n. 生活，生存；寿命
Fresh water is not only needed in people's daily life but also in industry and agriculture.
水是不仅用于人们的日常生活，而且也用于工业和农业。
来自：全球水资源短缺
On Sunday I make a lot of preparations for my next week's life and work.
周日，我得为下一个星期的生活工作做大量准备。
来自：两天的周末
TV programmes make people's life more interesting.
电视节目使人们的生活更有趣。
来自：看电视是件好事吗
All these make our life rich, interesting and easy.
所有这些使我们的生活丰富，有趣和容易。
来自：关于你自己
And their average economic life is assumed to be thirty years.
而他们的平均经济生涯假定为三十年。
来自：21世纪的水质
Her life is full of laughter and love.
她的生活充满了欢笑和爱。
来自：关于快乐On Happiness
But our life is limited, and the knowledge is boundless.
但是，我们的生命是有限的，而知识是无限的。
来自：读书的价值 The Value of Reading Books
It is dream that adds fullness, variety, and spice to our life and makes it worth living.
这就是梦想，为我们的生活增添了各种丰富的调剂，并使我们活得更有意义。
来自：一个梦想 A Dream
Furthermore, one's life can never be smooth sailing; it must be full of difficulties and setbacks.
此外，人的一生不可能永远一帆风顺，它必然充满困难和挫折。
来自：失败是一件坏事吗Is Failure a Bad Thing?
On the contrary, teaching life is more calm and regular.
相反，教学生活更加平静和一成不变。
来自：成为一个老师或者商人To Be a Teacher 0r a Businessman

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• Life 英 [laɪf] 美 [laɪf]】基本解释

  n. 生活，生计；生命，性命；一生，寿命；人生，尘世

  life 变化形式 复数： lives

  life 生命 life 's work 毕身成就

  来自古英语life,存在，生命，来自PIE*leip,停留，持续，词源同live,leave.比较world. 比喻用法。

  Life释义：

  the period between birth and death, or the experience or state of being alive

  寿命;生命;一生，人生;生活;性命

  Life's too short to worry about money!

  人生短暂，何必为金钱而烦恼！

  for the whole of a person's life:

  I believe marriage is for life.

  我相信婚姻是一辈子的事情。

  to be willing to die in order to defend or support someone or something:

  They were ready to give their lives for their country.

  他们已做好了为国捐躯的准备。

  a way of living or a particular part of someone's life

  生活方式;生活（的某一部分）

  her family/private life

  她的家庭／个人

  my working life

  我的职业生涯

  everything that is alive

  活物，生物

  human/marine/plant life

  人类／海洋生物／植物

  to completely change how or where you live:

  She decided to start a new life in Australia.

  她决定在澳大利亚开始新的生活。

  the period for which a machine or organization lasts

  寿命；存在周期；有效期

  The newer batteries have a much longer life.

  新一代电池的寿命要长得多。

  the quality that makes people, animals, and plants different from objects, substances, and things that are dead

  生命力，生气

  figurative I looked through the window but I couldn't see any signs of life (= people moving).

  我透过窗子向外望去，却看不到有任何人类活动的迹象。

  the quality of having a lot of energy, interest, or excitement

  活力，热情

  She's so full of life.

  她充满了活力。