LIFE1 the time when someone is alive2 the kind of life that someone has3 continuing for all of someone's lifeRELATED WORDSsee alsoALIVELIVEEXISTDEADDIE1 the time when someone is alive 某人活着的时间life /laɪf/ [countable noun]the time when someone is alive 一生the happiest/saddest/worst etc day of your life The day our daughter was born was the happiest day of my life. 我们女儿出生的那天是我一生中最快乐的一天。the rest of somebody's life Sutcliffe was sent to jail for the rest of his life. 萨克利夫被关进监狱囚禁终生。spend your life Dad spent his life building up this business. 爸爸一生都在开发这生意。 How would you like to spend your life? What kind of work would you like to do? 你希望你的一生怎么过？你想做什么样的工作？for lifefor the rest of your life 终生 The accident left him crippled for life. 这场事故使他终生残疾。somebody's early lifewhen someone was young 某人的年轻时期 He knew very little about his mother's early life in Africa. 他对母亲早年在非洲的生活所知甚少。somebody's adult life The first half of my adult life was spent in jail. 我成年后前半段的时间是在狱中度过的。in later lifewhen you are old 在晚年 Lack of calcium can lead to bone disease in later life. 缺钙会导致晚年骨骼上的疾病。lifetime /ˈlaɪftaɪm/ [countable noun usually singular]the time when someone is alive - use this when you are talking about how long someone lived and what happened in their life 一生〔用于指某人活了多久，这一生中发生了什么事〕in/during somebody's lifetime He suffered a lot of pain in his short lifetime. 他在短暂的一生中遭遇的痛苦很多。 During Dickinson's lifetime, only a few of her works were actually published. 迪金森生前只有很少的作品发表。lifetime of The National Medal of Arts award is meant to honor a lifetime of achievement. 国家艺术奖章是表扬一个人终生的成就。last a lifetimelast as long as someone lives 维持终生 A good tool should last a lifetime. 好的工具可以用上一辈子。once-in-a-lifetime chance/opportunitya chance or opportunity that will only happen once in a person's lifetime 千载难逢的机会 The visit to Tibet was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. 这次去西藏是一次千载难逢的机会。days /deɪz/ [plural noun]someone's life, especially a particular period of their life 〔尤指某人一生中某一〕时期，时代somebody's student days/school days I asked Debbie about her student days and she just laughed. ‘I dropped out of school the day I turned 16,’ she said. 我问起了黛比学生时代的事她就大笑。她说：“我刚过16岁就辍学了。”somebody's younger days In her younger days, she was quite a fancy dresser. 她年轻时候穿得很时髦。somebody's early daysthe time when someone has just started something, especially a job 某人的早期 The play is based on the early days of cabaret singer Rosie Kincaid. 这出戏是根据卡巴莱歌星罗茜·金凯德的早年生涯改编的。the rest of your daysthe rest of your life 余生 Evelyn spent the rest of her days quietly in the country until her death in 1963. 伊夫琳在这个国家平静地度过余生，直至1963年去世。end your daysspend the last part of your life doing something 度过余生 She ended her days in poverty. 她在穷困潦倒中度过余生。somebody's days as/with somethinga period of time in someone's life when they were doing a particular job or activity 某人从事某事时的日子 Michael knew Annette during her days as an off-Broadway actress. 迈克尔是在安妮特当外百老汇演员时认识她的。 I first became a fan of guitarist Cory Weldon during his days with the Leeds band, Sinister Minister. 我第一次迷上吉他手科里·韦尔登，是他在利兹“邪恶的大臣”乐队的时候。lifespan /ˈlaɪfspæn/ [singular noun]the length of time that a person or animal usually lives 〔人或动物的〕〔平均〕寿命normal/natural/average lifespan The natural lifespan of a pig is 10-12 years. 猪的平均寿命是10到12年。short/long lifespan Saltwater fish have a shorter lifespan in the aquarium. 咸水鱼养在水族箱里会缩短寿命。somebody's lifespan Authorities estimate that smoking trims between 12 and 15 years off a person's lifespan. 专家估计，吸烟会使一个人的寿命缩短12到15年。life expectancy /ˌlaɪf ɪkˈspektənsi/ [countable noun]the length of time that a person or animal is expected to live 〔人或动物的〕预期寿命 Women have a longer life expectancy than men. 女性的预期寿命比男性长。low/high life expectancya short or long life 预期寿命短/长 Life expectancy was much lower then than it is now. 那时候人类的预期寿命比现在短多了。average life expectancy At the beginning of the century, the average life expectancy for Americans was less than 50 years. 本世纪初，美国人的平均预期寿命不足50岁。have a life expectancy of 64/78 etc yearsbe expected to live until you are 64/78 etc 预期寿命为64/78岁等 British males now have a life expectancy of around 77 years. 英国男性现在的平均预期寿命为77岁左右。life cycle /ˈlaɪf ˌsaɪkəl/ [countable noun]all the different stages in development that an animal or plant has in the time that it is alive 〔动植物的〕生命周期 Despite decades of study, the life cycle of the tiny shellfish, krill, is still something of a mystery. 尽管研究了几十年，磷虾这种微小的甲壳类动物的生命周期仍然是一个谜。2 the kind of life that someone has 某人的生活方式life /laɪf/ [countable noun]the kind oflife that someone has 生活 Having a baby completely changes your life. 生了宝宝会完全改变你的生活。a happy/busy/exciting etc life Debbie has a really busy life, doesn't she? 黛比的生活真忙，是吗？? They enjoyed a full and happy life together until his death in June l999. 他们在一起过着充实幸福的生活，直到他于1999年6月去世。lead a happy/quiet/exciting etc life We've led a very quiet life since Ralph retired. 拉尔夫退休以后，我们过着非常平静的生活。quality of lifethe level of health, comfort and pleasure in someone's life 生活质量 By our actions today, we can improve the quality of life for future generations. 我们可以通过我们今天的行动，来提高我们子孙后代的生活质量。a better life Immigrating to the UK was their only chance for a better life. 移民到英国是他们改善生活的唯一机会。a life of crimewhen you make money by committing crimes instead of having a normal job 犯罪生涯 He left school at 15, quickly turning to a life of crime. 他15岁辍学，不久就过着犯罪的生涯。existence /ɪgˈzɪstəns/ [singular noun]the life that someone has, especially when they have difficult or bad experiences 〔尤指逆境中的〕生存，生活a lonely/miserable/unhappy etc existence Elena faced a lonely existence in the big city. 埃琳娜在大城市里生活很寂寞。lead a miserable/lonely etc existencehave a particular existence 过着悲惨/孤独等的生活 The workers lived a miserable existence and were treated like serfs. 工人们过着悲惨的生活，受到农奴般的对待。lifestyle /ˈlaɪfstaɪl/ [countable noun]the way someone lives and behaves, and the type of things they buy, eat etc 生活方式a healthy lifestyle You really need to think about leading a healthier lifestyle. 你真的需要考虑一下，过一种更健康的生活。lavish/luxurious lifestylethe lifestyle of someone who is very rich 奢华的生活 Hurst's lavish lifestyle is the stuff of legend. 赫斯特的奢华生活成了传奇故事的题材。extravagant lifestylea lifestyle that shows people how rich you are 奢侈的生活 Even when in debt, he continued to enjoy an extravagant lifestyle. 即使有债务缠身，他还是继续过着奢侈的生活。way of life /ˌweɪ əv ˈlaɪf/ [noun phrase]the way in which a person or group of people lives, and the type of things they usually do 生活方式somebody's way of life ‘How can we abandon our way of life?’ asked the old sheep herder. ‘It's all we know.’ “我们又怎能放弃我们的生活方式呢？”那位老牧羊人问道，“我们就只知道这些。”become a way of life Casual dress has become a way of life in corporate Britain. 在英国这个组成国家，穿便装已经成了一种生活方式。the British/German/American etc way of life Shopping is an important part of the American way of life. 购物是美国人生活方式的一个重要部分。live well/happily/carefully etc /ˌlɪv ˈwel/ [verb phrase]to live your life in a particular way 生活得很好/很幸福/很小心等 Tom and Linda both earn good salaries -- they live well and have a nice home. 汤姆和琳达两人的薪水都很高——他们生活舒适，有一所漂亮的住房。 One can live cheaply in London, although it's not easy. 在伦敦不用花很多钱也可以生活，但是很不容易。3 continuing for all of someone's life 持续某人的一生all your life /ˌɔːl jɔːʳ ˈlaɪf/ [adverb]for the whole of your life 一生，一辈子 I've known Jenny all my life. 我认识珍妮一辈子了。 Despite having worked hard all his life, Jimmy had saved very little for retirement. 吉米尽管一生都在努力工作，但是退休养老的钱还是没攒下多少。for life /fəʳ ˈlaɪf/ [adverb]if something isfor life, it will continue and not change for the rest of your life 终生 There's no such thing as a job for life these days. 如今已经没有一份工作干一辈子这种事情了。 As far as I'm concerned, when you get married it's for life. 对我来说，结了婚，那就是一辈子的事情了。lifelong /ˈlaɪflɒŋǁ-lɔːŋ/ [adjective only before noun]continuing for all of your life - use this about beliefs, feelings, or relationships that last for the whole of your life 毕生的，终生的〔用于指信仰、感情或男女关系〕lifelong supporter My father was a lifelong supporter of the Democrats. 我父亲毕生支持民主党。lifelong ambitionsomething that you have always wanted to do 终生的抱负 It was her lifelong ambition to write a best-selling novel. 写一部畅销小说是她毕生的理想。lifelong friendsfriends for life 终生的朋友 The two remained lifelong friends. 那两人终生为友。