词汇 | live for |
释义 | Idiom live forlive for (something) to enjoy doing one thing more than anything else.You live for your sport or your work or your family and most other things you simply enjoy. Phr V live for lives, living, lived live for sth/sb to believe that something or someone is the most important thing or person in your lifeAndrea just lives for parties.The couple live for each other. live for sth/sb not passive if you live for something or someone, they are so important to you that you feel they are your main reason for living: All through the football season, I lived for Saturdays. He seemed to be one of those boring old professors who live for their work.have something/everything/nothing to live for (=have something etc that makes life seem good and worth living) At last Ben got engaged to a girl called Jane. This gave him something to live for. Nobody could understand why she had killed herself. She had had everything to live for. live for (someone or something)1. To live solely to help or support someone or something or to do a particular thing. I know you live for your kids, but it's important for them to see that you have your own interests. It's like you live for your work—don't you ever take a day off? 2. To be known for being particularly excited about something. A: "I'm just not hungry." B: "But you live for pizza night! Are you not feeling well?" live for someone or something1. to exist for the benefit of someone or something. She just lives for her children. Roger lives for his work. 2. to exist to enjoy someone or something. She lives for her vacations in Acapulco. live forv. To be enthusiastic about something: He lives for mountain climbing. |
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