alive

1. ADJ If people or animals are alive, they are not dead. 活著的[v-link ADJ]

She does not know if he is alive or dead. 她不知道他是活還是死。

2. ADJ If you say that someone seems alive, you mean that they seem to be very lively and to enjoy everything that they do. 有活力的

She seemed more alive and looked forward to getting up in the morning. 她似乎更有活力，竝且期待著一早就起來。

3. ADJ If an activity, organization, or situation is alive, it continues to exist or function. 繼續存在的[v-link ADJ, 'keep' n ADJ]

The big factories are trying to stay alive by cutting costs. 大工廠試圖通過減少開支以維持生存。

4. ADJ If a place is alive with something, there are a lot of people or things there and it seems busy or exciting. 滿是 (人或物，顯得繁忙或興奮的) 的[v-link ADJ]

The river was alive with birds. 這條河流周圍滿是各種鳥類。

5. PHRASE If people, places, or events come alive, they start to be lively again after a quiet period. If someone or something brings them alive, they cause them to come alive. 恢複生機; 使變活躍

The doctor's voice had come alive and his small eyes shone. 毉生的聲音變得響亮起來，兩衹小眼睛也有了神採。

6. PHRASE If a story or description comes alive, it becomes interesting, lively, or realistic. If someone or something brings it alive, they make it seem more interesting, lively, or realistic. 使變得有趣; 使顯得生動

She made history come alive with tales from her own memories. 她用自己記憶中的往事使歷史變得生動有趣起來。