lived

IPA/lɪv/
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lived — 動詞

  • livedpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • liveds3rd person singular
  • liveding-ing form
  • livededpast simple

1. to be alive — having life as a person, animal, or plant rather than being dead.

1.動詞不及物A1
釋義

活著；生存

活著；具有生命

to be alive — having life as a person, animal, or plant rather than being dead.

例句

Gabriel's grandmother lived to be ninety-eight and still gardened at ninety-five.

Gabriel 的奶奶活到了九十八歲，九十五歲時還能種菜。

live to be + age

Polar bears can live for about thirty years if they find enough seals to eat.

北極熊如果能找到足夠的海豹吃，可以活大約三十年。

同義詞
  • be alive

    more literal and less common in everyday speech

  • exist

    broader — can apply to ideas and objects, not just living things

反義詞
  • die

    the direct opposite of being alive

文法句型

live + (adverb of time)

live to be + age

live through + noun phrase

用法筆記

Frequently followed by a time phrase ('for ten years', 'to be old') or 'through' for difficult events. Cannot take a direct object — 'I live' is complete.

常見錯誤

❌She lives a life for many years.
✅She lives for many years.
💡'live' does not need 'a life' as an object in this sense.
❌The tradition lives in our hearts.
✅The tradition lives on in our hearts.
💡use 'live on' for abstract continuation.

2. to stay in a particular house, city, or country as your regular place of residen

2.動詞不及物A1
釋義

居住；住

在某處擁有住所

to stay in a particular house, city, or country as your regular place of residence — the place where you sleep, eat, and keep your belongings.

例句

Vikram lived in a small flat near the river before he moved to Taipei.

Vikram 搬到臺北之前，住在河邊的一間小公寓裡。

live in + [place]

Antonia lives with her parents while she finishes her nursing degree.

Antonia 在完成護理學位期間，與父母同住。

live with + [person]

同義詞
  • reside

    much more formal; used on official forms

  • dwell

    literary or old-fashioned; rare in everyday speech

反義詞
  • move

    moving is the act of changing where you live

文法句型

live + in/at/near/with + [place/person]

用法筆記

Must be followed by a location phrase ('in Tokyo', 'near the school', 'with my brother') or an adverb of place ('here', 'there', 'abroad'). 'I live' alone is incomplete in this sense.

常見錯誤

❌I live at Taipei.
✅I live in Taipei.
💡use 'in' for cities, countries, and neighbourhoods.
❌She lives in a apartment.
✅She lives in an apartment.
💡article choice depends on the vowel sound.

3. to sit or stay in a fixed spot by habit — for objects that have a regular home w

3.動詞不及物B1
釋義

存放

物品通常存放在某處

to sit or stay in a fixed spot by habit — for objects that have a regular home where they belong.

例句

All the spare keys live in a blue bowl on the shelf by the door.

所有備用鑰匙都放在門邊架子上的藍色碗裡。

Rin keeps her winter boots in a box that lives under the bed until December.

Rin 把她的冬靴放在床底下的盒子裡，直到十二月才拿出來。

inanimate subject: object + live + place

同義詞
  • belong

    more common than 'live' for objects; 'where does this belong?' is standard

  • be stored

    more formal, suggests longer or more organised keeping

文法句型

[object] + live(s) + in/on/under + [place]

用法筆記

Subject is always a non-living object. This sense is informal and describes where an item usually belongs, not a temporary location. Distinguish from sense 2 (HAVE A HOME), where the subject is a person.

常見錯誤

❌I live my books on the shelf.
✅My books live on the shelf.
💡the subject must be the object itself, not the person who put it there.

4. to conduct your existence through a chosen style or set of habits — for instance

4.動詞及物 / 不及物B1
釋義

過活；度日

以某種方式度過人生

to conduct your existence through a chosen style or set of habits — for instance, staying quiet, seeking adventure, or following strong beliefs.

例句

Maja lived a simple life in a small cottage with no electricity or running water.

Maja 在一間沒有電也沒有自來水的小屋裡過著簡樸的生活。

live + [adjective] + life (cognate object)

Femi chose to live honestly even when telling the truth was the harder path.

Femi 選擇誠實過日子，即使說實話是更難走的路。

同義詞

文法句型

live + [adjective] + life

live + adverb of manner

用法筆記

Can take a cognate object (a noun related to 'life': 'live a happy life', 'live a lie'). The object must be an abstract description of existence, not a concrete thing. When intransitive, an adverb of manner ('happily', 'honestly', 'frugally') is typical.

常見錯誤

❌She lives a cat.
✅She lives with a cat.
💡'live' in this sense cannot take a concrete object.

❌ 'He lived happily ever after' sounds fairy-tale specific. For everyday use, try 'He lived a happy life with his family.'

5. to stay alive by earning or obtaining enough money, food, or other necessities t

5.動詞不及物B1
釋義

維生；謀生

賺取足夠金錢維持基本生活

to stay alive by earning or obtaining enough money, food, or other necessities to meet your basic needs.

例句

Pim lives on just fifteen dollars a day while studying in a foreign country.

Pim 在國外唸書時，每天只靠十五美元過活。

live on + [amount of money]

During the drought, the village lived on stored grain and water from the river.

乾旱期間，全村靠儲存的穀物和河水維生。

同義詞
  • survive on

    stronger emphasis on difficulty or bare minimum

  • subsist on

    formal; suggests a very minimal existence

反義詞
  • starve

    to suffer or die from lack of food

文法句型

live on + [amount of money / type of food]

用法筆記

Almost always followed by 'on' specifying the means ('live on a small salary', 'live on bread and water'). The emphasis is on sufficiency — what you just barely manage with, not how you choose to spend. Distinguish from sense 5 (SPEND LIFE), which describes quality of existence rather than bare survival.

常見錯誤

❌I can't live with this salary.
✅I can't live on this salary.
💡'live on' is the correct pattern for financial survival; 'live with' means to cohabitate or tolerate.
❌She lives by water and rice.
✅She lives on water and rice.
💡'live on' introduces the means of survival; 'live by' means 'near'.

6. to have no permanent home and sleep outdoors or in temporary shelters because yo

6.動詞不及物B2
釋義

流浪；露宿

無家可歸而露宿街頭

to have no permanent home and sleep outdoors or in temporary shelters because you cannot afford housing.

例句

After the factory closed, Otis lived on the streets for almost a year.

工廠關閉後，Otis 在街頭流浪了將近一年。

live on the streets

The charity provides hot meals for people who live rough in the city centre.

這家慈善機構為在市中心露宿的人提供熱騰騰的餐點。

live rough (British)

同義詞
  • sleep rough

    British English — more specific to sleeping outdoors

  • be unhoused

    formal and person-first terminology

文法句型

live + on the streets / rough / in a shelter

用法筆記

Often followed by phrases like 'on the streets', 'rough' (British English), or 'in a shelter'. Unlike sense 2, this sense emphasises the lack of a proper home rather than describing a location. Handle with sensitivity — use person-first language in formal writing ('people who live on the streets' not 'the homeless').

常見錯誤

❌They lived in a homeless.
✅They lived on the streets.
💡'homeless' is an adjective, not a place.

7. (of memories, feelings, traditions, and other immaterial ideas) to continue bein

7.動詞不及物B2
釋義

留存；延續

記憶、傳統等繼續存在

(of memories, feelings, traditions, and other immaterial ideas) to continue being known, remembered, or felt by people after the original time or person has passed

例句

Though Grandma passed away long ago, her kindness still lives in what our family does.

雖然奶奶很久以前就過世了，她的善良仍然活在我們家的生活中。

live in + abstract noun — pattern for remembered qualities

The candle-lighting tradition still lives in several mountain villages across the region.

在冬季夜晚點蠟燭的傳統，在該地區的幾個山村中依然留存。

同義詞
  • endure

    stronger, suggests lasting through difficulty

  • persist

    more formal, implies continuing despite opposition or time

  • survive

    suggests lasting despite threats or change

反義詞
  • die out

    to disappear completely

  • fade

    to gradually become less remembered or felt

文法句型

live on

live in [memory/hearts/thoughts]

用法筆記

Subject is not a living thing — it is a memory, tradition, name, feeling, or idea. Frequently followed by 'on' (to suggest continuation over time) or 'in' (to locate where the thing survives).

常見錯誤

❌The old library building still lives in the city.
✅The memory of the old library still lives in the city.
💡This sense is for memories, traditions, and feelings, not for physical objects that still stand.

8. to experience life in an active, exciting, and satisfying way, filling it with i

8.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

活得精彩

積極享受人生

to experience life in an active, exciting, and satisfying way, filling it with interesting events, adventures, or strong feelings

例句

After retiring, Aunt Rosa decided she wanted to really live and travel the world.

退休後，Rosa 阿姨決定要好好享受生活，環遊世界。

The photographer told us she wants to live a life full of adventure and discovery.

那位攝影師告訴我們，她想過一個充滿冒險和探索的人生。

live + [adjective] + life — pattern for describing lifestyle

同義詞
  • thrive

    emphasises growing and doing well, not just enjoying

  • flourish

    more formal, similar to thrive

  • revel

    stronger, suggests great enjoyment, often followed by 'in'

反義詞
  • exist

    to just stay alive without enjoyment or purpose

  • drift

    to move through life without direction or energy

文法句型

live + [adjective] + life

live to the fullest

really live

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 5 (SPEND LIFE A CERTAIN WAY) — sense 5 describes the general pattern or manner of one's daily existence, while this sense emphasises actively seeking excitement, satisfaction, and intensity. Common in imperative and encouraging expressions such as 'live a little' and 'live life to the fullest.'

常見錯誤

❌I want to live my life happy.
✅I want to live my life happily.
💡Use an adverb (happily), not an adjective (happy), to describe how you live.
❌We lived a party last weekend.
✅We lived life to the fullest at the party.
💡'Live' in this sense takes 'life' or 'lives' as its object, not the name of a specific event.

9. to gain direct, personal knowledge of a situation, feeling, or event by being pr

9.動詞及物B2
釋義

經歷；體會

親身經歷某種處境

to gain direct, personal knowledge of a situation, feeling, or event by being present when it happens or by going through it yourself

例句

The journalist lived through the earthquake and wrote a moving account of the disaster.

那位記者親身經歷了地震，並寫下一篇感人的災難報導。

live through + [difficult event]

You cannot truly understand poverty until you have lived it yourself.

除非你親身經歷過貧窮，否則你無法真正理解它。

同義詞
  • undergo

    suggests something difficult or unpleasant that you must bear

  • go through

    less formal, can be used for both positive and negative experiences

  • endure

    emphasises suffering or hardship over time

反義詞
  • avoid

    to stay away from a situation

  • miss

    to not be present for an event

文法句型

live through + [difficult experience]

live + [nightmare/reality/dream]

用法筆記

The object is typically a difficult or intense experience (poverty, war, a nightmare, disaster, loss). Unlike the general verb 'experience,' 'live' in this sense adds a feeling of duration and deep personal impact. Cannot be used for watching, reading, or hearing about something secondhand.

常見錯誤

❌I lived a great movie last night.
✅I lived through a difficult time last year.
💡This sense is for real personal experiences, not for watching or reading stories.
❌She lived his speech at the conference.
✅She lived through the conference and found it very tiring.
💡The object must be a situation or experience, not a single performance or event viewed from outside.

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