alive/ living/ the living/ live/ dead
Ⅰ. alive adj活着的在世的，它既可修饰人也可修饰物。可作表语，定语。作定语时，应放在被修饰的名词之后。如：
① They were alive and as happy as ever.
他们都还活着，并跟以前一样快活。
② All the other comrades were killed in the battle. He was the only man alive.
所有的同志都还活着亡了，他是唯一的幸存者。
Ⅱ.living adj,活着的主要用着定语，常置于名词前，有时也可置于名词后。也可作表语。如：
① Every living person has a name. 每个活着的人都有一个名字。
② No man living could do better. 当代人没有一个能做得比这更好。
Ⅲ. the living 活着的人如：
The living are more important to us than the dead.
对我们来说活着的人比死了的人更重要。
Ⅳ. live adj. 活着的读着[laiv],反义词为 dead, 可作定语，放在所修饰的名词之前，一般不用来修饰人。 还可以作动词，读着[liv], 意为生活、生存如：
① The cat was playing with a live mouse.
这只猫在玩弄一只活老鼠。
② Pandas usually live in the south and the southeast of China.
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