Live off

依赖 (某人) 生活；靠...供养

He is 30 this year, but still lives off his parents.

他今年30岁了，但仍然靠父母过日子。

以...为食

A sheep lives off grass.

羊靠吃草为生。



Live on

以…为收入来源; 依靠（...钱）生活

The old man lives on welfare.

这位老人靠救济金生活。

以…为主食

His dog lives on dog food.

他的狗靠狗粮为生。



继续活着；继续存在

That great author has been dead for many years, but her good works will live on.

那位伟大的作家已经去世多年，但她的优秀作品将继续流传下去。



Live out

住在外面; 不住校

In the second year at university, Irene lived out with her friend.

大学二年级，艾琳和她的朋友住在外面。

活过(某一段时间)；消磨(时间)

The old couple lived out the rest of their days in their hometown.

这对老夫妇在他们的家乡度过了余生。



实践，实现

My student hopes to live out her dream of writing an English book.

我的学生希望能实现她写一本英语书的梦想。



Live through

经受住；经历过

He has lived through two snow disasters.

他经历过两次雪灾。



Live up to

不辜负(期望); 达到(预期的标准)

His speech was excellent. It lived up to my expectation.

他的演讲很精彩，没有辜负我的期望。



Live with

容忍：忍受

Since you don’t want to change the current situation, you have to live with it.

既然你不想改变现状，你就得忍受它。

与...住在一起；与...共同生活

He lives with his grandparents.

他和他爷爷奶奶住在一起。