living
adj
1 alive, esp now 活的; 活著的
all living things 所有生物
the finest living pianist 在世的最好的鋼琴家
No man living could have done better. 當(dāng)今的人沒有一個(gè)能做得更好.
2 used or practised; active 在使用的; 實(shí)施著的; 活動(dòng)中的
living languages, ie those still spoken 現(xiàn)用的語言
a living hope, faith, reality 現(xiàn)存的希望、 仍在信奉的信仰、 活生生的現(xiàn)實(shí).
3 (idm 習(xí)語) a ,living `legend person who has achieved great fame during his lifetime and is still alive 活著的名人. be living proof of sth show sth by the fact that one is alive 活證明
He is living proof of the wonders of modern medicine. 他是當(dāng)代醫(yī)學(xué)奇跡的活證明. within/in ,living `memory at a time, or during the time, remembered by people still alive 在當(dāng)今人的記憶中
Wages were sixpence a week within living memory. 周工資為六便士的年代, 人們記憶猶新.
the coldest winter in living memory 人們記憶中最寒冷的冬天.
living n
1 [C usu sing 通常作單數(shù)]
(a) means of keeping alive or of living in a certain style; income 生存之道; 生計(jì); 收入
earn one's living as a journalist, by/from writing 做記者、 靠寫作謀生
make a good, an adequate, a meagre, etc living 過優(yōu)裕的、 小康的、 貧困的...生活.
(b) way of earning this 謀生之道
It may not be the best job in the world, but it's a living. 盡管這不是世界上最好的工作, 但不失為生活的出路.
2 [U] manner of life 生活方式
Both the cost and the standard of living were lower before the war. 戰(zhàn)前生活費(fèi)用和生活水準(zhǔn)都比較低.
understand the art of living, ie how to live a worthwhile, satisfying life 懂得生活的藝術(shù).
3 [C] (religion 宗) clergyman's position, providing his income; benefice 牧師的俸金.
4 (idm 習(xí)語) scrape a living => scrape1.