If you kept your nose clean, you had a job for life.

He had an unquenchable thirst for life.

他有着极其强烈的求生欲。

His chosen field was unlikely to be a meal ticket for life.

他选的这一行是不可能赖以为生的。

She may have been scarred for life.

她可能会留下永久的创伤。

Nothing stays the same for long.

任何事情都不会长期保持不变。

I could never lose myself for long among impersonal things.

我绝不会在与个人无关的事物中迷失很久.

Airline tickets for long-distance flights were favourite buys by credit card thieves.

偷窃信用卡的人喜欢去买长途旅行的飞机票.

I won't be here for long.

我不打算在这里耽搁多久.

The pace was too severe to be kept up for long.

跟上这步伐太难了,无法持久.

It could change its color and go for long periods without food.

它可以改变颜色,并可以长期不吃东西.

"Did you live there?"— 'Not for long.'

“你在那儿住过？”——“没住多久。”

A bad leg ruled him off for long distance running.

他的腿痛使他不能参加长跑.

They can't keep away from their regular work for long.

他们不能长期离开他们的本职工作.

Horses used for long-distance riding tend to wear their shoes out more quickly.

用于长途跋涉的马更容易磨破铁掌。

I married for love, and your mother Betty has been a nightmare.

我为爱而结婚, 你的妈妈贝蒂却成了我的恶梦.

When he came home at night, his heart relenting and growing hot for love of her.

晚上他回家时, 火气已消,燃起一股对她炽热的爱.

She's been languishing for love and sympathy.

她一直因渴望爱情和同情而烦恼.

I suppose fighting for love makes more sense than all the rest.

我想,为爱而打总比为别的什么更好.

It was a marriage of convenience, ie They married for material advantage, not for love.

那是一门贪图财利的亲事.

I didn't do it for reward; I did it for love.

我做这件事不是为了报酬, 而是 出于爱好.

I would not do for love or money.

她无论如何都不愿放弃她的宠物.