alive 的核心是「有生命的,活着的」,但有严格的句法限制:只作表语(置于系动词后),不能前置修饰名词(× alive fish → ✓ live fish / living creatures)。义项:① 活着的,有生命的(Is he still alive? = 他还活着吗?);② 充满活力的,生机勃勃的(The market came alive = 市场充满了活力);③ be alive to(意识到,对…有感知:be alive to the dangers = 意识到危险的存在,书面用法)。关键搭配:keep sb. alive(使某人活着);come alive(活跃起来);alive and well / kicking(健在,活蹦乱跳)。
释义
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adj.(表语)活着的,有生命的
Against all expectations, three miners were found alive after being trapped underground for nearly a week.
出乎所有人的预料,三名矿工在被困地下近一周后被发现仍然活着。
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adj.(表语)充满活力的,生机勃勃的
The city centre comes alive during the annual street festival, with music, food stalls, and thousands of visitors.
每年街头节庆期间,市中心都会变得生机勃勃,乐声不断,小摊林立,游人如织。
语感
alive 只作表语——说 he is alive(✓),但修饰名词用 live / living(× alive fish → ✓ live fish)
活着的(表语)充满活力的(表语)意识到的(be alive to,书面)
句法要点:alive 是表语形容词(predicative adjective),只能出现在 be/seem/remain 等系动词后,不能前置修饰名词(× alive creatures → ✓ living creatures;× alive fish → ✓ live fish;× alive patient → ✓ living patient)。常见表语用法:stay alive(活下去);keep sb./sth. alive(维持生命/维持某事不消亡);come alive(变得活跃,生动起来);be alive to sth.(对某事有感知/意识,书面正式用法);alive and well / kicking(安然无恙,健在)。
陷阱
⚠️alive 只作表语,修饰名词用 live/living
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The documentary explores the challenges faced by alive coral reef ecosystems in an era of rising ocean temperatures.
这部纪录片探讨了在海洋温度上升时代,活珊瑚礁生态系统所面临的挑战。(× alive coral reef → ✓ living coral reef)
alivealive(活着的,只作表语:he is alive)livingliving(活的,可前置修饰名词:living organisms = 有生命的有机体;也作表语:he is living)
Remarkably, the plant cuttings were still alive after six weeks without water.
令人惊讶的是,这些植物枝条在六周没有浇水后仍然存活着。
The museum's exhibition on living ecosystems attracted thousands of schoolchildren during the summer holidays.
博物馆关于活体生态系统的展览在暑假期间吸引了数千名学生。
写作加分
✨ 加分词
替换:interestingexcitingactive
文化传承话题城市生活话题环境保护话题
普通
Traditional culture should be kept interesting and active.
传统文化应该保持有趣和活跃。
加分 ✨
Schools and communities must work together to keep traditional culture alive, ensuring that ancient customs and crafts are passed down to future generations.
学校和社区必须共同努力,让传统文化延续下去,确保古老的习俗和技艺传递给后代。
为什么更好:keep sth. alive 是比喻意象(传统=有生命的事物),比 keep sth. interesting 更有表现力;passed down to future generations 引出代际传承维度
常用搭配
stay / keep alive活下去 / 维持生命(或使传统延续)
come alive活跃起来,充满生机
alive and well / kicking安然无恙,生机勃勃(固定表达)
be alive to sth.对某事有感知/意识(书面正式)
bury sb. alive活埋某人
词根
alive = 只能跟在系动词后面——he IS alive(✓),× alive fish;想修饰名词就换成 live(live broadcast = 直播)或 living(living things = 生物)
考考你
Q1对错判断
判断下面句子里的用法是否正确:
Scientists are studying the behaviour of alive deep-sea creatures that have never been observed in their natural habitat before.
科学家们正在研究从未在自然栖息地被观察过的活体深海生物的行为。
✓ 正确版本
Scientists are studying the behaviour of living deep-sea creatures that have never been observed in their natural habitat before.
科学家们正在研究从未在自然栖息地被观察过的活体深海生物的行为。
alive 是表语形容词,不能前置修饰名词;修饰名词用 living(活的)或 live(直播/现场);× alive creatures → ✓ living creatures
Q2近义选词
选择最恰当的词填空:
The children's faces lit up when the science teacher showed them ___ insects under the microscope.