| 单词 | lifetime |
| 释义 | lifetime (once / 487 pages) n 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. 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." WORD FAMILYlifetime: lifetimes USAGE EXAMPLESA wealth ratio is a measure of how effectively you’ve converted your lifetime income into wealth. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) I left your own emotional fallout, from a lifetime of association with your father, for last because I hope you’ll tend to it first. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) That means the president would be trading a lifetime of Judge Garland for less than a year of Justice Garland. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) n the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) Syn|Hypo|Hyper life, life-time, lifespan afterlife, hereafter life after death kingdom comethe next world immortalityperpetual life after death period, period of time, time period an amount of time |
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