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lively
live·ly / 5laIvlI ; 5laIvli /adjective
comparative livelier, liveliest
1. PEOPLE, someone who is lively has a lot of energy and is very active充满活力的,生气勃勃的:
a lively child活泼的孩子
2. PLACE / SITUATION 地方/情形, a place or situation that is lively is exciting because a lot of things are happening激动人心的,令人兴奋的〔因有很多事情发生〕:
The hotel is situated next to the lively bustling port.酒店位于那个熙熙攘攘的港口旁。
the city's lively nightlife这座城市丰富多彩的夜生活
3. MUSIC / MOVEMENTS 音乐/动作, lively movements or music are very quick and exciting轻快的,活泼的:
a lively Spanish dance轻快活泼的西班牙舞蹈
4. DISCUSSION / DESCRIPTION ETC 讨论/描述等, a lively discussion, description etc is very interesting and involves a lot of ideas生动有趣的:
The book offers a lively account of her travels.书中生动地描绘了她的旅行见闻。
a lively debate on environmental issues关于环境问题的热烈讨论
5. MIND / THOUGHTS 头脑/思想, someone who has a lively mind is intelligent and interested in a lot of things思想活跃的:
Even Paula has shown a lively interest in politics.就连葆拉也对政治表现出浓厚的兴趣。
Charlie has a very lively imagination (=he often invents stories, descriptions etc that are not true) .查理有非常丰富的想象力。
6. COLOUR 颜色, very bright鲜艳的:
a lively combination of colours鲜艳的颜色搭配
7. TASTE 味道, something that has a lively taste has a strong but pleasant taste浓郁的,味浓的:
The wine has a lively fruity flavour.这葡萄酒有一股浓郁的果味。
8. Look lively! BrE spoken; Step lively! AmE spokenused to tell someone to hurry赶快! 走快点!
liveliness noun U

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