| 释义 |
●a good ˈinnings (BrE, informal) used about sb who has died or who is at the end of their life or career to say that they have had a long life or career （指刚去世的人、老人或该退休的人）…够长寿了，终其天年，事业顺畅◆He’s had a good innings but now it’s time for him to retire and let someone younger take over as director.
他圆满地履行了职责，不过现在该退休了，好让更年轻的人来接替他的主任职位。 NOTE In cricket, an innings is the period of time that a team or a person spends batting (= hitting the ball). A good innings is one that lasts a long time and in which a lot of ‘runs’ (= points) are scored. 在板球中，innings （局）指球队或球员击球所用的时间，good innings （好局）则指持续时间较长、得分（run）较多的回合。 |