lifetime

美 [ˈlaɪftaɪm]英 [ˈlaɪftaɪm]
  • n.一生;(某物的)存在期,寿命,使用期限;终身;有生之年;<核>(离子、亚原子粒子的)寿期;<口>很长的一段时间
  • adj.一生的,终身的

复数: lifetimes

life n.生命 + time n.时

CET4 考研

lifetimelifetime

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

习语

lifetime

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 一生;终生
    A lifetime is 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。

  • 2
    N-SING (事物的)存在期,使用期
    The lifetime of a particular thing is the period of time that it lasts.

    ...the lifetime of a parliament.

    议会的届期

  • 3
    PHRASE 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.

    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。

noun

1
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
Synonym: life life-time lifespan

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  1. 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。

  2. Parachuting will give you the rush of a lifetime .

    跳伞给你一生难求的刺激感觉。

  3. His diary was not published during his lifetime .

    他的日记在他生前未曾发表过。

  4. The cruise was advertised as the ' journey of a lifetime ' .

    这次航行被宣传为“终生难得的旅行”。

  5. Works of art are in trust to us during our lifetime .

    艺术品交由我们托管一生。

  6. I want to take advantage of your lifetime of scholarship .

    我希望能够用到您一生的学识。

  7. During my lifetime I haven 't got around to much travelling .

    我一生中没怎么去旅行过。

  8. You 've given a lifetime of service to athletics

    你为田径运动贡献了一生。

  9. 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。

  10. There were heavy debts . It would take half Edward 's lifetime to work them off .

    爱德华负债累累,他要工作半辈子才能偿清。

  11. In many cases this realizable wealth is not realized during the lifetime of the home owner

    许多情况下业主有生之年都没有把这笔可变现的财产变现。

  12. 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。

  13. The world has turned topsy-turvy in my lifetime .

    在我的一生中世界已经变得一团糟。

  14. 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。

  15. 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。

  16. 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。

  17. It would require more than a lifetime .

    这件事一辈子也做不完。

  18. He wrote many books during his lifetime .

    他一生著作很多。

  19. Short lifetime means uncertain mass .

    短寿命意味着质量不确定。

  20. He endured all kinds of hardships in his lifetime .

    他一生饱尝艰辛。

  21. 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。

  22. After all , where else can you leave school with a decent degree — but without a lifetime of debt ?

    毕竟,还有哪里能让你毕业时拥有一个像样的学位——却没有一辈子的债务?

  23. But in his lifetime , Car ê me , ever confident , could see beyond his short domination in the kitchen .

    但是在他的一生中,卡菜姆一直相信他能够不只短暂地主导厨房。

  24. Americans are less doubtful when it comes to politics : 73 % expect to see a female president in their lifetime .

    在政治方面,美国人对此更有信心:73%的人希望在有生之年能见到一位女性总统。

  25. The brain is a seemingly endless library , whose shelves house our most precious memories as well as our lifetime 's knowledge .

    大脑看起来像一个无边无际的图书馆,它的架子上存放着我们最珍贵的记忆和我们毕生的知识。

  26. Dog-fighting victims are tortured and killed for profit and " sport , " yet their criminal abusers often receive a minimal sentence for causing a lifetime of pain .

    角斗之后受害的小狗们为人类的利益和“娱乐”被虐待并杀害,但那些犯下罪行造成动物一生痛苦的施虐者往往只是得到最轻的判决。

  27. In a throwaway economy , you would throw away 5,475 cans over the cat 's 15 – year lifetime .

    在一次性经济中,猫在15年的寿命里会使用掉5475个罐头。

  28. But in all , only 150 cans will be used up over the cat 's lifetime – and we 'll still have 100 left over for the next cat .

    但总得来说,猫的一生只会消耗150个罐头——还有100个可以剩给下一只猫。

  29. They may influence people for years , and even for a lifetime .

    它们可能影响人们多年,甚至一生。

  30. Our lifetime is short , so we should make good use of it .

    我们的生命是短暂的,所以我们应该好好利用它。

后缀
e-n.时

part-time adj. 部分时间的

part n.一部分 + time n.时

meantime adv. 同时

mean v.指示 + time n.时

overtime n. 加班

over- 过度 + time n.时

sometime adv. 在某时(不确切或尚未确定)

some det.若干 + time n.时

daytime n. 白天

day n.一天 + time n.时

pastime n. 消遣

pass 通过 + time n.时

  • 习语

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