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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- life
[laɪf]
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1.
noun
[c/u]
(living，existence) 生命
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her last hours of life
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她生命的最后时刻
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2.
noun
[u]
(living things) 生物
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Is there life on Mars?
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火星上有生物吗？
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Your life is in danger.
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你的生命处于危险之中。
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3.
noun
[c]
[of person]
(lifespan) 一生
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People spend their lives worrying about money.
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人的一生都在为钱而担忧。
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4.
noun
[of machine]
[ organization]
寿命
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The repairs did not increase the life of the equipment.
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维修并没有增加设备的使用寿命。
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5.
noun
[u]
(events，experience) 生活
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Life had not been kind to her.
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生活没有善待她。
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6.
noun
[of person]
[ place]
(vitality) 活力
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The town was full of life.
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这座城市充满了活力。
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7.
noun
[u]
[inf]
(also： life imprisonment) 无期徒刑
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He could get life, if convicted.
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如果定罪，他会被判无期徒刑。
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to paint from life
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写生
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to fight for one's life
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与生命抗争
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to be jailed/scarred for life
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遭受终生监禁/创伤
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his personal/working life
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他的个人/工作生活
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to come to life
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[person，party etc+] 苏醒过来
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to take sb's life/one's own life
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[frm] 杀害某人/自杀
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- life
[laɪf]
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1.
noun
[Periodical Publication]
《生活》，美国图片杂志
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2.
n.[u]
生活方式，生活状态
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3.
n.[u]
人世，世间，世事
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He could no longer cope with the complexities of life.
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他再也无力应付生活的复杂。
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4.
n.[u]
人生，生活，生涯
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He wanted to live his own life without interference from others.
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他希望在没有别人的干扰下生活。
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He hoped for a new life in Australia.
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他希望在澳大利亚开始新生活。
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5.
n.[u]
生存，活着
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While there's life there's hope.
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活着就是希望。
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Life depends on many chemical and physical processes.
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生命依赖于许多化学和物理过程。
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6.
n.[c]
寿命，有效期，使用期
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He lived a long and happy life.
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他过着长寿而且幸福的生活。
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The battery had a short life.
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电池寿命短。
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7.
n.[c]
有生以来，出生至今
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I have known him all his life.
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我从他一出生就认识他。
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8.
n.[u]
余生，下半辈子
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He appointed himself emperor for life.
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他任命自己为终身制的皇帝。
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9.
n.[c]
活人，人命
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His heroism saved a life.
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他的英勇行为救了一个人。
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10.
n.[c]
生机，活力，精神
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It was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it.
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那是一出沉闷的戏剧，演员们徒劳地试图赋予它生气。
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11.
n.[u]
生物
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The oceans are teeming with life.
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海洋中充满了生命。
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12.
n.[u]
生命，生命迹象
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There is no life on the moon.
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月球上没有生命。
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13.
n.[c]
传记，生平
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14.
n.[c]
生活的目的，生存的动力，活力的源泉
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Pottery was his life.
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陶艺是他生命的全部。
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15.
n.[u]
[Law]
无期徒刑，终身监禁
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He got life for killing the guard.
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他因为杀害保安而被判死刑。
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16.
adjective
生命的，生物的
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17.
adjective
终生的，毕生的，一生的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- life
[laɪf]
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1.
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
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2.
n
the period between birth and death
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3.
n
a living person or being
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to save a life
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4.
n
the time between birth and the present time
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5.
n
the remainder or extent of one's life
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6.
n
(as modifier)
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a life sentence
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life membership
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life subscription
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life work
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7.
n
short for life imprisonment
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8.
n
the amount of time that something is active or functioning
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the life of a battery
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9.
n
a present condition, state, or mode of existence
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my life is very dull here
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10.
n
a biography
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11.
n
(as modifier)
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a life story
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12.
n
a characteristic state or mode of existence
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town life
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13.
n
(as modifier)
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life style
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14.
n
the sum or course of human events and activities
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15.
n
liveliness or high spirits
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full of life
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16.
n
a source of strength, animation, or vitality
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he was the life of the show
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17.
n
all living things, taken as a whole
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there is no life on Mars
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plant life
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18.
n
sparkle, as of wines
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19.
n
strong or high flavour, as of fresh food
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20.
n
[modifier]
[arts]
drawn or taken from a living model
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life drawing
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a life mask
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21.
n
another name for lifetime
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22.
n
[Physics]
(in certain games) one of a number of opportunities of participation
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23.
n
[Etymology]
Old English lif; related to Old High German lib, Old Norse lif life, body
Examples
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to take sb's life/one's own life
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[frm] 杀害某人/自杀
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The extravagant life of the lord makes a good contrast to the suffering life of the peasants.
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贵族的奢华生活和农民的困苦形成了极为巨大的反差。
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She made a new begining for her life and try to stay focosed on the positive things of life.
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她开始了新生活，并努力将精力放在生活中比较积极的事情上。
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The whole of life, so to speak, is involved in the pursuit of the good life.
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可以说，整个一生都在追求美好的生活。
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Life is real! Life is earnest!
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人生真实,人生诚挚。
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The novel about ghetto life was true to life.
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这部有关平民窟生活的小说写得很真实。
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