lifetime

[ˈlaɪftaɪm]
  • 基础释义
  • 纠错
  • n.

    一生,寿命;有生之年;存在期,有效期;

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    • 词义辨析
    • 下面三句所表达的意思不同:
    • His grandma never travelled by air in her lifetime.
      他祖母一辈子都没坐过飞机旅行。
      (表示一辈子没乘过)
      His grandma has never travelled by air in her lifetime.
      至今他祖母还没有坐过飞机旅行。
      (从出生到现在不曾坐过)
      His grandma said she had never travelled by air in her lifetime.
      他祖母说她从没坐过飞机旅行。
      (从出生到说话时还未坐过)
    • 速记技巧

      组合记忆法

      life=生命,time=时光,时间, 所以lifetime就是生命的时间,引申为一生,寿命。

    • 知识拓展

      重要短语

      of a lifetime一生最…的;终身难遇的

      once in a lifetime一生一次

      long lifetime长寿命

      lifetime achievement终身成就