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　

高考CET4CET6考研

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
  1. His diary was not published during his lifetime.
     他的日记在他生前未曾发表过。
  2. a lifetime of experience
     毕生的经验
  3. in the lifetime of the present government
     在本届政府的任期内

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 一生；终生
  Alifetimeis the length of time that someone is alive.
  1. During my lifetime I haven't got around to much travelling.
     我一生中没怎么去旅行过。
  2. ...a trust fund to be administered throughout his wife's lifetime.
     为他妻子终生管理的信托基金
  3. ...an extraordinary lifetime of achievement.
     成就斐然的一生
• N-SING （事物的）存在期，使用期
  Thelifetimeof a particular thing is the period of time that it lasts.
  1. ...the lifetime of a parliament.
     议会的届期
  2. ...a satellite's lifetime.
     卫星的使用期
• 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.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
  1. the battery had a short life
  2. he lived a long and happy life
  Synonym:lifelife-timelifespan

双语例句

• I've spent a lifetime fighting against racism and prejudice.
  我一辈子都在同种族主义和偏见作斗争。
• He wrote many books during his lifetime.
  他一生著作很多。
• 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。
• 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。
• And you will have a long lifetime of love and challenging work.
  你拥有的爱和挑战性的工作会很长久。
• During my lifetime I haven't got around to much travelling.
  我一生中没怎么去旅行过。
• Fuel shortage isn't something that's going to happen in the year dot within the lifetime of the youngest of us.
  能源不足并不是在遥远的未来才会发生的事，我们之中年纪最小的人这一生中就会碰到。
• It would require more than a lifetime.
  这件事一辈子也做不完。
• 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。
• I want to take advantage of your lifetime of scholarship.
  我希望能够用到您一生的学识。