live¹/lɪv/

v.

➊ have your home in a particular place

➋ be alive or continue to stay alive

v.

➊ [I] 居住；生活：Mary lives in Beijing. 玛丽居住在北京。

◇His son still lives at home. 他的儿子仍住在家里。

◇We have to find a place to live. 我们不得不找个地方住。

➋ [I; T] 活着；生存；过着：The writer lived to be 90. 这位作家活到了90岁。

◇Fishes can't live without water. 鱼无水则不能存活。

◇live a quiet life 过着平静的生活

live on sth 以食…为生；靠…生活：These animals live on leaves and fruits. 这些动物食树叶和果子为生。

◇How can you live on this salary? 靠这点工资你怎么过日子？

live

living

lively

alive

音组-ive/-ɪv/

give; live

常犯错误

✗ I lived at a hotel then.

✓ I stayed at a hotel then. 我当时住在一个旅馆里。

[✌“暂住”要用stay]

谚语Eat to live, not live to eat. 吃饭是为了活着，活着不是为了吃饭。

谚语Live and let live. 自己活，也让别人活。