living alive live

living  alive  live 意思都含“活的”。

  living 用于生物时, 指“活着的”, 如:

Shelly was still living when Keats died.       济慈死时, 雪莱还在世。

  alive 指“活着的”、“在世的”, 着重于状态, 它用作表语, 或放有名词或代词后作定语, 如:

The spy was caught alive though he died from wounds the next day.

特务被活捉, 不过第二天便因重伤而死。

  live 只用于物, 指“活的”, 如:

a live rat一只活鼠。