lifetime
英 [ˈlaɪftaɪm]
美 [ˈlaɪftaɪm]
n. 一生; 终身; 有生之年; (某物的)存在期,寿命,使用期限
复数:lifetimes
Collins.2 / BNC.3623 / COCA.2767
习惯用语
n.
- the chance, etc. of a lifetime
- 终身难得的机遇;千载难逢的机会
a wonderful opportunity, etc. that you are not likely to get again once in a lifetime - (可能)一生只有一次
used to describe sth special that is not likely to happen to you again - An opportunity like this comes once in a lifetime.
像这样的机会一生也许只会遇到一次。 - a once-in-a-lifetime experience
一生只会拥有一次的经历
牛津词典
noun
- 一生;终身;有生之年;(某物的)存在期,寿命,使用期限
the length of time that sb lives or that sth lasts- His diary was not published during his lifetime.
他的日记在他生前未曾发表过。 - a lifetime of experience
毕生的经验 - in the lifetime of the present government
在本届政府的任期内
- His diary was not published during his lifetime.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 一生;终生
Alifetimeis the length of time that someone is alive.- During my lifetime I haven't got around to much travelling.
我一生中没怎么去旅行过。 - ...a trust fund to be administered throughout his wife's lifetime.
为他妻子终生管理的信托基金 - ...an extraordinary lifetime of achievement.
成就斐然的一生
- During my lifetime I haven't got around to much travelling.
- N-SING (事物的)存在期,使用期
Thelifetimeof a particular thing is the period of time that it lasts.- ...the lifetime of a parliament.
议会的届期 - ...a satellite's lifetime.
卫星的使用期
- ...the lifetime of a parliament.
- PHRASE 终生难遇的;千载难逢的
If you describe something as the chance or experienceof a lifetime, you are emphasizing that it is the best or most important chance or experience that you are ever likely to have.- This could be not just the trip of a lifetime but the experience of a lifetime.
这可能不仅是一趟终生难遇的旅行,也将是一次终生难遇的体验。
- This could be not just the trip of a lifetime but the experience of a lifetime.
英英释义
noun
- the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
- the battery had a short life
- he lived a long and happy life
双语例句
- Having spent a lifetime avidly courting publicity, Paul has suddenly become secretive.
保罗一生都在想方设法出风头,现在却突然行事低调了。 - His lifetime of happiness and happiness!
破坏了他一生的幸福幸福! - He wrote many books during his lifetime.
他一生著作很多。 - Lowest lung cancer rates were found in lifetime rural nonsmokers.
肺癌率最低的是终生居住在乡村的不吸烟者。 - He endured all kinds of hardships in his lifetime.
他一生饱尝艰辛。 - But it built my faith for a lifetime.
但却为我的一生树立了信念。 - Their lack of qualifications condemned them to a lifetime of boring, usually poorly-paid work
没有学历使他们一辈子都得从事枯燥乏味而且通常报酬很低的工作。 - These are words which may not be seen again in a lifetime of reading.
这些词也许今后一辈子也不会再读到了。 - That was half a lifetime ago. we're different people now.
都过了半辈子了,我们不是同一类人了。 - Say's writings reached a wide audience during his lifetime
在塞伊有生之年,他的作品拥有大量的读者。