【life音标】 英[laɪf] 美[laɪf]
【单词释义】 life是什么意思：
n.[U]生命；生物；活物；生活；活力；生命力；生气
n.[U,C]一生，寿命；生计；人命；性命
n.[C]存在期；有效期；个人生活；个人经历；生平事迹；传记
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[单词复数] lives
【关联词/派生词】
lifetime n.一生；终身；有生之年；有效期
lifesaver n. 济急的人；救生员；救命物
lifelong adj. 终身的；毕生的
lifestyle n. [C, U] 生活方式；工作方式
lifespan n.（人或动物的）寿命；使用期，有效期
lifeless adj. 无生命的；死气沉沉的；无趣味的
【life形近词/近似词】
housewife n.家庭主妇
knife n.刀 v.切割；(用刀)伤害
wildlife n.[U]野生动物
rife adj.普遍的；流行的；盛传的
wife n.妻子，太太
【常用短语】
way of life 生活方式；行为准则
【单词例句】
◇ Shooting his thrilling arrows in evils,he inspired the passion of love and provided all nature with life and power of reproduction.
他恶作剧地射出令人震颤的神箭,唤起爱的激情。给自然界带来生机，授予万物繁衍的能力。
---- Eros(Cupid)
◇ During the day hed rove his carriage of gold and ivory , and brought light, life and love to the great world below.
白天,他驾着用金子和象牙制成的战车,给广阔无垠的大地带来光明、生命和仁爱。
---- Apollo
◇ "Yes indeed," replied the devil, "on a treasure that contains more gold and silver than you have ever seen in your life."
“正是财宝。”魔鬼答道，“而且比你一生见到的都要多呢！”
---- The Peasant and the Devil
◇ Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room and determined to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave special attention to her case.
身穿手术服的他医生来到病房，一眼就认出了恩人。回到会诊室后，他决心一定要竭尽所能来治好她的病。从那天起，他就特别关照这个对自己有恩的病人。
---- The warmth of a cup of milk
◇ All of a sudden her handicap was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just melted me and almost instantly gave me a completely new sense of what life is all about. She took me from a poor, unhappy college student and brought me into her world; a world of smiles, love and warmth.
就在那一霎那间，她的身体缺陷消失了，我看到的只是一个美丽的女孩儿，她的笑容使我融化，并几乎立刻使我对人生有了一种新的认识。她把我这个贫穷而不幸的大学生带进了她的世界，一个充满微笑、爱和温暖的世界。
---- World of Smiles
◇ Now, all their children have already grown up, have their own family, there’s nothing else the old couple have to worry about, all they wanted is to lead their own life free from all these years of unhappiness from their marriage, so both agree on a divorce.
现在，他们的孩子都长大成人了，也有他们各自的家庭了。于是，这对老夫妇再也没有什么事可以担忧的了。他们现在渴望的就是过各自的生活，免受这些年来婚姻带给他们的种种不幸。正因为这样，两个老人都赞同通过离婚解决事情的争端。
---- Life Together
◇ He left and I tried to get on with my life. I filled the kettle and put it on to boil, I took out my old red mug and filled it with coffee watching as each coffee granule slipped in to the bone china.
他走了，我尝试着继续过自己的生活。我烧开水，拿出红色杯子，看着咖啡粉末一点点地落入骨瓷的杯子里。
---- A Little Piece of Me
◇ Their play, and ours, appears to serve no other purpose than to give pleasure to the players, and apparently, to remove us temporarily from the anguish of life in earnest.
他们的玩耍，同我们的一样，似乎并没有别的目的而只是给游戏者以愉悦，暂时把我们从严肃生活的痛苦中拉出来。
---- The Origin of Sports
◇ It was quite unlucky for anyone to be stolen from. However, President Roosevelt had such three reasons to be so grateful. This story tells us how we can learn to be grateful in our life.
对任何人来说，家中失窃绝非幸事。但是，罗斯福总统却能找到三个感恩的理由。这个故事告诉我们，生活中，我们应该学会感恩。
---- Being Grateful
◇ I want a wife who will wash the children's clothes and keep them mended. I want a wife who is a good nurturant attendant to my children, who arranges for their schooling, makes sure that they have an adequate social life with their peers, takes them to the park, the zoo, etc.
我想要个妻，保证我的孩子吃得好穿得净。我想要个妻，替孩子洗衣缝补，扮演好保育员的角色，安排好孩子的学业、交友、游戏诸多事情。
---- I Want a Wife