词组 | in the prime of their life |
释义 | (redirected from in the prime of their life)in the prime of lifeIn one's happiest, most successful time; in the period when one has the most energy, vitality, and potential. Often structured as "in the prime of (one's) life." My father was in the prime of life when he was diagnosed with cancer. It's many a man and woman who, in old age, looks back on the prime of their lives with bittersweet nostalgia. in the prime of lifeFig. in the best and most productive and healthy period of life. The good health of one's youth can carry over into the prime of life. He was struck down by a heart attack in the prime of life. in the prime of (your) ˈlifeat the time in your life when you are strongest or most successful: He was struck down in the prime of his life by a heart attack.What do you mean, I’m old? I’m still in the prime of life! OPPOSITE: be past your/its best |
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