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live

/laɪv/

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variant 1: lived
variant 2: lives
variant 3: living

1 · verb

lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style

生活；生；活

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When she went to university, she lived away from home on her own for the first time.

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她上大学以后，第一次离开家独自生活。

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