英语词汇“living”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

livingadjective

uk/ˈlɪv.ɪŋ/us/ˈlɪv.ɪŋ/

living adjective (HAVING LIFE)

B2 alive now:

living organisms

He is probably the best-known living architect.

More examples

Don't all living creatures have certain rights?
Water is essential for/to living things.
All living things are interdependent.
She would never harm another living creature.
They are hoping to discover living organisms in the soil.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Life and living

alive
animate
borrow
cheat
cheat death idiom
co-exist
cradle
hold
immortal
inanimate
last
last out
lead 1
life cycle
life expectancy
live out sth
longevity
outlive
subsist
subsistence

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living adjective (CONTINUING)

still existing:

The pyramids are a living monument to the skill of their builders.

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Existing and being

account for sth
alive
am
are
be
come
existent
extant
go
go back
have legs idiom
hood
languish
lie
lie in sth
live
lurk
run
stalk
was

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livingnoun

uk/ˈlɪv.ɪŋ/us/ˈlɪv.ɪŋ/

living noun (MONEY)

B2 [ C ] the money that you earn from your job:

What do you do for a living? (= What is your job?)

I mean, I don't like my job but at least it's a living (= a way of earning money).

See also

livelihood

make a living

to earn enough money to buy the things you need:

Everyone has to make a living.

You can make a good living (= earn a lot of money) in sales if you have the right attitude.

[ C ] old-fashioned in the Church of England, the job, given to a priest, of being in charge of a particular area

More examples

You can't expect to earn a living from your painting.
Most artists find it almost impossible to make a living from art alone.
He managed to eke out a living one summer by selling drinks on a beach.
They made a living hustling stolen goods on the streets.
How do you make a living as a painter?

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Earning money

bank
base pay
be quids in idiom
black money
blast
bread
bread and butter
breadwinner
bring sth in
commission
danger money
draw
earn
fundraiser
honorarium
hustle
income
money for old rope idiom
payday
venal

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living noun (WAY OF LIFE)

[ U ] the way in which you live your life:

country/healthy living

See also

cost of living

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Lifestyles & their study

affluenza
anthropogenic
anthropologist
anthropology
cultural
culture
demographer
ethnography
ethnological
ethnology
hermetic
lifestyle
lot
milieu
sociocultural
suburbia
the global village
trend
vegetate
way of life idiom

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living noun (PEOPLE)

the living [ plural ]

people who are still alive:

On this anniversary of the tragedy we remember the living as well as the dead.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Life and living

alive
animate
borrow
cheat
cheat death idiom
co-exist
cradle
hold
immortal
inanimate
last
last out
lead 1
life cycle
life expectancy
live out sth
longevity
outlive
subsist
subsistence

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单词	living
释义	Contents adjective (2) living (HAVING LIFE) living (CONTINUING) noun (3) living (MONEY) living (WAY OF LIFE) living (PEOPLE) Contents plural noun (1) living (PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIFE) adjective (1) living (HAVING LIFE) noun (1) living (STAYING ALIVE) Contents noun (3) living (1) living (2) living (3) English American Business livingadjective uk/ˈlɪv.ɪŋ/us/ˈlɪv.ɪŋ/ living adjective (HAVING LIFE) B2 alive now: living organisms He is probably the best-known living architect. More examples Don't all living creatures have certain rights? Water is essential for/to living things. All living things are interdependent. She would never harm another living creature. They are hoping to discover living organisms in the soil. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Life and living alive animate borrow cheat cheat death idiom co-exist cradle hold immortal inanimate last last out lead 1 life cycle life expectancy live out sth longevity outlive subsist subsistence See more results » living adjective (CONTINUING) still existing: The pyramids are a living monument to the skill of their builders. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Existing and being account for sth alive am are be come existent extant go go back have legs idiom hood languish lie lie in sth live lurk run stalk was See more results » livingnoun uk/ˈlɪv.ɪŋ/us/ˈlɪv.ɪŋ/ living noun (MONEY) B2 [ C ] the money that you earn from your job: What do you do for a living? (= What is your job?) I mean, I don't like my job but at least it's a living (= a way of earning money). See also livelihood make a living to earn enough money to buy the things you need: Everyone has to make a living. You can make a good living (= earn a lot of money) in sales if you have the right attitude. [ C ] old-fashioned in the Church of England, the job, given to a priest, of being in charge of a particular area More examples You can't expect to earn a living from your painting. Most artists find it almost impossible to make a living from art alone. He managed to eke out a living one summer by selling drinks on a beach. They made a living hustling stolen goods on the streets. How do you make a living as a painter? Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Earning money bank base pay be quids in idiom black money blast bread bread and butter breadwinner *bring sth* in commission danger money draw earn fundraiser honorarium hustle income money for old rope idiom payday venal See more results » living noun (WAY OF LIFE) [ U ] the way in which you live your life: country/healthy living See also cost of living Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Lifestyles & their study affluenza anthropogenic anthropologist anthropology cultural culture demographer ethnography ethnological ethnology hermetic lifestyle lot milieu sociocultural suburbia the global village trend vegetate way of life idiom See more results » living noun (PEOPLE) the living [ plural ] people who are still alive: On this anniversary of the tragedy we remember the living as well as the dead. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Life and living alive animate borrow cheat cheat death idiom co-exist cradle hold immortal inanimate last last out lead 1 life cycle life expectancy** live out sth longevity outlive subsist subsistence See more results » livingplural noun us/ˈlɪv·ɪŋ/ living plural noun (PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIFE) people who are still alive: On this anniversary of the tragedy we remember the living as well as the dead. livingadjective [ not gradable ] us/ˈlɪv·ɪŋ/ living adjective [ not gradable ] (HAVING LIFE) Living is also used in some expressions to make them stronger: He’s the living image of his father (= looks exactly like his father). livingnoun [ C ] us/ˈlɪv·ɪŋ/ living noun [ C ] (STAYING ALIVE) the way you earn money; your job: What do you do for a living? She’s not happy working at the hospital but at least it’s a living. livingnoun uk/ˈlɪvɪŋ/us [ S ] the money you earn from the work you do: He earns a living as an IT consultant. More people are looking at alternative ways of making a living. a good/comfortable/modest living He took a job in the City because he couldn't make a good living out of his writing. do sth for a living to do something as your job or a way of making money: What does he do for a living? She writes a financial column for a living. [ U ] the way in which you live your life: living conditions/standards The investment poured into the region over the last 20 years has done much to improve living standards. Wages tend to be higher in the south, but so are living costs. daily/everyday/day-to-day living The economic downturn has seen people struggle with the basic costs of day-to-day living. ethical/green/modern living rural/urban/city living See also cost of living standard of living
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livingadjective

living adjective (HAVING LIFE)

living adjective (CONTINUING)

livingnoun

living noun (MONEY)

living noun (WAY OF LIFE)

living noun (PEOPLE)

livingplural noun

living plural noun (PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIFE)

livingadjective [ not gradable ]

living adjective [ not gradable ] (HAVING LIFE)

livingnoun [ C ]

living noun [ C ] (STAYING ALIVE)

livingnoun

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