live for

生きがいにする

何かを心から楽しみ、人生でとても大切なものとしていること。

やさしい英語で： To enjoy something so much that it is one of the most important things in your life.

• I live for music.
• He lived for those quiet evenings with his family.
• Do you live for the weekend?

使い方： live for something (She lives for the excitement of performing.)

類義語： adore, love

よく使う表現： live for music, live for weekends

生きる支えにする

ある人や物事を、生き続ける理由や支えにすること。

やさしい英語で： To have someone or something that gives you a reason to stay alive.

• He has his children to live for.
• After the loss, she found something new to live for.
• What gave him a reason to live for another day?

使い方： have something/someone to live for (She knew she still had her children to live for.)

よく使う表現： live for someone, live for something

待ち望む

人生を良くしてくれる将来の出来事を、心から待ち望むこと。

やさしい英語で： To hope strongly for a future event that would make your life better.

• I live for the day we meet again.
• She lived for the moment her son would come home.
• They live for the day when peace returns.

使い方： live for the day when… (He lives for the day when he can return home.)

類義語： long for, look forward to

よく使う表現： live for tomorrow, live for that day