Lifetime Experience ˈlaɪftaɪm Time Noun Length Period Describe
The phrase "lifetime" can also be used in expressions like "the chance of a lifetime" to denote a unique or highly valuable opportunity, and colloquially as "not in this lifetime" to mean never.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]一生;终生 A lifetime is the length of time that someone is alive.
[usu sing]
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
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[N-SING 单数名词](事物的)存在期,使用期 The lifetime of a particular thing is the period of time that it lasts.
[with poss]
...the lifetime of a parliament.
议会的届期
...a satellite's lifetime.
卫星的使用期
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[PHRASE 短语]终生难遇的;千载难逢的 If you describe something as the chance or experience of a lifetime, you are emphasizing that it is the best or most important chance or experience that you are ever likely to have.
[n PHR]
[emphasis]
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。
Oxford
life·time/ˈlaɪftaɪm; NAmEˈlaɪftaɪm/nounthe length of time that sb lives or that sth lasts 一生;终身;有生之年;(某物的)存在期,寿命,使用期限◆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IDIOMSthe chance, etc. of a ˈlifetimea wonderful opportunity, etc. that you are not likely to get again 终身难得的机遇;千载难逢的机会once in a ˈlifetimeused to describe sth special that is not likely to happen to you again (可能)一生只有一次◆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lifetimelifetimeslife·time/ˈlaɪftaɪm; NAmEˈlaɪftaɪm/
LDC
lifetimelife‧time /ˈlaɪftaɪm/ ●●○ noun [countable usually singular]
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1the period of time during which someone is alive or something exists → lifespanduring/in somebody’s lifetime During her lifetime she had witnessed two world wars. It’s the sort of opportunity you see only once in a lifetime.2the chance/experience etc of a lifetime the best opportunity, experience etc that you will ever have: It was the holiday of a lifetime.3not in this lifetime spoken not at allSYN never: ‘Would you go out with him after he dropped you?’ ‘Not in this lifetime.’
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lifetime
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lifetimes[1090]
一生(63%),终身(20%),寿命(16%),使用期限(1%)
n.一生;寿命;终生;使用期
adj.一生的;终身的
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