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

单词	life
释义	life I. \ˈlīf\ noun (plural lives \-īvz\) Etymology: Middle English lif, from Old English līf; akin to Old High German līb life, Old Norse līf life, Old English libban, lifian to live — more at live 1. a. : animate being : the quality that distinguishes a vital and functional being from a dead body or purely chemical matter < life is the immediate gift of God — William Blackstone > < my ability to give life to an animal — Mary W. Shelley > — compare death 1 b. : the principle or force by which animals and plants are maintained in the performance of their functions and which distinguishes by its presence animate from inanimate matter c. (1) : the state of a material complex or individual characterized by the capacity to perform certain functional activities including metabolism, growth, reproduction, and some form of responsiveness or adaptability (2) : a specific aspect of the process of living or performing the functions involved in living < the physical and emotional life of a boy — Harrison Smith > < the cowboy's sex life was intermittent — D.B.Davis > 2. : the course of existence : the sequence of physical and mental experiences that make up the existence of an individual : the totality of actions and occurrences constituting an individual experience < emotions provoked by particular events in his life — T.S.Eliot > < interests … that have occupied his life — F.R.Leavis > < children … are the joy of our lives — Agnes S. Turnbull > 3. : biography 1 < a shilling life will give you all the facts — W.H.Auden > < a full-length life > 4. a. : the earthly state of human existence as distinguished from the spiritual state after death < all those who in this transitory life — Book of Com. Prayer > b. : a spiritual form of eternal existence transcending physical death < he who hears my word … has passed from death to life — Jn 5:24 (Revised Standard Version) > < his craving … for release into the life to come — Rodney Gilbert > 5. a. : the duration of the earthly existence of an individual; specifically : the period from birth to death < his habits were such as promise a long life — T.B.Macaulay > < early in life he had married > b. : a specific phase of earthly existence < parents … had more effect on your child life — Glamour (Australia) > especially : the period from an event until death < six senators appointed for life > c. : a sentence of imprisonment for the remaining portion of the convict's earthly existence < if found guilty … he could get life — George Quint > d. : continued existence and right to function (as in a political office) < the secretary of state … whose life depends on such a fickle thing as votes — E.O.Hauser > < fighting for his political life — New York Times > 6. : a way or manner of living; especially : one associated with an occupation, location, or time < a continent where the rural life is predominant — P.E.James > < she will have a wretched life with this young scamp — L.C.Douglas > < the life of the colonists is visible to the eye — R.W.Hatch > 7. : someone held to be as dear to one as existence — usually used as a term of endearment < my bride, my wife, my life — Alfred Tennyson > 8. : something held to be essential to animate existence or to a livelihood < the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life — Jn 6:63 (Revised Standard Version) > < the fishing village drew its life from the sea > 9. : a vital or living being; specifically : person < many youthful lives miss the opportunities for education — Ernest & Pearl Beaglehole > 10. : the force or principle that animates and usually tends to shape the development of something < the life of the constitution … has been not logic but experience — F.A.Ogg & Harold Zink > 11. : energy and liveliness in action, thought, or expression : animation, spirit < gives thy gestures grace and life — William Wordsworth > < there was little life in her voice — Winston Churchill > < there is still life in the old conceptions of loyalty — Leslie Rees > < breathe life into books for children — Rumer Godden > 12. : the form or pattern of something as it exists in reality < a drawing from the life > < screen motion was a little faster and more jerky than life — Otis Ferguson > < pictures show the family to the life — May L. Becker > 13. : a person whose life is insured (as by a life-insurance policy); especially : one considered with regard to his prospects for a long existence < an insurance doctor had pronounced him a first-class life — E.M.Lustgarten > 14. a. : the period of duration of something held to resemble a natural organism in structure or functions < throughout the life of the republic — C.L.Jones > < ended the Labour government's life within … one year — Herbert Dorn > b. : the period of time during which a material object is fit for use or the efficient performance of its functions : the number of times an object may be used efficiently < the life of the road was hardly a year — American Guide Series: New Hampshire > < the life of a battleship was set at twenty years — C.E.Black & E.C.Helmreich > < tool life varied greatly with the microstructure of the steels being machined — F.H.Colvin > c. : the period of existence (as of an ion) — compare half-life d. : the period of time during which a legal document or relationship (as a marriage) is in force and effect e. : the period of time during which something (as a book or a play) continues to be popular < making a few books tremendously popular but shortening the lives of all — J.D.Hart > < the permanent life of distinguished minor fiction — E.K.Brown > f. : the property (as resilience, elasticity, springiness) of an inanimate substance resembling the animate quality of a living being < the life of a bow > < an elastic belt that had lost most of its life > g. : the length of time that the usefulness or quality of a packaged product lasts before deterioration begins < lengthen the life of packaged fresh meat cuts — V.J.Hillery > < shelf life of baked pies — Lou Bisno > 15. : living beings; especially : the living things of a particular kind, quality, or environment < bird life > < plant life > < forest life > 16. a. : human activities: as (1) : the active or practical part of human existence < if a student is to be prepared for life, he must be prepared for making a living — Bulletin of Bates College > (2) : social activities < entered the life of the court > b. : the activity and movement characterizing the presence of living beings < sidewalk cafes just now stirring to midmorning life — P.E.Deutschman > c. : the activities of a given sphere, area, or time < economic and commercial life was almost wholly at a standstill — R.A.Hall b.1911 > < life in the Mediterranean war theater > < participate in local, state, and national life — John Lodge > < his private life > 17. : one that inspires or excites spirit and vigor and is usually held to provide a principal basis for enjoyment or success < the life of the party > < he was the life of the enterprise > 18. a. : another chance or a continued opportunity given to one likely to lose; especially : an opportunity given a batter in cricket and baseball to reach a base or to continue at bat because of a fielding error b. : one of several turns limited in number by the rules of a game (as English pool) during which a player may continue in the game until he makes a mistake (as hitting the wrong ball or pocketing his own ball) 19. capitalized, Christian Science : god II b(6) 20. : something resembling animate life: as a. : continued active existence and development < British Columbia's chance for a separate political life — R.W.Van Alstyne > < upon circulation … the life and prosperity of a newspaper depends — F.L.Mott > b. : a state characterized by the functioning of the mechanical parts (as of a motor) < the engine coughed into life — B.R.Ingram > 21. : conscious existence supposed to be a quality of the soul or as the soul's nature and being • - for dear life - on your life II. adjective 1. : of or relating to animate being < manifestations of life instincts — Abram Kardiner > < life processes > 2. : for or lasting throughout the duration of existence : lifelong < life income > < life tenure > < a life member > < life aims > 3. : using a living model < a life class > 4. : of, relating to, or provided by life insurance < a life policy >
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