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  • Derivatives : n  livingness ; adv  livingly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

living ['lɪvɪŋ]
  1. 1. adjective [+author, relative] 在世的
  2. 2. noun [u] (life) 生活
  3. 3. n pl the living 活着的人们
    for a living
    作为谋生之道
    to earn {or} make a/one's living
    谋生
    within living memory
    就当今人们所能记住的

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

living [ 'lɪvɪŋ] [ 'lɪvɪŋ]
  1. 1. adjective 活的；有生命的
  2. 2. adjective 充满生气的；活跃的；生动的
    a living institution
    生气勃勃的机构
  3. 3. adjective 现存的；活着的人们的
    within living memory
    在世人记忆中的；今人记忆犹存的
  4. 4. adjective 未经采掘的；生动的；急流的
    the living rock
    天然岩石
    a living stream
    急湍的溪流
  5. 5. adjective 仍被使用的；现行的
    a living language
    现行的语言；活的语言
  6. 6. adjective 极似的；逼真的
    the living image of his brother
    活象他兄弟
  7. 7. adjective 生活上的；生计的；维持生活的
    living conditions
    生活条件
  8. 8. adjective 适于居住的
    the living area
    居民区，住宅区
  9. 9. adjective 真人演出的；舞台剧的（与电视，电影等相对而言）
  10. 10. adjective 加强语气用语
    the living daylights
    神智
  11. 11. noun 生存
  12. 12. noun 生计
    to work for a living
    为谋生而工作
  13. 13. noun 生活
    the standard of living
    生活水平
  14. 14. noun [England] 牧师的薪俸

Collins English-English Dictionary

living ['lɪvɪŋ]
  1. 1. adj possessing life; not dead
  2. 2. adj (as collective noun preceded by the)
    the living
  3. 3. adj having the characteristics of life (used esp to distinguish organisms from nonliving matter)
  4. 4. adj currently in use or valid
    living language
  5. 5. adj seeming to be real
    a living image
  6. 6. adj (of animals or plants) existing in the present age; extant - Compare extinct
  7. 7. adj another word for live
  8. 8. adj [geology] presented by actors before a live audience
    living theatre
  9. 9. adj [prenominal] (intensifier)
    the living daylights
  10. 10. n the condition of being alive
  11. 11. n the manner in which one conducts one's life
    fast living
  12. 12. n the means, esp the financial means, whereby one lives
  13. 13. n another term for benefice
  14. 14. n [Church of England] [modifier] of, involving, or characteristic of everyday life
    living area
  15. 15. n [modifier] of or involving those now alive (esp in the phrase living memory)
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Examples

The city experienced an average cost of Living during the fourth quarter of 2006, according to the Cost of Living Index.
生活消费指数显示，该市2006年第四季度生活消费处在平均值上。
The living room communicates with the dining room.
起居室与餐室相通。 → communicate
What does he do for a living?
他做什么工作来维持生计? → do
gracious living
优裕的生活 → gracious
to haul coal for a living
为生计(用车等)装运煤 → haul
high living
奢侈的生活 → high
an honest living
正当的生计 → honest
a living institution
生气勃勃的机构 → living
within living memory
在世人记忆中的；今人记忆犹存的 → living
the living rock
天然岩石 → living
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