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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

alive [ə'laɪv]
  1. 1. adjective to be alive (living) 活着
  2. 2. adjective [+place] [ person] to be/feel alive (lively) 充满活力的
  3. 3. adjective to be alive (thriving) 活跃的
    to be burned/buried alive
    活活烧死/活埋
    to keep sb alive
    维持某人生命
    alive with
    充满
    alive to
    意识到
    to bring sth alive
    使某物活灵活现
  4. 4. adjective (person,place,event) 使某物活跃起来
    to come alive
    使某物活灵活现
  5. 5. adjective (person,place,event) 使活跃起来
    alive and kicking
    生龙活虎
    alive and well
    安然无恙

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

alive [əˈlaɪv]
  1. 1. adjective 活着的,在世的现存
    It was the last time I saw him alive.
    这是他生前看到他的最后一面
    Doctors are working hard to keep him alive.
    医生正在努力抢救让他活下来
    The nerve is alive.
    神经活跃
  2. 2. adjective 活泼的,充满活力的充满……的
    The street was alive with the sound of children playing games.
    大街因孩子们玩儿游戏的嘈杂声而变得充满生机
    She was wonderfully alive for her age.
    对于她的年龄而言,她实在是太活泼了。
  3. 3. adjective 有活力的生机勃勃
    "This city has suddenly become alive." said a policeman.
    一个警察说:“这个城市突然之间便变得生机勃勃了。”
  4. 4. adjective 对……有意识的,对……敏感
    Teachers need to be alive to cultural differences.
    老师需要注意文化差异
  5. 5. adjective 起作用的,使用中的运转中
    The churches are ruled by men but kept alive by women.
    教堂男人统治着,但是却由女人管理着。
    The tradition was still alive.
    传统并未消失
  6. 6. adjective 敏锐的灵敏的,警觉
    Always alive in mind even though he was more than 90 years old.
    虽然已经九十多岁了,但他的大脑仍旧活跃
  7. 7. adjective 活动的,活跃的
    It's alive don't get too close you could be injured.
    非常活跃,很有可能喷发所以不要靠得太近,否则你会被伤着的。
    The volcano is very much alive.
    这座火山非常活跃

Collins English-English Dictionary

alive [ə'laɪv]
  1. 1. adj [postpositive] (of people, animals, plants, etc) living; having life
  2. 2. adj in existence; active
    they kept hope alive
    the tradition was still alive
  3. 3. adj [immediately postpositive and usually used with a superlative] of those living; now living
    the happiest woman alive
  4. 4. adj full of life; lively
    she was wonderfully alive for her age
  5. 5. adj [usually foll by with] animated
    a face alive with emotion
  6. 6. adj [foll by to] aware (of); sensitive (to)
  7. 7. adj [foll by with] teeming (with)
    the mattress was alive with fleas
  8. 8. adj another word for live
  9. 9. adj [Etymology] Old English on life in life

Examples

I'm not sure if he's dead or alive, I'll check it out.
我不确定他的生死,但要查个水落石出。
Fortunately, the journalist abducted last month is still alive, but we don't have other information about it.
庆幸的是,上周被绑架的记者还活着,但除此之外,我们就一无所知了。
We have to keep the memory of Hiroshima and Nagasaki alive in order to avoid similar tragedies in the future.
我们要记得广岛和长崎事件,以避免将来再次发生类似惨剧。
This bar is always empty, but it comes alive on the weekend.
这家酒吧平时一直没人,但周末就热闹起来了。
The sea is alive with plenty of different kinds of fish.
海洋因为大量名目繁多的鱼类而充满生机。

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