living

adj.

1. 活着的；活的
   alive now
   1. all living things
      所有生物
   2. living organisms
      活的机体
   3. the finest living pianist
      當世的最杰出的钢琴家
2. 在使用的；在实施的
   used or practised now
   1. living languages (= those still spoken)
      现用语言
   2. a living faith
      仍有人信奉的信仰

noun

1. 生计；谋生；收入
   money to buy the things that you need in life
   1. She earns her living as a freelance journalist.
      她靠做自由撰稿记者来维持生计。
   2. to make a good/decent/meagre living
      过优裕的 / 体面的 / 贫困的生活
   3. What do you do for a living ?
      你靠什么谋生？
   4. to scrape/scratch a living from part-time tutoring
      靠做兼职家庭教师勉强维持生活
2. 生活方式
   a way or style of life
   1. everyday living
      日常生活
   2. communal living
      集体生活
   3. plain living
      简朴的生活
   4. Their standard of living is very low.
      他们的生活水平很低。
   5. The cost of living has risen sharply.
      生活费用已急剧上涨。
   6. poor living conditions/standards
      恶劣的生活条件；低下的生活水准
3. 活着的人
   people who are alive now
   1. the living and the dead
      生者与死者
4. （尤指旧时）有俸金住房的牧师职位
   (especially in the past) a position in the Church as a priest and the income and house that go with this

1. N-COUNT 生计；饭碗
   The work that you do for a living is the work that you do in order to earn the money that you need.
   1. Father never talked about what he did for a living...
      父亲从不谈他的谋生之道。
   2. He earns his living doing all kinds of things.
      他做各种各样的活计来谋生。
2. N-UNCOUNT 生活质量；生活素质；生活（方式）
   You use living when you are talking about the quality of people's daily lives.
   1. Olivia has always been a model of healthy living.
      奥利维娅一向是健康生活的楷模。
   2. ...the stresses of urban living.
      城市生活的压力
3. ADJ 居住的；起居的
   You use living to talk about the places where people relax when they are not working.
   1. The spacious living quarters were on the second floor...
      宽敞的生活区位于3楼。
   2. The study links the main living area to the kitchen.
      书房把主要的生活区与厨房连在一起。
4. N-PLURAL 生者；活着的人们
   The living are people who are alive, rather than people who have died.
   1. The young man is dead. We have only to consider the living.
      这位年轻人已经死了。我们只能考虑在生之人。
5. PHRASE 艰难度日，勉强糊口（美国英语中作scrape out a living或scratch out a living）
   If you say that someone scrapes a living or scratches a living, you mean that they manage to earn enough to live on, but it is very difficult. In American English, you say they scrape out a living or scratch out a living .
   1. He almost manages to scrape a living as an artist.
      他靠当艺术家来勉强混口饭吃。
6. living proof → see: proof

1. They have been living under the most appalling conditions for two months.
   他们已经在恶劣不堪的条件下生活两个月了。
2. I too dreamed of living in London one day
   我也梦想过将来有一天能住在伦敦。
3. I vacuumed and dusted the living room
   我用吸尘器打扫了客厅，擦了擦灰尘。
4. If I can't make a living at painting, at least I can teach someone else to paint
   如果我不能靠画画谋生，至少我可以教别人画画。
5. They were living rather well, in comparison with people elsewhere in the world
   和世界上其他地方的人相比，他们生活得相当好。
6. I have very fond memories of living in our village.
   我对乡村生活有着十分美好的回忆。
7. The government's economic policies have further depressed living standards.
   政府的经济政策愈加降低了人们的生活水平。
8. He had two tenants living with him
   有两位房客和他同住。
9. Life is not worth living without food you can look forward to and enjoy!
   如果没有美食可以让人期待和享受，那人生还有什么意思！
10. Those are the moments which make life worth living.
    正是这些时刻让生活有了意义。
11. We can start living a normal life again now.
    我们现在可以重新过上正常的生活了。
12. The couple had been living together for 16 years.
    这对情侣已经同居了16年。
13. Father never talked about what he did for a living
    父亲从不谈他的谋生之道。
14. He earns his living doing all kinds of things.
    他做各种各样的活计来谋生。
15. Olivia has always been a model of healthy living.
    奥利维娅一向是健康生活的楷模。
16. The spacious living quarters were on the second floor
    宽敞的生活区位于3楼。
17. The study links the main living area to the kitchen.
    书房把主要的生活区与厨房连在一起。
18. The young man is dead. We have only to consider the living.
    这位年轻人已经死了。我们只能考虑在生之人。
19. He almost manages to scrape a living as an artist.
    他靠当艺术家来勉强混口饭吃。
20. Critics say his reforms have caused the fall in living standards.
    批评家说他的改革措施导致了生活水准下降。
21. Bookshelves occupied most of the living room walls.
    这些书架占了起居室的大部分墙面。
22. She feels it's a small price to pay for the pleasure of living in this delightful house.
    她觉得，和住在这套令人愉快的房子里的那种快乐相比，这点代价不算大。
23. Innocence and decent living are no protection from the evil elements within our society
    清白做人和正派生活无法保护我们不受社会中邪恶力量的伤害。
24. I quite enjoy living here.
    我挺喜欢住在这里。
25. They are the descendants of emperors and kings and are now living in reduced circumstances.
    他们是帝王的后代，但是现在境况大不如前了。
26. Sometimes I feel like I'm living with a stranger.
    有时我觉得自己和一个陌生人生活在一起。
27. Today he does not have to worry about making a living.
    现在他不用为生活发愁了。
28. We are living in a great historic era.
    我们正处在一个伟大的历史时代。
29. The boy has reached an adult age and ought to be earning his own living.
    这孩子已经（到了）成年，应该自食其力了。
30. As the economy develops, the living conditions of the people have been improved accordingly.
    经济发展了，人民的生活水平也随着提高了。

  living livelihood【导航词义：生计】

  living n. 生计；收入

〔辨析〕指挣钱的方式或赚取的收入。

  livelihood n. 生计，谋生

〔辨析〕指赖以为生的手段，通常依靠某种职业。

  alive animate living【导航词义：活着的】

  alive adj. 活着的

〔辨析〕指相对死亡而言的，通常作表语，且不可用 very 修饰，应用 much 或 very much，作定语时须置于被修饰名词后面。

  animate adj. 〈正式〉有生命的，有生气的

〔辨析〕指相对石头、机器等无生命体而言的。

  living adj. 活着的，健在的

〔辨析〕指“在某某时候是活着的”，用于修饰有生命的人或物，既可作表语，也可作定语。

adj.

be living proof of sth/that…

• （用行动或品格）证明…属实
  to show by your actions or qualities that a particular fact is true
  1. He is living proof that not all engineers are boring.
     并非所有工程师都缺乏情趣，他就是活生生的例子。

within/in living memory

• 在仍活着的人们的记忆中；记忆犹新
  at a time, or during the time, that is remembered by people still alive
  1. the coldest winter in living memory
     人们记忆中最寒冷的冬天

frighten/scare the (living) daylights out of sb

• 吓得某人六神无主（或魂飞魄散）
  to frighten sb very much

n.

in the land of the living

• 醒着；活着；在人世；康复
  awake or alive or no longer ill/sick

noun

1. the experience of being alive
   1. he could no longer cope with the complexities of life

   Synonym:    life

2. people who are still living
   1. save your pity for the living

3. the financial means whereby one lives
   1. each child was expected to pay for their keep
   2. he applied to the state for support
   3. he could no longer earn his own livelihood

   Synonym:    supportkeeplivelihoodbread and buttersustenance

4. the condition of living or the state of being alive
   1. while there's life there's hope
   2. life depends on many chemical and physical processes

   Synonym:    animationlifealiveness

adj

1. (informal) absolute
   1. she is a living doll
   2. scared the living daylights out of them
   3. beat the living hell out of him

2. still in active use
   1. a living language

3. still in existence
   1. the Wollemi pine found in Australia is a surviving specimen of a conifer thought to have been long extinct and therefore known as a living fossil
   2. the only surviving frontier blockhouse in Pennsylvania

   Synonym:    surviving

4. true to life
   1. the living image of her mother

5. pertaining to living persons
   1. within living memory