living

adjective

/ˈlɪvɪŋ/

Idioms

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alive now
- all living things
- living organisms
- the finest living pianist
- The elephant is the biggest living land animal.
[only before noun] (of a place) used for living rather than working in
- The workers' living quarters were cramped and uncomfortable.
- a separate living space/area
[only before noun] used or practised now
- living languages (= those still spoken)
- a living faith

Idioms

beat/knock the (living) daylights out of somebody

(informal) to hit somebody very hard several times and hurt them very much
- Get out or I’ll beat the living daylights out of you!

be living proof of something/that…

to show by your actions or qualities that a particular fact is true
- These figures are living proof of the government's incompetence.
- He is living proof that age is no barrier to new challenges.

frighten/scare the (living) daylights out of somebody

(informal) to frighten somebody very much

within/in living memory

at a time, or during the time, that is remembered by people still alive
- the coldest winter in living memory

living

noun

/ˈlɪvɪŋ/

Idioms

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[countable, usually singular] money to buy the things that you need in life
- She earns her living as a freelance journalist.
- to make a decent/good/meagre living
- for a living What do you do for a living?
- She had to drop out of college to work for a living.
- to scrape a living from part-time tutoring
- His father struggled to make a living by farming.
- It is possible to make a living out of writing.
Extra Examples
- He makes a good living as a builder.
- She eked out a meagre living as an artist's model.
- Ten acres provides a decent living for a rural family.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- comfortable
- decent
- good
- …
verb + living
- earn
- make
- eke out
- …
See full entry
[uncountable] a way or style of life
- the pressures of daily living
- The aim was to educate children and parents on tooth care and healthy living.
- Most homes for the elderly are based on communal living, with pensioners spending the daytime in a common space.
- Josh favours fitness and clean living.
- Their standard of living is very low.
- The cost of living has risen sharply.
- He has gotten used to the Western way of living.
- poor living conditions/standards
- We need to reconsider our daily living arrangements.
- The classes are about helping children make informed choices about healthy living.
- everyday living
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- comfortable
- decent
- good
- …
verb + living
- earn
- make
- eke out
- …
See full entry
the living
[plural] people who are alive now
- the living and the dead
[countable] (British English) (especially in the past) a position in the Church as a priest and the income and house that go with this synonym benefice

Idioms

in the land of the living

(often humorous) alive; not sleeping; no longer ill
- I’m glad to see you’re back in the land of the living. We were worried about you.
- By lunchtime I’d returned to the land of the living.

单词	living
释义	living adjective /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ Idioms jump to other results alive now all living things living organisms the finest living pianist The elephant is the biggest living land animal. [only before noun] (of a place) used for living rather than working in The workers' living quarters were cramped and uncomfortable. a separate living space/area [only before noun] used or practised now living languages (= those still spoken) a living faith Idioms beat/knock the (living) daylights out of somebody (informal) to hit somebody very hard several times and hurt them very much Get out or I’ll beat the living daylights out of you! be living proof of something/that… to show by your actions or qualities that a particular fact is true These figures are living proof of the government's incompetence. He is living proof that age is no barrier to new challenges. frighten/scare the (living) daylights out of somebody (informal) to frighten somebody very much within/in living memory at a time, or during the time, that is remembered by people still alive the coldest winter in living memory living noun /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ Idioms jump to other results [countable, usually singular] money to buy the things that you need in life She earns her living as a freelance journalist. to make a decent/good/meagre living for a living What do you do for a living? She had to drop out of college to work for a living. to scrape a living from part-time tutoring His father struggled to make a living by farming. It is possible to make a living out of writing. Extra Examples He makes a good living as a builder. She eked out a meagre living as an artist's model. Ten acres provides a decent living for a rural family. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective comfortable decent good … verb + living earn make eke out … See full entry [uncountable] a way or style of life the pressures of daily living The aim was to educate children and parents on tooth care and healthy living. Most homes for the elderly are based on communal living, with pensioners spending the daytime in a common space. Josh favours fitness and clean living. Their standard of living is very low. The cost of living has risen sharply. He has gotten used to the Western way of living. poor living conditions/standards We need to reconsider our daily living arrangements. The classes are about helping children make informed choices about healthy living. everyday living Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective comfortable decent good … verb + living earn make eke out … See full entry the living [plural] people who are alive now the living and the dead [countable] (British English) (especially in the past) a position in the Church as a priest and the income and house that go with this synonym benefice Idioms in the land of the living (often humorous) alive; not sleeping; no longer ill I’m glad to see you’re back in the land of the living. We were worried about you. By lunchtime I’d returned to the land of the living.
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