| [/ˈlaɪvlɪ; ˋlaɪvlɪ/] adj (-ier, -iest) 用法:
1 full of life and energy; high-spirited; vigorous 有生气的; 精力充沛的; 活跃的:
She's a lively child and popular with everyone. 她是个活泼的孩子, 大家都喜欢她. *
The patient seems a little livelier/more lively this morning. 那病人今晨好像精神些了. *
one of the liveliest parties I've been to 我参加过的最热闹的一次聚会 *
a lively melody 活泼的旋律 *
She has a lively interest in everything around her. 她对周围的一切都有浓厚的兴趣. 用法:
2 vivid or striking 生动的; 醒目的:
a lively imagination 生动的想像 *
a lively shade of pink 鲜艳的粉红色调 *
She gave a lively account of her adventures. 她生动叙述了自己惊险刺激的事. 用法:
3 moving vigorously or roughly 剧烈的; 狂暴的:
The sea is quite lively today. 今天海面风浪很大. *
We batted on a lively pitch, ie a cricket pitch that caused the ball to move sharply. 我们击中了对方快速投来的球. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) ,look `lively move, etc more quickly; show more energy 行动敏捷些; 干劲足些:
We'd better look lively if we're to finish in time. 我们要按时完成, 动作就得快些. make it/things lively for sb (esp ironic 尤作反语) make things exciting and perhaps dangerous for sb 使某人兴奋或许担惊受怕. |