英语词汇“lifespan”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Authorities estimate that smoking trims between 12 and 15 years off a person's lifespan.
Saltwater fish have a shorter lifespan in the aquarium.
The natural lifespan of a pig is 10-12 years.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

As with any living or replica plant material, there is an average lifespan for plants.
Capital costs are expressed as annual equivalents assuming a seven year lifespan for the equipment and a 5% discount rate.
In general their lifespan is shortened due to mouth rot.
In other words, governments, which formally at least set the political agenda, have relatively limited lifespans.
Not an acceptable lifespan in my opinion.
Now, he is hopeful that the child will have a normal lifespan.
Safety is a basic human requirement for survival, development, health and self-fulfilment at every stage of the lifespan.
We must return to the fundamental question: is the extension of the human lifespan actually desirable?

Longman Language Activatorthe time when someone is alive► life

the time when someone is alive: the happiest/saddest/worst etc day of your life: · The day our daughter was born was the happiest day of my life.the rest of somebody's life: · Sutcliffe was sent to jail for the rest of his life.spend your life: · Dad spent his life building up this business.· How would you like to spend your life? What kind of work would you like to do?for life (=for the rest of your life): · The accident left him crippled for life.somebody's early life (=when someone was young): · He knew very little about his mother's early life in Africa.somebody's adult life: · The first half of my adult life was spent in jail.in later life (=when you are old): · Lack of calcium can lead to bone disease in later life.

► lifetime

the time when someone is alive - use this when you are talking about how long someone lived and what happened in their life: in/during somebody's lifetime: · He suffered a lot of pain in his short lifetime.· During Dickinson's lifetime, only a few of her works were actually published.lifetime of: · The National Medal of Arts award is meant to honor a lifetime of achievement.last a lifetime (=last as long as someone lives): · A good tool should last a lifetime.once-in-a-lifetime chance/opportunity (=a chance or opportunity that will only happen once in a person's lifetime): · The visit to Tibet was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

► days

someone's life, especially a particular period of their life: somebody's student days/school days: · I asked Debbie about her student days and she just laughed. "I dropped out of school the day I turned 16," she said.somebody's younger days: · In her younger days, she was quite a fancy dresser.somebody's early days (=the time when someone has just started something, especially a job): · The play is based on the early days of cabaret singer Rosie Kincaid.the rest of your days (=the rest of your life): · Evelyn spent the rest of her days quietly in the country until her death in 1963.end your days (=spend the last part of your life doing something): · She ended her days in poverty.somebody's days as/with something (=a period of time in someone's life when they were doing a particular job or activity): · Michael knew Annette during her days as an off-Broadway actress.· I first became a fan of guitarist Cory Weldon during his days with the Leeds band, Sinister Minister.

► lifespan

the length of time that a person or animal usually lives: normal/natural/average lifespan: · The natural lifespan of a pig is 10-12 years.short/long lifespan: · Saltwater fish have a shorter lifespan in the aquarium.somebody's lifespan: · Authorities estimate that smoking trims between 12 and 15 years off a person's lifespan.

► life expectancy

the length of time that a person or animal is expected to live: · Women have a longer life expectancy than men.low/high life expectancy (=a short or long life): · Life expectancy was much lower then than it is now.average life expectancy: · At the beginning of the century, the average life expectancy for Americans was less than 50 years.have a life expectancy of 64/78 etc years (=be expected to live until you are 64/78 etc): · British males now have a life expectancy of around 77 years.

► life cycle

all the different stages in development that an animal or plant has in the time that it is alive: · Despite decades of study, the life cycle of the tiny shellfish, krill, is still something of a mystery.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► human

· All too often, the antecedents of revolution are separated by more than a human lifespan from their fruition.· Fries's argument is dependent upon the notion of a fixed human lifespan.· He felt that the idea that the human lifespan could continue to increase was biologically implausible.· We must return to the fundamental question: is the extension of the human lifespan actually desirable?· This debate as to whether the human lifespan is indeed finite remains unresolved.· These changes in mortality, especially among the old elderly, suggest that we have not reached the maximum human lifespan.· The relatively short human lifespan is thus put in a clearer biological perspective.

单词	lifespan
释义	lifespanlife‧span /ˈlaɪfspæn/ ●○○ noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Authorities estimate that smoking trims between 12 and 15 years off a person's lifespan. Saltwater fish have a shorter lifespan in the aquarium. The natural lifespan of a pig is 10-12 years. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS As with any living or replica plant material, there is an average lifespan for plants. Capital costs are expressed as annual equivalents assuming a seven year lifespan for the equipment and a 5% discount rate. In general their lifespan is shortened due to mouth rot. In other words, governments, which formally at least set the political agenda, have relatively limited lifespans. Not an acceptable lifespan in my opinion. Now, he is hopeful that the child will have a normal lifespan. Safety is a basic human requirement for survival, development, health and self-fulfilment at every stage of the lifespan. We must return to the fundamental question: is the extension of the human lifespan actually desirable? Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorthe time when someone is alive► life the time when someone is alive: the happiest/saddest/worst etc day of your life: · The day our daughter was born was the happiest day of my life.the rest of somebody's life: · Sutcliffe was sent to jail for the rest of his life.spend your life: · Dad spent his life building up this business.· How would you like to spend your life? What kind of work would you like to do?for life (=for the rest of your life): · The accident left him crippled for life.somebody's early life (=when someone was young): · He knew very little about his mother's early life in Africa.somebody's adult life: · The first half of my adult life was spent in jail.in later life (=when you are old): · Lack of calcium can lead to bone disease in later life. ► lifetime the time when someone is alive - use this when you are talking about how long someone lived and what happened in their life: in/during somebody's lifetime: · He suffered a lot of pain in his short lifetime.· During Dickinson's lifetime, only a few of her works were actually published.lifetime of: · The National Medal of Arts award is meant to honor a lifetime of achievement.last a lifetime (=last as long as someone lives): · A good tool should last a lifetime.once-in-a-lifetime chance/opportunity (=a chance or opportunity that will only happen once in a person's lifetime): · The visit to Tibet was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. ► days someone's life, especially a particular period of their life: somebody's student days/school days: · I asked Debbie about her student days and she just laughed. "I dropped out of school the day I turned 16," she said.somebody's younger days: · In her younger days, she was quite a fancy dresser.somebody's early days (=the time when someone has just started something, especially a job): · The play is based on the early days of cabaret singer Rosie Kincaid.the rest of your days (=the rest of your life): · Evelyn spent the rest of her days quietly in the country until her death in 1963.end your days (=spend the last part of your life doing something): · She ended her days in poverty.somebody's days as/with something (=a period of time in someone's life when they were doing a particular job or activity): · Michael knew Annette during her days as an off-Broadway actress.· I first became a fan of guitarist Cory Weldon during his days with the Leeds band, Sinister Minister. ► lifespan the length of time that a person or animal usually lives: normal/natural/average lifespan: · The natural lifespan of a pig is 10-12 years.short/long lifespan: · Saltwater fish have a shorter lifespan in the aquarium.somebody's lifespan: · Authorities estimate that smoking trims between 12 and 15 years off a person's lifespan. ► life expectancy the length of time that a person or animal is expected to live: · Women have a longer life expectancy than men.low/high life expectancy (=a short or long life): · Life expectancy was much lower then than it is now.average life expectancy: · At the beginning of the century, the average life expectancy for Americans was less than 50 years.have a life expectancy of 64/78 etc years (=be expected to live until you are 64/78 etc): · British males now have a life expectancy of around 77 years. ► life cycle all the different stages in development that an animal or plant has in the time that it is alive: · Despite decades of study, the life cycle of the tiny shellfish, krill, is still something of a mystery. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► human · All too often, the antecedents of revolution are separated by more than a human lifespan from their fruition.· Fries's argument is dependent upon the notion of a fixed human lifespan.· He felt that the idea that the human lifespan could continue to increase was biologically implausible.· We must return to the fundamental question: is the extension of the human lifespan actually desirable?· This debate as to whether the human lifespan is indeed finite remains unresolved.· These changes in mortality, especially among the old elderly, suggest that we have not reached the maximum human lifespan.· The relatively short human lifespan is thus put in a clearer biological perspective. the average length of time that someone will live or that something will continue to work → lifetime: Men have a shorter lifespan than women.a lifespan of 5 days/10 years etc A TV set has an average lifespan of 11 years.
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