单词 | lives |
释义 | lives pronunciation note: Lives is pronounced (laɪvz ) in meaning [sense 1], and (lɪvz ) in meaning [sense 2]. 1. A1 Lives is the plural of life. 2. A1 Lives is the third person singular form of live1. Idioms: how the other half lives used for describing the lives of people who are very different from you, for example very rich or very poor, or living in a different country He clearly has little idea how the other half lives, though, carrying a 1,000-dollar note in his pocket to flourish in small shops which cannot give him change. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers someone lives in an ivory tower said to mean that someone's lifestyle or their work prevents them from experiencing the problems experienced by ordinary people, and so they remain generally unaware of these problems They're all out of touch – they live up in a little ivory tower, and they don't see what's going on down here. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers have nine lives to keep managing to get out of difficult or dangerous situations without being hurt or harmed I think this is probably going to be the end, although he has shown he is a political cat with far more than nine lives. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers |
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