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life

US: /ˈɫaɪf/

UK: /lˈa‍ɪf/

English - Vietnamese dictionary

life /laif/

danh từ, số nhiều lives /laivz/
- sự sống
- đời sống, sinh mệnh, tính mệnh
  - to lay down one's life for the country: hy sinh tính mệnh cho tổ quốc
  - a matter of life and death: một vấn đề sống còn
- đời, người đời
  - to have lived in a place all one's life: đã sống ở đâu suốt cả đời
  - for life: suốt đời
  - hard labour for life: tội khổ sai chung thân
- cuộc sống, sự sinh sống, sự sinh tồn
  - we are building a new life: chúng ta đang xây dựng một cuộc sống mới
  - the struggle for life: cuộc đấu tranh sinh tồn
- cách sống, đời sống, cách sinh hoạt
  - the country life: đời sống ở nông thôn, cách sinh hoạt ở nông thôn
- sinh khí, sinh lực, sự hoạt động
  - to be full of life: dồi dào sinh lực, hoạt bát
- tiểu sử, thân thế
  - the life of Lenin: tiểu sử Lê-nin
- tuổi thọ, thời gian tồn tại
  - the life of a machine: tuổi thọ của một cái máy
  - a good life: người có thể sống trên tuổi thọ trung bình
  - a bad life: người có thể không đạt tuổi thọ trung bình
- nhân sinh
  - the philosophy of life: triết học nhân sinh
  - the problem of life: vấn đề nhân sinh
- vật sống; biểu hiện của sự sống
  - no life to be seen: không một biểu hiện của sự sống; không có một bóng người (vật)
- as large as life
  - (xem) large
- to escape with life and limb
  - thoát được an toàn
- for one's life
  - for dear life
    - để thoát chết
  - to run for dear life: chạy để thoát chết
  - for the life of me
    - upon my life
      - dù chết
    - I can't for the life of me: dù chết tôi cũng không thể nào
    - to bring to life
      - làm cho hồi tỉnh
    - to come to life
      - hồi tỉnh, hồi sinh
    - to have the time of one's life
      - chưa bao giờ vui thích thoải mái như thế
    - high life
      - xã hội thượng lưu, xã hội tầng lớp trên
    - in one's life
      - lúc sinh thời
    - in the prime of life
      - lúc tuổi thanh xuân
    - to see life
      - (xem) see
    - single life
      - (xem) single
    - to take someone's life
      - giết ai
    - to take one's own life
      - tự tử, tự sát, tự vẫn
    - to the life
      - truyền thần, như thật
  Advanced English dictionary
  state of living
  1 [U] the ability to breathe, grow, reproduce, etc. which people, animals and plants have before they die and which objects do not have: life and death + The body was cold and showed no signs of life. + My father died last year-I wish I could bring him back to life. + In spring the countryside bursts into life.
  2 [U, C] the state of being alive as a human being; an individual person's existence: The floods caused a massive loss of life (= many people were killed). + He risked his life to save his daughter from the fire. + Hundreds of lives were threatened when the building collapsed. + The operation saved her life. + My grandfather lost his life (= was killed) in the Second World War. + Several attempts have been made on the President's life (= several people have tried to kill him).
  living things
  3 [U] living things: plant / animal life + marine / pond life + Is there intelligent life on other planets?
  period of time
  4 [C, U] the period between sb's birth and their death; a part of this period: He's lived here all his life. + I've lived in England for most of my life. + to have a long / short life + He became very weak towards the end of his life. + Brenda took up tennis late in life. + He will spend the rest of his life (= until he dies) in a wheelchair. + There's no such thing as a job for life any longer. + She is a life member of the club. + in early / adult life
  5 [C] (used with an adjective) a period of sb's life when they are in a particular situation or job: She has been an accountant all her working life. + He met a lot of interesting people during his life as a student. + They were very happy throughout their married life.
  6 [C] the period of time when sth exists or functions: The International Stock Exchange started life as a London coffee shop. + They could see that the company had a limited life (= it was going to close). + In Italy the average life of a government is eleven months.
  See also - SHELF LIFE
  punishment
  7 [U] the punishment of being sent to prison for life; life IMPRISONMENT: The judge gave him life. + She is doing life for murder.
  experience / activities
  8 [U] the experience and activities that are typical of all people's existences: the worries of everyday life + He is young and has little experience of life. + Commuting is a part of daily life for many people. + Jill wants to travel and see life for herself. + We bought a dishwasher to make life easier. + In Africa life can be hard. + In real life (= when she met him) he wasn't how she had imagined him at all. + Life can be difficult when you move to a new town. + Life isn't like in the movies, you know.
  9 [U, C] the activities and experiences that are typical of a particular way of living: country / city life + She enjoyed political life. + family / married life + How do you find life in America?
  10 [C] a person's experiences during their life, the activities that form a particular part of a person's life: He has had a good life. + a hard / an easy life + My day-to-day life is not very exciting. + a life of luxury / crime + Her daily life involved meeting lots of people. + She lived a quiet life in the countryside. + Many of these children have led very sheltered lives (= they have not had many different experiences). + They emigrated to start a new life in America. + He doesn't like to talk about his private life. + She has a full social life. + articles about the love lives of the stars
  See also - SEX LIFE
  energy / excitement
  11 [U] the quality of being active and exciting: This is a great holiday resort that is full of life. + We need to inject some new life into this project.
  in art
  12 [U] a living model or a real object or scene that people draw or paint: She had lessons in drawing from life. + a life class (= one in which art students draw a naked man or woman)
  See also - STILL LIFE
  story of life
  13 [C] a story of sb's life
  Synonym: BIOGRAPHY
  She wrote a life of Mozart.
  in children's games
  14 [C] one of a set number of chances before a player is out of a game: He's lost two lives, so he's only got one left.
  Idioms: be sb's life be the most important person or thing to sb: My children are my life. + Writing is his life.
  bring sb/sth to life to make sb/sth more interesting or exciting: The new teacher really brought French to life for us. + Flowers can bring a dull room back to life.
  come to life
  1 to become more interesting, exciting or full of activity: The match finally came to life in the second half.
  2 to start to act or move as if alive: In my dream all my toys came to life.
  for dear life
  for your life as hard or as fast as possible: She was holding on to the rope for dear life. + Run for your life!
  for the life of you (informal) however hard you try: I cannot for the life of me imagine why they want to leave.
  frighten / scare the life out of sb to frighten sb very much: You scared the life out of me coming in so suddenly like that.
  full of beans / life having a lot of energy
  get a life (spoken) used to tell sb to stop being boring and to do sth more interesting: Do us all a favour ...get a life!
  lay down your life (for sb/sth) (literary) to die in order to save sb/sth: They were prepared to lay down their lives for their country.
  life after death the possibility or belief that people continue to exist in some form after they die: Do you believe in life after death?
  the life and soul of the party, etc. (BrE) the most amusing and interesting person at a party, etc.
  life is cheap (disapproving) used to say that there is a situation in which it is not thought to be important if people somewhere die or are treated badly
  (have) a life of its own (of an object) seeming to move or function by itself without a person touching or working it
  make life difficult (for sb) to cause problems for sb: She does everything she can to make life difficult for him.
  the man / woman in your life (informal) the man or woman that you are having a sexual or romantic relationship with: Anna has a new man in her life.
  not on your life (spoken) used to refuse very firmly to do sth
  take sb's life to kill sb
  take your (own) life to kill yourself
  take your life in your hands to risk being killed: You take your life in your hands just crossing the road here.
  that's life (spoken) used when you are disappointed about sth but know that you must accept it: It's a shame I can't go on the trip to France, but that's life.
  more at BET v., BREATH, BREATHE, CHANGE n., DEPART, DOG n., END v., FACT, FEAR n., FIGHT v., INCH n., KISS n., LARGE, LEASE, LIGHT n., MATTER n., MISERY, NINE, RISK v., SAVE v., SLICE n., SPRING v., STAFF n., STORY, TIME n., TRUE adj., VARIETY, WALK n., WAY n.
  
  Thesaurus dictionary
  
  n.
  1 existence, entity, being; sentience, viability:
  Who can imagine the possible forms of life in the universe?
  2 existence, survival, living, subsistence, sustenance:
  Certain nutriments are necessary to life on earth.
  3 existence, living, way of life, lifestyle:
  What kind of life does he lead? I enjoy country life.
  4 existence, lifetime, time; duration:
  She did much during her short life. The life of a light-bulb depends on how often it is switched off and on
  5 person, mortal, human (being), individual, soul:
  The new drug might save millions of lives.
  6 biography, autobiography, memoir(s), (life) story:
  He has written a life of Mozart.
  7 soul, spirit, spark of life, vital spark, moving spirit, life-force, élan vital; lifeblood; animation, vitality, liveliness, sprightliness, vivacity, sparkle, dazzle, dash, élan, vigour, verve, zest, flavour, pungency, freshness, effervescence, brio, flair, vim, energy, exuberance, enthusiasm, Colloq pep, zing, get-up-and-go:
  We must breathe some life into these people. Eva is always the life of the party
  8 obsession, preoccupation, passion, fixation, compulsion:
  Model railways are his life.
  9 bounce, resilience, spring, elasticity:
  
  There's no life in this old tennis ball.
  
  Collocation
  
  ¹ living things
  ADJ.
  intelligent
  Is there intelligent life on other planets?
  | animal, bird, human, insect, marine, plant
  LIFE + NOUN
  form | cycle
  ² existence
  VERB + LIFE
  lose
  He lost his life in an air crash.
  | bring sb back to, restore sb to | cling to, fight for
  She clung to life for several weeks.
  | risk
  She risked her life for the sake of the children.
  | save
  a drug that will save lives
  | spare
  She begged the soldiers to spare her son's life.
  | give, lay down, sacrifice | claim, cost, end, take
  The crash claimed 43 lives. His foolishness almost cost him his life. She took her own life.
  | start
  (figurative) The restaurant started life as a cinema.
  LIFE + VERB
  be lost
  No lives were lost in the accident.
  LIFE + NOUN
  assurance, insurance
  PHRASES
  an attempt on sb's life
  There have been three attempts on the president's life.
  | in fear for/of your life
  Witnesses are living in fear for their life after giving evidence against the gang.
  | life after death
  Do you believe in life after death?
  | loss of life
  The plane crashed with heavy loss of life.
  | a matter of life and death
  (figurative) These talks are a matter of life and death for the factory.
  | the right to life
  anti-abortionists campaigning for the right to life
  | signs of life
  The driver showed no signs of life.
  ³ period between birth and death
  ADJ.
  long, short | entire, whole | early | adult | later
  In later life he took up writing.
  | past, previous
  He never discussed the unhappinesses of his past life. I think I may have been an animal in a previous life.
  | future, next | working
  He was a miner all his working life.
  VERB + LIFE
  go through, live, spend
  She went through life always wanting what she couldn't get. He spent his whole life in Cornwall.
  | end
  He ended his life a happy man.
  | shorten | prolong | dedicate, devote
  He devoted his life to the education of deaf children.
  LIFE + NOUN
  history, story | membership | imprisonment, sentence | expectancy, span
  (also
  lifespan)
  Japanese people have a very high life expectancy. the lifespan of a mouse
  PREP.
  for ~
  She thought marriage should be for life.
  | in your ~
  for the first time in her life
  | throughout your ~
  Throughout her life she was dogged by loneliness.
  PHRASES
  all your life
  I've known her all my life.
  | at sb's time of life At his time of life he should be starting to take things easy. | the end of your life Her paintings became more obscure towards the end of her life. | late in life She discovered jazz quite late in life. | the … of your life I had the fright of my life when I saw the snake in my bed. He met the love of his life at college. | a phase/stage in/of (your) life She sensed she was entering a new phase in her life. | the prime of life You're still in the prime of life. | the remainder/rest of your life He'll be haunted by the crash for the rest of his life.
  ⁴ activity in the world
  ADJ.
  daily, day-to-day, everyday | real
  a real-life drama
  | modern | personal, private
  She did not tolerate press intrusion into her private life.
  | inner
  Only his wife had access to his inner life.
  | family, married | social | love, sex | public
  His fame was so sudden that he was unprepared for public life.
  | academic, business, cultural, economic, intellectual, political, professional, school | night
  (also
  nightlife)
  What's the nightlife like in the town?
  | city, village, etc.
  VERB + LIFE
  build, rebuild
  He built his whole life around his children. She is still reb
  PHRASES
  an attitude to life, an outlook on life, a philosophy/view of life
  I've always had a fairly optimistic outlook on life.
  | a love of life
  He always had a great love of life.
  | a man/woman in your life
  There has only been one woman in his life.
  | see sth of life
  I wanted to see something of life before I settled down.
  | the … side of life
  His time in London was his first glimpse of the seamier side of life. | want sth from/in/out of lifeThey both seem to want the same things out of life.
  ⁵ way of living
  ADJ.
  good, happy | lonely, miserable, sad, unhappy | hard | easy | active, busy, hectic | exciting | full | peaceful, quiet | normal, ordinary | healthy | sheltered | double
  He had been leading a double life, married to two women.
  VERB + LIFE
  have, lead, live
  She leads a busy social life.
  | enjoy | change
  Learning meditation changed her life.
  | dominate, take over
  He never let his work dominate his life.
  | ruin
  He ruined his life through drinking.
  PHRASES
  build/make/start a new life
  They went to Australia to start a new life.
  | enjoy/live life to the full
  He always believed in living life to the full.
  | the high life
  enjoying the high life in the smartest hotels and restaurants of New York
  | live a life of …
  They're living a life of luxury in the Bahamas.
  | a/the pace of life
  The pace of life is much gentler on the island.
  | the quality of life
  He gave up his high-flying job and now enjoys a better quality of life.
  | a way of life
  She loved the Spanish way of life and immediately felt at home there.
  ⁶ liveliness
  VERB + LIFE
  come to
  The city only comes to life at night.
  | breathe, bring sth to, inject
  They need some new, younger staff to breathe some life into the company.
  | burst/hum/teem with
  a child bursting with life
  PHRASES
  full of life
  It's nice to see an old man still so full of life.
  
  Concise dictionary
  liveslaɪf
  noun
  +a characteristic state or mode of living
  +the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living
  +the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
  +the condition of living or the state of being alive
  +the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
  +the period between birth and the present time
  +animation and energy in action or expression
  +an account of the series of events making up a person's life
  +the period from the present until death
  +a living person
  +living things collectively
  +a motive for living
  +the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones
  +a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives

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