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*life /laɪf; laɪf/
n plural lives /laɪvz; laɪvz/
1 [C,U] the period between someone's birth and death 一生，寿命:
the happiest day of my life 我一生中最幸福的日子
He spent the rest of his life in France. 他在法国度过了余生。
2 [C,U] the state of being alive 生，活着:
a baby's first moments of life 婴儿出生的最初时刻
Wear a seatbelt — it could save your life. 系好安全带 — 它可能救你一命。
3 [C,U] all the experiences and activities that are typical of a particular way of living 〔特定的〕生活（方式）; 〔某种〕生活经历:
Life in New York is exciting. 纽约的生活很刺激。
family life 家庭生活
the American way of life 美国的生活方式
4 private/social/sex etc life activities in your life that are private, done with friends, concerned with sex etc 私人/社交/性生活:
an active social life 活跃的社交生活
5 way of life the way someone chooses to live their life 生活方式:
a traditional way of life 传统的生活方式
the American way of life 美国的生活方式
6 [U] living things such as people, animals, or plants 生物:
Is there life on other planets? 其他行星上有生物吗？
studying the island's plant life 研究该岛上的植物
7 [U] activity or movement 活力; 动静:
four years old and just so full of life 四岁、充满着活力
sign of life There were no signs of life in the house. 这幢房子里没有人活动的迹象。
8 (in) real life what really happens, rather than what happens in stories or in your imagination 现实生活（中的）
9 [singular 单数] the period of time that something continues to work or exist 〔某物的〕使用期; 有效期:
What's the average life of a family car? 家用汽车的平均使用期是多久？
10 that's life spoken used when something bad has happened that you must accept 【口】 生活就是如此〔表示无奈地接受不好的事〕
11 bring sth to life/come to life to make something more exciting, or to become more exciting 使〔某物〕更令人兴奋/变得刺激:
The game really came to life in the second half. 下半场时比赛变得很刺激。
12 not on your life! spoken used to say that you will definitely not do something 【口】 决不〔做某事〕！
13 [U] also 又作 life imprisonment when someone is put in prison for the rest of their life 无期徒刑
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