1. 活着，没死　 living, not dead
2. P 有活力，活泼　 lively, active
3. P 存在着，继续不断　 in existence, continuing

　catch ～　活捉
　come ～ for the readers　使读者活跃起来
　return ～　生还
　very much ～　非常活跃
　～ through all one's being　全身有力
　～ to　对…有觉察，对…有感觉
　～ to one's own interests　关心自己的利益
　～ to pain　对痛敏感
　～ to the danger of　意识到…的危险性
　～ with　充满着…的
　～ with bees　蜜蜂纷飞
　～ with boats　船只来往繁忙
　～ with hope　充满希望

　He was the only one alive then.　他是当时唯一活下来的人。
　Thousands of Chinese miners, dead or alive, were thrown into the death pit by the Japanese fascists.　数千名中国矿工，不管死的活的，统统被日本法西斯扔进万人坑里去了。
　Who is the greatest man alive?　谁是目前世界上最伟大的人物?
　The old man is still alive.　那老人还活着。
　Many great writers were not appreciated fully while they were alive.　许多伟大的作家在世的时候并没有得到人们充分的赏识。
　He accounted himself lucky to be alive.　他认为自己能活着就是幸运。
　You shall never want for money while I am alive.　只要我活着，你不会缺钱花。
　The elephant was still breathing, so we knew it was still alive.　那头大象仍在呼吸，所以我们知道它仍然活着。
　What a miracle!The rescue-party dug out from underneath the debris an infant who was intact and still alive! 　真是个奇迹！救援队从废墟中挖出一个婴儿，他竟然还活着，而且毫发无伤。
　You can count up the great poets still alive, on the fingers of one hand.　在世的大诗人屈指可数。
　The plant is alive after all! There are new leaves growing out.　这棵植物终归没死！它又长出了新叶。
　Everyone looks alive.　个个生气勃勃。
　You seem very much alive today.　你今天好像非常活跃。
　He is alive in every nerve.　他浑身是劲。
　He is alive to the feelings of humour.　他很有幽默感。
　Are you alive to what is going on?　你意识到在发生什么事情吗?
　The streets are alive with people.　街上到处是人。
　He is alive with fervor.　他热情洋溢。
　Her face was alive with laughter.　她满面笑容。
　The whole square was alive with singing and rejoicing.　整个广场歌声嘹亮，喜气洋洋。
　Hunters could bring them back alive.　猎人们能够把他们活着带回来。
　They captured the enemy officer alive.　他们活捉了敌人的军官。
　The policeman has caught the murderer alive.　警察已将凶手生擒。
　I caught a bird alive in the tree.　我在树上活捉了一只鸟。
　The food he got could barely keep him alive.　他弄到的食物勉强使他活下来。
　The money will suffice to keep her alive.　这些钱足以维持她的生活。
　I kept my mental and critical faculties alive.　我保持着敏锐的心智能力和评判能力。
　The news of victory kept us alive in excitement.　胜利的消息使我们兴奋。
　Newspaper reports kept the story alive.　报纸报道的这件事一直很吸引人。

 ♣ alive and kicking
　生气勃勃，精神饱满；活泼，活跃　still living; in good health and active
　You will be glad to hear that Bill is alive and kicking.　比尔现在精神饱满，你听了一定很高兴。
 ♣ alive to
　对…注意到〔敏感〕　aware of or responsive to sth
　He is alive to pain.　他对痛很敏感。
　I was alive to the importance of the work.　我很清楚这项工作的重要性。
 ♣ alive with
　充满　full of
　The lake is alive with fish.　湖里鱼多得很。
　The woods are alive with birds.　树林中到处是鸟。
　The whole square was alive with singing and rejoicing.　整个广场歌声嘹亮，喜气洋洋。
 ♣ come alive
1. 精神为之一振；活跃起来 be active
　When Mr. Green mentioned money, they came alive.　格林先生一提到钱，他们的精神就为之一振。
　She came alive in the 1890s when she studied psychology under William James.　当她在19世纪90年代在威廉·詹姆斯的指导下学习心理学时，她曾非常活跃。
2. 栩栩如生 be vivid; be lively
　The president came alive in the picture as the artist worked.　艺术家笔下的总统肖像栩栩如生。
 ♣ look alive
　赶快，快些　hurry up; be brisk
　Look alive!You will miss the bus.　快点！你要赶不上公共汽车了。

 ♣ alive, live, living
　这三个词共同意思是“活着的，活的”。其区别在于：
1. alive多用于人，与dead相对，指“还活着的”，着重于状态；living指没有死、消失，继续存在、活动或起着作用，可修饰人，也可修饰物；而live指“活的；真的”，只用于物。
2. alive只用作表语或后置定语；living既可用作定语，又可用作表语；而live仅用作定语。例如：
　The mortally wounded man was unconscious but still alive.　那个受了致命伤的人处于昏迷状态，可是还活着。
　He has never seen a live tiger.　他从没见过一只活老虎。
　He is the greatest living poet.　他是在世的最伟大的诗人。
　Shelly was still living.　雪莱还活着。

1. 一位敌军士兵被活捉。
　［误］ An enemy soldier was caught living.
　［正］ An enemy soldier was caught alive.
　［析］ “活捉”应译成catch alive，不可用living.
2. 对我们来说，活人比死人更重要。
　［误］ The alive are more important to us than the dead.
　［正］ The living are more important to us than the dead.
　［析］ 表示“活着的人”须用the living，不可说the alive.

　当alive有修饰语的时候也可用作前置定语。例如：
　Tom is a really alive student.　汤姆是一个真正有生气的学生。

　［同义词］ active, alert, animate, awake, breathing, brisk, cheerful, eager, living, real, vital
　［反义词］ dead, lifeless
　［词源］中古英语alyfe（生活）