| [/ˈlɪvɪŋ; ˋlɪvɪŋ/] adj 用法:
1 alive, esp now 活的; 活著的:
all living things 所有生物 *
the finest living pianist 在世的最好的钢琴家 *
No man living could have done better. 当今的人没有一个能做得更好. 用法:
2 used or practised; active 在使用的; 实施著的; 活动中的:
living languages, ie those still spoken 现用的语言 *
a living hope, faith, reality 现存的希望、 仍在信奉的信仰、 活生生的现实. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) a ,living `legend person who has achieved great fame during his lifetime and is still alive 活著的名人. be living proof of sth show sth by the fact that one is alive 活证明:
He is living proof of the wonders of modern medicine. 他是当代医学奇迹的活证明. within/in ,living `memory at a time, or during the time, remembered by people still alive 在当今人的记忆中:
Wages were sixpence a week within living memory. 周工资为六便士的年代, 人们记忆犹新. *
the coldest winter in living memory 人们记忆中最寒冷的冬天. living 2
[/ˈlɪvɪŋ; ˋlɪvɪŋ/] n 用法:
1 [C usu sing 通常作单数] (a) means of keeping alive or of living in a certain style; income 生存之道; 生计; 收入:
earn one's living as a journalist, by/from writing 做记者、 靠写作谋生 *
make a good, an adequate, a meagre, etc living 过优裕的、 小康的、 贫困的...生活.
(b) way of earning this 谋生之道:
It may not be the best job in the world, but it's a living. 尽管这不是世界上最好的工作, 但不失为生活的出路. 用法:
2 [U] manner of life 生活方式:
Both the cost and the standard of living were lower before the war. 战前生活费用和生活水准都比较低. *
understand the art of living, ie how to live a worthwhile, satisfying life 懂得生活的艺术. 用法:
3 [C] (religion 宗) clergyman's position, providing his income; benefice 牧师的俸金. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) scrape a living => scrape1. |