alive
alive — 形容詞
- alivepositive
- more alivecomparative
- most alivesuperlative
1. having life in your body and breathing — that is, the opposite of dead.
活著的
仍有生命、未死亡的狀態
having life in your body and breathing — that is, the opposite of dead.
Nadia's grandmother is ninety-eight and still very much alive.
Nadia 的奶奶九十八歲了，身體還很硬朗，活得好好的。
predicative use after 'be'
After three days under the rubble, the small dog was found alive.
在瓦礫底下三天後，那隻小狗被找到時還活著。
passive: be found alive
The doctors worked through the night to keep the new baby alive.
醫生整夜搶救，努力讓那個剛出生的寶寶活下來。
keep someone alive
Tariq felt lucky to be alive after the climbing accident on the cliff.
經過那場懸崖攀岩意外，Tariq 覺得能活著真的很幸運。
Without water and sunlight, the plants on the balcony will not stay alive.
陽台上的植物若沒有水和陽光，是無法繼續活下去的。
stay alive
- still alive
- barely alive
- kept alive
- found alive
- stay alive
- dead
direct opposite for people, animals, and plants.
文法句型
be alive
stay alive
keep someone alive
用法筆記
Only used after a verb (be, feel, stay, keep, find), never before a noun. For 'a living person', use 'living' instead of 'alive'.
常見錯誤
2. used about an idea, hope, tradition, memory, or chance: still going on and not y
存續的
希望、傳統、機會等仍存在
used about an idea, hope, tradition, memory, or chance: still going on and not yet ended or forgotten.
The villagers work hard to keep their old harvest songs alive for the children.
村民努力把古老的豐收歌謠流傳下去，讓孩子們也能唱。
keep [tradition] alive
Omar's hope of becoming a pilot stayed alive through years of rejection letters.
即使收到多年的拒絕信，Omar 想當機師的夢想依然沒有熄滅。
abstract subject: hope stays alive
The team's chance of winning the title is still alive after Saturday's narrow victory.
週六那場驚險取勝後，球隊奪冠的希望仍未破滅。
chance is still alive
Memories of her grandfather are kept alive by the photo albums on the shelf.
外公的回憶，靠著架上那幾本相簿一直被保留下來。
passive: be kept alive by
- keep [hope/tradition/memory] alive
- kept alive by
- still alive
- dream is alive
文法句型
keep [something] alive
be alive in [place/people]
用法筆記
Subject is typically an abstract noun: hope, dream, memory, tradition, chance, debate, language. Distinguish from sense 1, which always describes a living creature, not an idea.
常見錯誤
3. feeling or showing strong energy, excitement, or interest — for example, eyes sh
充滿活力的
情緒高昂、神采奕奕的樣子
feeling or showing strong energy, excitement, or interest — for example, eyes shining, a face lighting up, or a room buzzing with talk.
Bao only really feels alive when he is running through the forest at dawn.
只有清晨在森林裡奔跑時，Bao 才真正感受到自己活著的感覺。
feel alive (subjective experience)
Her eyes came alive the moment the band started playing her favourite song.
樂團一開始演奏她最愛那首歌，她的眼神立刻亮了起來。
come alive (sudden burst of energy)
Dr. Jin's voice was suddenly alive with excitement as she described the discovery.
Jin 醫師描述那項發現時，聲音裡突然滿是興奮。
alive with [emotion]
The classroom came alive when the teacher rolled in a small robot on wheels.
老師把一台輪子滾動的小機器人推進教室，整間教室立刻熱鬧了起來。
come alive (place becomes lively)
- come alive
- feel alive
- alive with excitement
- alive with colour
- alive with music
文法句型
come alive
feel alive
alive with [noun]
用法筆記
Often pairs with the verb 'come' or 'feel'. Distinguish from sense 4, which describes a place crowded with creatures rather than a person or place full of emotion.
常見錯誤
4. used about a place that is packed with creatures that move around, or with peopl
充滿生物的
某地擠滿了會動的生物或人潮
used about a place that is packed with creatures that move around, or with people busily doing things — for example, a pond crowded with frogs, or a market full of shoppers and stalls.
In April the meadow was alive with butterflies, bees, and small yellow flowers.
四月時，那片草地上滿是蝴蝶、蜜蜂和小黃花。
alive with [creatures]
The rock pool was alive with tiny crabs darting between the seaweed.
礁石間的潮池裡擠滿了小螃蟹，在海藻之間鑽來鑽去。
alive with [moving things]
On Friday evenings the night market is alive with families, music, and cooking smoke.
週五傍晚的夜市總是擠滿了一家大小、音樂聲和炒菜的煙霧。
alive with [people and activity]
Tariq opened the kitchen drawer and found it alive with tiny black ants.
Tariq 一打開廚房抽屜，發現裡頭爬滿了密密麻麻的小黑螞蟻。
found alive with [pests]
- alive with insects
- alive with fish
- alive with people
- alive with activity
文法句型
alive with [plural noun]
用法筆記
Almost always followed by 'with' plus a plural noun naming the creatures or moving things. Subject is the place, not the creatures themselves.
常見錯誤
5. noticing that something exists and treating it as important — used mostly in for
察覺到的
正式：注意到並重視某事
noticing that something exists and treating it as important — used mostly in formal writing, with the preposition 'to'.
The mayor seems fully alive to the dangers of building on the old riverbank.
市長似乎完全意識到在舊河岸蓋房子的危險性。
alive to [noun]
Good teachers are alive to the small signs that a child is struggling at home.
好的老師對於孩子在家中遇到困難的細微跡象都很敏銳。
alive to small signs that…
The board is now alive to the risk of relying on a single supplier in Asia.
董事會現在已經正視只依賴單一亞洲供應商所帶來的風險。
formal: alive to the risk of
Omar was alive to every change in his father's breathing as he sat by the bed.
Omar 坐在床邊，對父親每一次呼吸的變化都察覺得清清楚楚。
alive to every change
- alive to the danger
- alive to the risk
- alive to the possibility
- fully alive to
文法句型
alive to [noun/-ing]
用法筆記
Almost always followed by 'to' plus a noun or -ing phrase. More formal than 'aware of' or 'sensitive to'; common in news writing, reports, and speeches rather than everyday speech.
常見錯誤
alive and kicking
idiomstill going strong and full of energy, even though people may have expected this person, group, or thing to have stopped or disappeared.
活躍如常；依然活躍
At eighty-three, Grandma Rosa is alive and kicking and still teaches salsa on Saturdays.
Vinyl records are alive and kicking in shops along Taipei's Yongkang Street.
alive and well
idiomsafe and in good health, often said with relief after worry; also used about ideas or trends that are still strong.
平安無事；依然健在
After the typhoon, Omar called to say his family was alive and well in Hualien.
Old-style craft printing is alive and well in the small lanes of Tainan.
eat someone alive
idiomto defeat, criticize, or attack someone so harshly that they have no chance to defend themselves; often used about debates, courts, the press, or insects.
把某人狠狠修理；徹底擊敗某人
The lawyer warned Bao that the prosecutor would eat him alive on the witness stand.
Without insect repellent, the mosquitoes by the lake will eat you alive.
to make a topic, story, or place feel exciting and real, instead of dry or boring, by the way you describe or present it.
讓某事物變得生動有趣
Mr. Chen's stories about the old harbour really bring local history alive for his students.
The new lighting design brought the old theatre alive on opening night.
come alive
idiomto suddenly become lively, exciting, or full of activity after being quiet or dull.
變得熱鬧；活躍起來
The old town square comes alive every December when the lantern festival begins.
Nadia's face came alive the moment her brother walked through the airport gate.
eat somebody alive
idiomTo attack or blame someone very strongly because you are very angry at them.
痛罵某人
The coach will eat you alive if you miss practice again.
Did the boss eat you alive for that mistake?