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Cách dùng danh từ "life" tiếng anh

March 31, 2022

Bên cạnh hướng dẫn thêm cách phân tích cũng như bài sửa kĩ càng của học sinh IELTS TUTOR đã đi thi ngày 22/8 nhé, IELTS TUTOR hướng dẫn kĩ Cách dùng danh từ "life" tiếng anh

I. "life"vừa là danh từ đếm được vừa không đếm được

II. Cách dùng

1. Mang nghĩa"sự sống"

=the state of being alive

IELTS TUTOR lưu ý:

  • Với nghĩa này, life vừa là danh từ đếm được, vừa không đếm được 
  • claim lives (=kill people)
  • risk your life
  • put your/someone’s life at risk

IELTS TUTOR xét ví dụ:

  • He believed his life was in danger. 
  • The disease is still claiming thousands of lives every year. 
  • to lay down one's life for the country (IELTS TUTOR giải thích: hy sinh tính mệnh cho tổ quốc)
  • a matter of life and death (IELTS TUTOR giải thích: một vấn đề sống còn)
  • They risk their lives to protect the people they love. 
  • They are putting lives at risk with their irresponsible behaviour.

2. Mang nghĩa"tuổi thọ, thời gian tồn tại"

=the period of time from someone’s birth until their death/the period of time during which something exists or continues

IELTS TUTOR lưu ý:

  • Với nghĩa này, life vừa là danh từ đếm được, vừa không đếm được 
  • spend your life
  • in (all) your life
  • all your life
  • early life (=the time when you are a child)
  • adult life (=the time when you are an adult)
  • in later life (=towards the end of someone’s life)
  • late in life (=at a time in your life that is later than usual)
  • for life (=continuing through your whole life)
  • life of

IELTS TUTOR xét ví dụ:

  • She devoted her life to helping others. 
  • He had a long and happy life. 
  • Don’t spend your whole life worrying about money.
  • I have never been so disappointed in my life. 
  • She’s lived in California all her life. 
  • He spent his early life in Malaysia. 
  • He lived most of his adult life in prison.
  • It was in later life that he wrote some of his best poems. 
  • She got married late in life. 
  • The accident left her scarred for life.
  • During the life of this government, unemployment has increased by 5%.
  • The average life of a television is about ten years.

3. Mang nghĩa"nhân sinh, đời sống"

=your particular way of living and the experiences that you have/the events and experiences that are typical of a particular place or group of people

IELTS TUTOR lưu ý:

  • Với nghĩa này, life vừa là danh từ không đếm được vừa là danh từ đếm được (thường ở số ít)
  • lead a happy/normal/interesting etc life
  • a hard life (=a difficult life)
  • city/village/prison/university etc life
  • the life of someone
  • married life (=the time when you are married or the life that you have)
  • see life (=experience a lot of different things)

IELTS TUTOR xét ví dụ:

  • His life revolves around his children. 
  • It was an event that would change his life forever.
  • I just want to be able to lead a normal life. 
  • She looks like someone who’s had a very hard life.
  • I had no idea what life with a baby would be like. 
  • Escape from the bustle and noise of city life for a while.
  • The life of a film star is not always a glamorous one.
  • How’s married life suiting you?
  • He’s a person who really loves life. 
  • His mother has a great enthusiasm for life. 
  • You really see life in my job.

4. Mang nghĩa"vật thể/con người sống"

=living things such as plants and animals

IELTS TUTOR lưu ý:

  • Với nghĩa này, life là danh từ không đếm được
  • animal/plant/insect/bird life

IELTS TUTOR xét ví dụ:

  • We are now beginning to believe that there may be life on other planets. 
  • the great variety of bird life in the area

5. Mang nghĩa"tù chung thân"

=life imprisonment

IELTS TUTOR lưu ý:

  • Với nghĩa này, life là danh từ không đếm được
  • get life

IELTS TUTOR xét ví dụ:

  • You’d expect him to get life for such a serious crime.

6. Mang nghĩa"sinh động, sống động"

=the amount of activity or excitement in a place/ interesting or exciting qualities

IELTS TUTOR lưu ý:

  • Với nghĩa này, life là danh từ không đếm được

IELTS TUTOR xét ví dụ:

  • There’s not much life in this village.
  • to be full of life (IELTS TUTOR giải thích: dồi dào sinh lực, hoạt bát)
  • The early stories are full of life.

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