life, living
这两个词共同的意思是“生活”。它们的区别是：
life指“生涯”,不指赚钱谋生;而living指“生计”,含有赚钱谋生之意。例如:
My life is really dreadful.我的生活真是糟透了。
He works for his living as a teacher.他靠教书为生。
- 词义辨析
- 双语例句
1、
At ( long ) last he knew the meaning of life.
终于,他知道了生命的意义.
——《简明英汉词典》
2、
They spread a lot of tacky gossip about his love life.
关于他的爱情生活,他们散播了许多不堪的闲言闲语.
——《简明英汉词典》
3、
The weather was so hot that three people fainted, and we had to call a doctor to bring them to life.
天气这么热,有三个人晕倒了, 我们只好请医生来将他们救醒了.
——《简明英汉词典》
4、
Many people who are disillusioned in reality assimilate life to a dream.
许多对现实失望的人把人生比作一场梦.
——《简明英汉词典》
5、
As people grow older, they begin to ruminate on the uncertainty of life.
随着年龄的增长, 人们开始对生活的变化无常冥思苦想.
——《简明英汉词典》
6、
Man's life is full of the various good or ill luck.
人生充满着种种吉凶.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
7、
Guard the secret with your life, tell it to no one!
你要以生命来保守秘密, 不要告诉任何人.
——《简明英汉词典》
8、
The process of adjustment to life in another country can be very difficult.
适应另一国家的生活可能会非常困难.
——《简明英汉词典》
9、
He traded a job in New York City for the life of a cowboy.
他放弃了在纽约的工作,去过牛仔生活.
——《简明英汉词典》
10、
He has a high aim in life.
他的人生目标很高.
——《简明英汉词典》
11、
Looking around, I could see no sign of life.
四处环顾后, 我看不出有生命的迹象.
——《简明英汉词典》
12、
Food is essential for life.
生命离不开食物.
——《简明英汉词典》
13、
Besides the acting being true to life, the singing was splendid.
不但动作十分逼真, 演唱也极为出色.
——《简明英汉词典》
14、
A doctor and a street cleaner are in different walks of life.
医生和街道清洁工是不同行业的人.
——《简明英汉词典》
15、
We thought he'd gone to Australia, but there he was, as large as life!
我们以为他去澳洲了, 但他却出乎意料地出现在那里.
——《简明英汉词典》
16、
She has entered upon the change of life.
她已进入了更年期.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
17、
I should like to break out of this meaningless way of life.
我倒是想摆脱这无聊的生活方式.
——《简明英汉词典》
18、
He didn't want to lose his life in [ on ] the battle field.
他不想在战场上送命.
——《简明英汉词典》
19、
Atomic energy has been discovered for many years, but so far it has not been widely used in industry or in our daily life.
原子能已发现多年, 但至今仍未广泛用于工业或日常生活方面.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
20、
He spent the afternoon of his life in the south of America.
他在美国南部度过了晚年.
——《简明英汉词典》
21、
After the accident he began to lead a vegetable life.
从那次事故后,他开始过植物人的生活.
——《简明英汉词典》
22、
She commenced her life as an actress in the 1930 s.
从30年代她就开始舞台生涯.
——《简明英汉词典》
23、
Prudent is wisdom in everyday life.
在日常生活中,谨慎就是智慧.
——《现代英汉综合大词典》
24、
The toy dog is as large as life.
这只玩具狗和真狗一样大.
——《简明英汉词典》
25、
Life begins at forty.
[谚]人生始于四十.
——《现代英汉综合大词典》
26、
Hers is life of struggle.
她的一生是战斗的一生.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
27、
She always takes a rosy view of life.
她总是对生活持乐观态度.
——《简明英汉词典》
28、
The patient's life was despaired of, all hope that he would live was lost.
此病人已病入膏肓,救活无望.
——《简明英汉词典》
- 相关短语
- a matter of life and death紧急的，紧要的，关键的;性命攸关;人命攸关;生死攸关;
- life time使用期限，寿命;
- life support生命维持;
- life steak终身牛排
- life spann.生命的源泉;寿命;
- life sentencen.无期徒刑的判决;
- life sciencesn.生命科学;生命科学( life science的名词复数 );
- life ringn.救生圈;
- life preservern.<美>救生工具，<英>（用以自卫的）护身棒;
- life jacketn.救生衣;
- life insurancen.人寿保险，（保险公司偿副付的）人寿金;寿险;
- life imprisonment无期徒刑;
- life guardsn.禁卫兵骑兵团;
- life guardn.救生员;排障器;
- life form生物;活物;生命形式;
- life force生命力;
- life estate（死后不得由后人继承的）终生产业;
- life buoyn.救生圈，救生衣;
- life boatn.救生艇;
- life beltn.安全带;
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