對比前提：都做形容詞（live作動詞就不涉及了）
alive：[ə'laiv] 【一般作表語；也可以作后置定語或賓補(bǔ)】活(著)的；在世的；(繼續(xù))存在的；現(xiàn)行的,在活動中的；,(法律)有效的,(繼續(xù))發(fā)揮作用的；(記憶)猶新的；活潑的,活躍的；有活力的.其反義詞是dead.例如：
Do you know she's alive?你知道她還活著嗎?
People 【alive后置定語 】should try their best to live better and accomplish the unfinished wishes of those dead.活下來的人應(yīng)該盡力生活得更好并且完成逝去者未達(dá)成的愿望.
Tom was kept 【alive賓補(bǔ)】 in the big fire.湯姆在這次大火災(zāi)中活下來了.
live :活的；生動的；實(shí)況轉(zhuǎn)播的；精力充沛的.【多作定語；也可做賓補(bǔ)】例如：
They took 【live 定語】animals with them to afford fresh meat when at sea.
在航行時(shí),他們帶著活生生的動物以提供新鮮的肉食.
Mr.Smith has a special way to make his lessons 【live and interesting.賓補(bǔ)】
斯密斯先生有獨(dú)特的方法使自己的課上得生動有趣.
living：活的；現(xiàn)存的；活躍的；逼真的.【經(jīng)常與things,creatures等搭配,表達(dá)“生物；生命有機(jī)體”,多作定語】.例如：
Recently,we have heard of something about strange living creatures in Tianchi in Northeast China.最近,我們聽到關(guān)于中國東北天池離奇生物的情況.