', 'alive', 'lively', 'liver', 'love' are lookalikes with different vowels or stress.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.