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lifetime n.一生；终身；寿命；使用期限 (1) 他一生中遭到过许多挫折。(2) 龙舌兰在其一生中只开一次花。(3) 学习是终身的事业。(4) 这些经历能使存钱成为终身的习惯。(5) 八十岁高于平均寿命。 Things that take up most of the duration of a person's life are often described using the word lifetime, like a terrible driver's lifetime ban on holding a driver's license, or a lifetime achievement award for all of your accomplishments. You can also talk about the lifetime of an object, or the length of time it's useful, and use lifetime figuratively, to mean "a very long time."

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英 ['laɪftaɪm] 美 ['laɪftaɪm] (1) He met with many a setback in his lifetime.(2) The century plant blooms only once in its lifetime.(3) Learning is the enterprise of a lifetime.(4) These experiences can help make saving money a lifetime habit.(5) Eighty years constitute a longer-than-average lifetime. A lifetime is the entire length of time a person or other living thing is alive. After a famous actor dies, she may be fondly remembered for a lifetime of great movie roles. 1[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2[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3[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。

英语单词	lifetime
英美音标	英 ['laɪftaɪm] 美 ['laɪftaɪm]
中文释义	n.一生；终身；寿命；使用期限
英语例句	(1) He met with many a setback in his lifetime. (2) The century plant blooms only once in its lifetime. (3) Learning is the enterprise of a lifetime. (4) These experiences can help make saving money a lifetime habit. (5) Eighty years constitute a longer-than-average lifetime.
中文例句	(1) 他一生中遭到过许多挫折。 (2) 龙舌兰在其一生中只开一次花。 (3) 学习是终身的事业。 (4) 这些经历能使存钱成为终身的习惯。 (5) 八十岁高于平均寿命。
vocabulary简明	A lifetime is the entire length of time a person or other living thing is alive. After a famous actor dies, she may be fondly remembered for a lifetime of great movie roles.
vocabulary扩展	Things that take up most of the duration of a person's life are often described using the word lifetime, like a terrible driver's lifetime ban on holding a driver's license, or a lifetime achievement award for all of your accomplishments. You can also talk about the lifetime of an object, or the length of time it's useful, and use lifetime figuratively, to mean "a very long time."
柯林斯解释	1 [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 2 [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 3 [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。

Lifetime Time Length Experience Thing Alive Driver's Chance