alive adj. ⇨alive (dead or alive)⇨alive and well⇨safe1
alive
adjective
alive ♦︎ living ♦︎ live ♦︎ animateThese words all describe sb/sth that has life.这些词均表示有生命的、活着的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a living / live animal / plant / bird◆a living / live organism / creature◆still alive / living■alive [not before noun] having life; not dead活着；在世◆We don't know whether he's alive or dead.我们不知道他是死是活。◆She had to steal food just to stay alive.她只好偷东西吃才不至于饿死。◆Doctors fought to keep the baby alive.医生努力维持着婴儿的生命。◆I was glad to hear you're alive and well.听说你健在，我很高兴。◆He was buried alive in the earthquake.他在地震中被活埋。OPPdead ⇨ dead■living (ratherformal) alive now活的；活着的◆She taught us to show respect for all living things.她教导我们尊重一切生命。◆Many people say he is the finest living pianist.许多人说他是当世最杰出的钢琴家。OPPdead ⇨ deadNOTE辨析 Alive or living?Alive is never used before a noun. * alive不用于名词前◆all alive thingsLiving can be used after be but is not usually used after other linking verbs. * living可以用在be后面，但通常不用在其他连系动词后◆She stole just to stay living.◆Doctors fought to keep the baby living.■live / /laɪv/ / [usually before noun] living活的；活着的◆We saw a real live rattlesnake!我们看见了一条活生生的响尾蛇！◆the number of live births(= babies born alive)活产婴儿数OPPdead ⇨ deadNOTE辨析 Living or live?Living is usually used to talk about people/animals in a wide context. * living通常形容人或动物，多用于泛指◆The elephant is the biggest living land animal(= elephants in general, not one particular elephant).象是现今最大的陆生动物。◆The elephant is the biggest live land animal.◆the finest living pianist(= out of all pianists alive today)当世最杰出的钢琴家◆the finest live pianistLive is usually used to talk about a person or animals in a particular situation, especially when it is important for reacting to the situation. * live通常形容处于特定情境下的人或动物，尤指须对该情境作出反应◆I need to talk to a live person(= not a recorded message).我需要和真人对谈。◆I need to talk to a living person.◆Customs officials seized 400 live snakes packed in crates.海关人员查获了装在木箱里的400条活蛇。◆Customs officials seized 400 living snakes.■animate / /ˈænɪmət/ / (formal) having life; moving or able to move by itself有生命的；有活动力的◆Children quickly learn to distinguish between animate and inanimate motion.孩子们很快学会区分生物体和非生物体的运动。OPPinanimateⓘ Things that are inanimate are not alive in the way that people, animals and plants are. * inanimate用来形容无生命、与人类或动植物的存在方式不同的物体◆A rock is an inanimate object.岩石是无生命物体。
safe1
adjective
safe and well平安无恙a safe distance安全距离a safe investmentsafe ♦︎ OK ♦︎ all right ♦︎ in one piece ♦︎ unharmed ♦︎ out of harm's way ♦︎ unscathed ♦︎ unhurt ♦︎ alive and well ♦︎ secure ♦︎ uninjuredThese words all describe sb/sth that is protected from danger or harm or is not harmed, damaged or injured.这些词均表示处境安全、未受伤害或损坏。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆safe / secure from sth◆unharmed / unscathed / unhurt by sth◆to remain safe / OK / all right / in one piece / unharmed / unscathed / alive and well / secure◆to escape unharmed / unscathed / unhurt / uninjured◆apparently / completely safe / unharmed / unscathed / secure◆perfectly safe / OK / all right / secure◆otherwise OK / all right / unharmed / unhurt / secure■safe [not usually before noun] protected from any danger or harm; not hurt, damaged or lost处境（或情况）安全；未受伤害（或损害）；未丢失◆The children are quite safe here.孩子们在这里十分安全。◆Will the car be safe parked in the road?汽车停在马路上安全吗？◆They aim to make the country safe from terrorist attacks.他们力图使国家免遭恐怖分子袭击。◆The girl was eventually found safe and well.那女孩最终平平安安地找回来了。◆They turned up safe and sound(= with no harm done to them).他们安然无恙地露面了。 see also safety ⇨ shelter▸safely
adverb
◆Let me know you've arrived safely.你平安到达后告诉我一声。◆The money is safely locked in a drawer.钱锁在抽屉里，不会出问题。■OK ( okay) [not usually before noun] (informal, spoken) safe; not hurt or ill平安；安然无恙◆Are you OK?你没事吧？◆Write and let me know you're OK.给我写信报个平安。◆She worries too much－I'll be perfectly OK.她过分担忧了－我会平安无事的。▸OK ( okay)
adverb
◆ (informal, spoken) Did they get there OK?他们平安到达了吗？■all ˈright [not usually before noun] (ratherinformal, spoken) safe; not hurt or ill平安；安然无恙◆I hope the kids are all right.我希望孩子们平安无事。◆He'll be perfectly all right, you'll see.你会看到他平平安安的。▸all ˈright
adverb
◆ (ratherinformal, spoken) Did they get there all right?他们平安到达了吗？NOTE辨析 OK or all right?There is no real difference in meaning between these words. Both are rather informal but OK is slightly more informal than all right.这两个词在含义上没有实质差别，二者都很不正式，但OK略比all right更不正式。➡ See also the entry for ⇨ well另见well条■in one ˈpiece
idiom
(ratherinformal) not injured or damaged, especially after a journey or dangerous experience（尤指旅行或经历危险之后）安然无恙◆She's had a bit of a shock, but she seems to be all in one piece.她受了点惊吓，但看上去安然无恙。■unharmed [not usually before noun] (not used in the comparative or superlative不用于比较级或最高级形式) not injured or damaged after a dangerous or frightening experience（经历危险或恐惧后）未受伤，未受损害◆He was released unharmed after being held hostage for three weeks.他被扣为人质三个星期之后安然获释。■out of harm's ˈway
idiom
in a safe place where sb/sth cannot be injured or damaged or cannot do any harm to sb/sth else在安全的地方；被隔离◆They sent the children to stay with their grandmother, where they would be out of harm's way.他们把孩子送到奶奶家去住，孩子在那里会很安全。◆She put the knife in a drawer, out of harm's way.为安全起见，她把刀放在抽屉里。■unscathed / /ʌnˈskeɪðd/ / [not before noun] (not used in the comparative or superlative不用于比较级或最高级形式) (ratherformal, written) not injured or damaged after a dangerous or frightening experience（经历危险或恐惧后）未受伤，未受损害◆Not many European cities survived the war unscathed.欧洲城市中幸免于战乱的没有几个。■unhurt [not before noun] (not used in the comparative or superlative不用于比较级或最高级形式) not hurt after an experience（经历某事后）未受伤害，平安无事◆He was bruised but otherwise unhurt.他除了一点淤伤之外没有受伤。OPPhurt ⇨ injured■aˌlive and ˈwell
idiom
alive and not injured, especially after being in a situation in which sb was worried that you might be harmed or killed or when sb did not know what had happened to you活着，未受伤（尤含关心他人安危之意）◆He turned up alive and well on my doorstep, after an absence of ten years.阔别十年之后，他毫发无损地出现在我家门前。◆ (ratherinformal) She's alive and well and living in Detroit.她还健在，住在底特律。■secure /sɪˈkjʊə(r); NAmEsəˈkjʊr/ (ratherformal) (of sth important or valuable) in a place or condition that means it cannot be affected or harmed by sth（重要或贵重物品）安全的，稳妥的◆Information must be stored so that it is secure from accidental deletion.资料必须存盘，这样才不至于不小心给删除。◆The roof was secure against the coming winter rains.屋顶很结实，可以抵御即将到来的冬雨。■uninjured [not usually before noun] not injured in any way, especially after being in danger（尤指经历危险后）安然无恙，毫无损伤◆They were shocked but otherwise uninjured.他们受惊了，但毫发无损。ⓘ Uninjured is not used before a noun, except nouns like arm, hand, leg, foot, etc., when one arm, etc. is injured and the other is not. * uninjured一般不用于名词前，但可用在arm、hand、leg、foot等名词前，指没受伤的那一只胳膊、手、腿、脚等◆He grasped the rope with his uninjured hand.他用没受伤的那只手抓住了绳子。OPPinjured ⇨ injuredNOTE辨析 Unharmed, unscathed, unhurt or uninjured?These words all mean 'not hurt after an experience'. Unharmed and unscathed both emphasize the dangerous, frightening or unpleasant nature of the experience; unhurt and uninjured are more factual in tone. Unharmed is often used when sb has been a prisoner and been released; either unharmed or unscathed is used when sb has managed to survive or escape.这些词都表示“在经历某事后安然无恙”。unharmed和unscathed都强调这种经历的危险、可怕与不快，unhurt和uninjured比较着重陈述事实。unharmed常用来表示某人被关押然后安然释放，unharmed或unscathed可用来表示某人幸免于难或成功逃脱。