以a-开头的形容词用法新探·alive

(1) be / feel / seem alive。例如：

I feel really alive in the country! 在乡村，我感到确实有活力。

(2) come alive。例如：

The city comes alive at night. 夜晚，城市里很热闹。

(3) bring sb / sth alive。例如：

The wealth of detail in his book really brings it alive.

(4) really / truly / very / fully / intensely / only half。例如：

The economy of many countries was allowed to stagnate, land went out of cultivation, capital equipment was not added to, great blocks of the population were prevented from working and kept half alive by State charity. 许多国家听任经济停滞，土地休耕，资本设备不增，大批人口不给工作而由国家救济，保持半死半活。

注：很多语法专着都笼统地说 very 不能修饰 alive，但《牛津英语搭配词典》明确表示当alive 作“有活力的；充满了活力或生气的；活跃的 ”解时，very 可以修饰 alive。

(5) suddenly alive。例如：

His eyes were suddenly alive with excitement.

(6) alive with。例如：

The hall was alive with the sound of voices. 大厅里由于人的声音而热闹起来。

3. 存在着；继续不断

(1) be / remain stay / alive例如：

The big factories are trying to stay alive by cutting costs.大工厂试图依靠降低成本维持下去。

(2) keep sth alive。例如：

The people try to keep the old traditions alive. 人们试图把这古老的传统保存下去。

(3) very much alive。例如：

The old customs are still very much alive in this region.

4. 对某事物注意到的或敏感的。例如：

(1) be / become / remain。例如：

He remained very much alive to the dangers. 他对危险很敏感。

(2) very much | keenly。例如：

He is keenly to his interests.他斤斤计较个人利益。

(3) alive to。例如：

He is alive to pain. 他对疼痛敏感。

5. 充满(生物或活的东西) 的。例如：

alive with。例如：

The woods are alive with birds.树林里到处是鸟儿。