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life noun 3period between birth and death 一生ADJECTIVE | VERB + LIFE | LIFE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVElong, short 长命；短命entire, whole 一生early 早年adult 成年期later 晚年◆In later life he took up writing.他在晚年开始写作。past, previous 过去的生活；前世◆He never discussed the unhappiness of his past life.他从来不谈论以前生活的不幸。◆I think I may have been an animal in a previous life.我想我前世或许是个动物。future, next 未来的生活；下辈子working 工作生涯◆He was a miner all his working life.他干了一辈子矿工。VERB + LIFEgo through, live, spend 度过一生◆She went through life always wanting what she couldn't get.她终其一生总是想得到她得不到的东西。◆He spent his whole life in Rhode Island.他的一生都生活在罗得岛。end 结束生命◆He ended his life a happy man.他快乐地度过了人生的最后阶段。shorten 缩短生命prolong 延长生命dedicate, devote 奉献生命◆He devoted his life to the education of deaf children.他为聋儿的教育事业奉献了一生。LIFE + NOUNhistory, story 生活史；生活经历membership 终身会员资格imprisonment, sentence 终身监禁expectancy, span (usually lifespan) 预期寿命；寿命◆Japanese people have a very high life expectancy.日本人的预期寿命非常长。◆the lifespan of a mouse老鼠的寿命mate (NAmE) , partner 终身伴侣PREPOSITIONfor life 终身◆She thought marriage should be for life.她认为婚姻是终身的事。in your life 生命中◆for the first time in her life她人生中的第一次throughout your life 一生◆Throughout her life she was dogged by loneliness.她一生孤寂，备受折磨。PHRASESall your life 一辈子◆I've known her all my life.我认识她有一辈子了。at sb's time of life 在某人的年纪◆At his time of life he should be starting to take things easy.在他这个年纪他应该开始休息放松了。the end of your life 生命末期◆Her paintings became more obscure towards / toward the end of her life.她人生最后阶段的画变得越发晦涩了。late in life 年龄大的时候◆She discovered jazz quite late in life.她年龄颇大时才接触爵士乐。the... of your life 一生的⋯◆I had the fright of my life when I saw the snake in my bed.看到床上有条蛇是我平生最恐惧的事。◆He met the love of his life at college.他在上大学时遇到了自己一生的最爱。a phase in (sb's) life, a phase of (sb's) life, a stage in (sb's) life, a stage of (sb's) life （某人）生命的阶段◆She sensed she was entering a new phase in her life.她感觉自己正进入人生的新阶段。the prime of life 盛年◆You're still in the prime of life.你还正当盛年。the remainder of your life, the rest of your life 余生◆He'll be haunted by the crash for the rest of his life.他的余生将一直生活在撞车事故的阴影中。 |