living
adjective uk/ˈlɪv.ɪŋ/ us/ˈlɪv.ɪŋ/
(HAVING LIFE)
B2 活着的，在世的;现存的
alive now
living organisms 活（的生物）体
He is probably the best-known living architect. 他很可能是目前健在的最著名的建筑师。
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- Don't all living creatures have certain rights?
- Water is essential for/to living things.
- All living things are interdependent.
- She would never harm another living creature.
- They are hoping to discover living organisms in the soil.
(CONTINUING)
留下来的，依然存在的
still existing
The pyramids are a living monument to the skill of their builders. 金字塔是其建造者高超技艺的传世纪念碑。
living
noun uk/ˈlɪv.ɪŋ/ us/ˈlɪv.ɪŋ/
(MONEY)
B2 [ C ]收入；生计
the money that you earn from your job
What do you do for a living? (= What is your job?) 你靠什么谋生？
I mean, I don't like my job but at least it's a living (= a way of earning money). 我的意思是，我虽然不喜欢自己的工作，但它起码是一种谋生手段。
See also: livelihood
make a living 谋生
to earn enough money to buy the things you need
Everyone has to make a living. 每个人都要谋生。
You can make a good living (= earn a lot of money) in sales if you have the right attitude. 如果你有良好的心态，干销售会赚很多钱。
It's almost impossible to make a living from writing poetry.
I don't know how he makes a living delivering newspapers.
Her family made a precarious living farming sheep in the remote mountains.
[ C ] old-fashioned（英格兰圣公会的）牧师职位
in the Church of England, the job, given to a priest, of being in charge of a particular area
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- You can't expect to earn a living from your painting.
- Most artists find it almost impossible to make a living from art alone.
- He managed to eke out a living one summer by selling drinks on a beach.
- They made a living hustling stolen goods on the streets.
- How do you make a living as a painter?
(WAY OF LIFE)
[ U ]生活（方式）
the way in which you live your life
country/healthy living 乡村／健康的生活方式
See also: cost of living
(PEOPLE)
the living[ plural ] 生者，活着的人
people who are still alive
On this anniversary of the tragedy we remember the living as well as the dead. 在那场悲剧的周年纪念之际，我们既要缅怀死者也不能忘记生者。