liv‧ing 1 / lɪvɪŋ / 形容词

1 alive now 反义词 dead :

He’s one of the greatest living composers.

The sun affects all living things (= people, animals, and plants ) .

a living language (= one that people still use )

2 living proof if someone is living proof of a particular fact, they are a good example of how true it is

living proof (that)

I’m living proof that you don’t need a college degree to be successful.

living proof of

the living proof of government economic incompetence

3 in/within living memory during the time that anyone can remember :

It was the worst storm in living memory.

4 a living death a life that is so unpleasant that it seems better to be dead

5 a living hell a very unpleasant situation that makes you suffer for a long time :

These past few days have been a living hell.

6 living legend someone who is famous for being extremely good at something, and who still does that activity :

His music has made him a living legend.

→ scare/frighten the (living) daylights out of somebody at daylight ( 3 ) , → beat/knock the (living) daylights out of somebody/something at daylight ( 4 )