alive /əˈlaɪv/► SEE ALLalive and kickingbring sth alivecome aliveeat sb aliveskin sb alive ●aˌlive and ˈkicking (informal) still existing and strong or active健在的；活蹦乱跳的；生气勃勃的；活跃的◆The old prejudices were still very much alive and kicking. 那些陈旧的偏见依然很盛行。●bring sth aˈlivemake sth interesting使生动有趣◆Maps and pictures bring the book alive. 地图和图画使这本书趣味盎然。●come aˈlive1. (of a subject or an event话题或活动) become interesting and exciting变得有趣；活跃起来◆The game came alive in the second half. 比赛在下半场变得有看头了。2. (of a place地方) become busy and full of activity热闹起来；有了生机◆The city starts to come alive after dark. 这座城市天黑以后便热闹起来。3. (of a person人) show interest in sth and become excited about it有了兴趣；来了劲头◆She came alive as she talked about her job. 她谈起自己的工作一下子来了兴致。●eat sb aˈlive (informal) 1. ( have/eat sb for ˈbreakfast) criticize or punish sb severely because you are extremely angry with them非常严厉地责骂（或惩戒）某人2. ( have/eat sb for ˈbreakfast) defeat sb completely in an argument, a competition, etc.（在辩论、竞赛等中）大败某人，完全胜过某人◆The defence lawyers are going to eat you alive tomorrow.明天辩护律师会把你驳得体无完肤。◆The union leader eats managers for breakfast!工会主席把经理们整惨了！3. (usually used in the passive通常用于被动语态) (of insects, etc.昆虫等) bite sb many times不停地叮咬◆I was being eaten alive by mosquitoes.我快被蚊子咬死了。●skin sb aˈlive (used as a threat or warning用于威胁或警告) punish sb very severely活剥某人的皮；严惩某人◆Your mother would skin you alive if she knew you’d started smoking!要是你母亲知道你开始抽烟，她会扒了你的皮！