live
[liv,laiv]
a. 活, 动, 精沛, 况转播

vi. 活, 存, 住

vt. 着, ,

ad. 况



live
[ verb ]

1. inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of

<verb.stative> dwell inhabit populate
People lived in Africa millions of years ago
The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted
this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean
deer are populating the woods

2. lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style

<verb.stative>
we had to live frugally after the war

3. continue to live through hardship or adversity

<verb.stative> endure go hold out hold up last live on survive
We went without water and food for 3 days
These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents
how long can a person last without food and water?

4. support oneself

<verb.stative> exist subsist survive
he could barely exist on such a low wage
Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?
Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day

5. have life, be alive

<verb.stative> be
Our great leader is no more
My grandfather lived until the end of war

6. have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations

<verb.cognition> experience know
I know the feeling!
have you ever known hunger?
I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict
The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare
I lived through two divorces

7. pursue a positive and satisfying existence

<verb.stative>
You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live

[ adj ]

1. actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing

<adj.all>
a live television program
brought to you live from Lincoln Center
live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience

2. exerting force or containing energy

<adj.all>
live coals
tossed a live cigarette out the window
got a shock from a live wire
live ore is unmined ore
a live bomb
a live ball is one in play

3. possessing life

<adj.all>
the happiest person alive
the nerve is alive
doctors are working hard to keep him alive
burned alive
a live canary

[ adv ]

1. not recorded

<adv.all>
the opera was broadcast live

[ adj ]

1. highly reverberant

<adj.all>
a live concert hall

2. charged with an explosive

<adj.all>
live ammunition
a live bomb

3. elastic; rebounds readily

<adj.all>
clean bouncy hair
a lively tennis ball
as resilient as seasoned hickory
springy turf

4. abounding with life and energy

<adj.all>
the club members are a really live bunch

5. in current use or ready for use

<adj.all>
live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread

6. of current relevance

<adj.all>
a live issue
still a live option

7. charged or energized with electricity

<adj.all>
a hot wire
a live wire

8. capable of erupting

<adj.all>
a live volcano
the volcano is very much alive

Live \Live\ (l[i^]v), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lived} (l[i^]vd); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Living}.] [OE. liven, livien, AS. libban,
lifian; akin to OS. libbian, D. leven, G. leben, OHG.
leb[=e]n, Dan. leve, Sw. lefva, Icel. lifa to live, to be
left, to remain, Goth. liban to live; akin to E. leave to
forsake, and life, Gr. liparei^n to persist, liparo`s oily,
shining, sleek, li`pos fat, lard, Skr. lip to anoint, smear;
-- the first sense prob. was, to cleave to, stick to; hence,
to remain, stay; and hence, to live.]
1. To be alive; to have life; to have, as an animal or a
plant, the capacity of assimilating matter as food, and to
be dependent on such assimilation for a continuance of
existence; as, animals and plants that live to a great age
are long in reaching maturity.

Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I
will . . . lay sinews upon you, and will bring up
flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put
breath in you, and ye shall live. --Ezek.
xxxvii. 5, 6.

2. To pass one's time; to pass life or time in a certain
manner, as to habits, conduct, or circumstances; as, to
live in ease or affluence; to live happily or usefully.

O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a
man that liveth at rest in his possessions!
--Ecclus. xli.
1.

3. To make one's abiding place or home; to abide; to dwell;
to reside; as, to live in a cottage by the sea.

Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years.
--Gen. xlvii.
28.

4. To be or continue in existence; to exist; to remain; to be
permanent; to last; -- said of inanimate objects, ideas,
etc.

Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water. --Shak.

5. To enjoy or make the most of life; to be in a state of
happiness; as, people want not just to exist, but to live.

What greater curse could envious fortune give
Than just to die when I began to live? --Dryden.

6. To feed; to subsist; to be nourished or supported; -- with
on; as, horses live on grass and grain.

7. To have a spiritual existence; to be quickened, nourished,
and actuated by divine influence or faith.

The just shall live by faith. --Gal. iii.
ll.

8. To be maintained in life; to acquire a livelihood; to
subsist; -- with on or by; as, to live on spoils.

Those who live by labor. --Sir W.
Temple.

9. To outlast danger; to float; -- said of a ship, boat,
etc.; as, no ship could live in such a storm.

A strong mast that lived upon the sea. --Shak.

{To live out}, to be at service; to live away from home as a
servant. [U. S.]

{To live with}.
(a) To dwell or to be a lodger with.
(b) To cohabit with; to have intercourse with, as male
with female.


Live \Live\ (l[i^]v), v. t.
1. To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue
in, constantly or habitually; as, to live an idle or a
useful life.

2. To act habitually in conformity with; to practice.

To live the Gospel. --Foxe.

{To live down}, to live so as to subdue or refute; as, to
live down slander.


Live \Live\ (l[imac]v), a. [Abbreviated from alive. See {Alive},
{Life}.]
1. Having life; alive; living; not dead.

If one man's ox hurt another's, that he die; then
they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of
it. --Ex. xxi. 35.

2. Being in a state of ignition; burning; having active
properties; as, a live coal; live embers. `` The live
ether.'' --Thomson.

3. Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing; as, a
live man, or orator.

4. Vivid; bright. `` The live carnation.'' --Thomson.

5. (Engin.) Imparting power; having motion; as, the live
spindle of a lathe; live steam.

6. (Elec.) Connected to a voltage source; as, a live wire.
[PJC]

7. (Broadcasting) Being transmitted instantaneously, as
events occur, in contrast to {recorded}.
[PJC]

8. (Sport) Still in active play; -- of a ball being used in a
game; as, a live ball.
[PJC]

9. Pertaining to an entertainment event which was performed
(and possibly recorded) in front of an audience;
contrasted to performances recorded in a studio without an
audience.
[PJC]

{Live birth}, the condition of being born in such a state
that acts of life are manifested after the extrusion of
the whole body. --Dunglison.

{Live box}, a cell for holding living objects under
microscopical examination. --P. H. Gosse.

{Live feathers}, feathers which have been plucked from the
living bird, and are therefore stronger and more elastic.


{Live gang}. (Sawing) See under {Gang}.

{Live grass} (Bot.), a grass of the genus {Eragrostis}.

{Live load} (Engin.), a suddenly applied load; a varying
load; a moving load; as a moving train of cars on a
bridge, or wind pressure on a roof.

{Live oak} (Bot.), a species of oak ({Quercus virens}),
growing in the Southern States, of great durability, and
highly esteemed for ship timber. In California the
{Quercus chrysolepis} and some other species are also
called live oaks.

{Live ring} (Engin.), a circular train of rollers upon which
a swing bridge, or turntable, rests, and which travels
around a circular track when the bridge or table turns.

{Live steam}, steam direct from the boiler, used for any
purpose, in distinction from {exhaust steam}.

{Live stock}, horses, cattle, and other domestic animals kept
on a farm. whole body.

{live wire}
(a) (Elec.) a wire connected to a power source, having a
voltage potential; -- used esp. of a power line with a
high potential relative to ground, capable of harming
a person who touches it.
(b) (Fig.) a person who is unusually active, alert, or
aggressive.
[1913 Webster +PJC]


Live \Live\ (l[imac]v), n.
Life. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

{On live}, in life; alive. [Obs.] See {Alive}. --Chaucer.