alive /əˈlaɪv/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ If people or animals are alive, they are not dead. 活着的 [v-link ADJ]

  例：

  She does not know if he is alive or dead.

  她不知道他是活还是死。

• 2. 

  ADJ If you say that someone seems alive, you mean that they seem to be very lively and to enjoy everything that they do. 有活力的

  例：

  She seemed more alive and looked forward to getting up in the morning.

  她似乎更有活力，并且期待着一早就起来。

• 3. 

  ADJ If an activity, organization, or situation is alive, it continues to exist or function. 继续存在的 [v-link ADJ, 'keep' n ADJ]

  例：

  The big factories are trying to stay alive by cutting costs.

  大工厂试图通过减少开支以维持生存。

• 4. 

  ADJ If a place is alive with something, there are a lot of people or things there and it seems busy or exciting. 满是 (人或物，显得繁忙或兴奋的) 的 [v-link ADJ]

  例：

  The river was alive with birds.

  这条河流周围满是各种鸟类。

• 5. 

  PHRASE If people, places, or events come alive, they start to be lively again after a quiet period. If someone or something brings them alive, they cause them to come alive. 恢复生机; 使变活跃

  例：

  The doctor's voice had come alive and his small eyes shone.

  医生的声音变得响亮起来，两只小眼睛也有了神采。

• 6. 

  PHRASE If a story or description comes alive, it becomes interesting, lively, or realistic. If someone or something brings it alive, they make it seem more interesting, lively, or realistic. 使变得有趣; 使显得生动

  例：

  She made history come alive with tales from her own memories.

  她用自己记忆中的往事使历史变得生动有趣起来。