living是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 alive now -- 活着的，在世的；现存的

  • living organisms 活（的生物）体

  • He is probably the best-known living architect. 他很可能是目前健在的最著名的建筑师。

• 1 still existing -- 留下来的，依然存在的

  • The pyramids are a living monument to the skill of their builders. 金字塔是其建造者高超技艺的传世纪念碑。

• 2 the money that you earn from your job -- 收入；生计

  • What do you do for a living? (= What is your job?) 你靠什么谋生？

  • I mean, I don't like my job but at least it's a living (= a way of earning money). 我的意思是，我虽然不喜欢自己的工作，但它起码是一种谋生手段。

  • Everyone has to make a living. 每个人都要谋生。

  • You can make a good living (= earn a lot of money) in sales if you have the right attitude. 如果你有良好的心态，干销售会赚很多钱。

• 3 the way in which you live your life -- 生活（方式）

  • country/healthy living 乡村／健康的生活方式

• 4 people who are still alive -- 生者，活着的人

  • On this anniversary of the tragedy we remember the living as well as the dead. 在那场悲剧的周年纪念之际，我们既要缅怀死者也不能忘记生者。