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mid-life crisis,
midlife crisis nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (psychological condition of middle age) | 中年危机
zhōng nián wēi jī |
| | He blamed his gambling and womanising on a mid-life crisis. |
mortality table,
life table nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (life expectancy) | 平均寿命表
píng jūn shòu mìng biǎo |
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation,
also UK: mouth-to-mouth,
the kiss of life nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (artificial respiration) | 口对口人工呼吸
kǒu duì kǒu rén gōng hū xī |
| | The lifeguard pulling the drowning boy out of the water and performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. |
| never in my life advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (not ever) | 一辈子从不曾…
yí bèi zi cóng bù céng … |
| | Never in my life have I seen such an ugly dog! |
new lease on life,
new lease of life nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (fresh enthusiasm for living) | 重新振作
chóng xīn zhèn zuò |
| | Losing all that weight gave me a new lease on life. |
| new life nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (fresh start, reinvented existence) | 新生
xīn shēng |
| | | 新的开始
xīn de kāi shǐ |
| | He started his new life in advertising. |
| new life nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (renewed vigour or purpose) | 新生
xīn shēng |
| | | 重新振作
chóng xīn zhèn zuò |
| | The discovery of the diary gave new life to her attempt to write the author's biography. |
| next life nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (Christianity: afterlife, existence after death) (基督教，指死后的生活) | 来世
lái shì |
| | When I die, I'm looking forward to being reunited with Harry in the next life. |
| next life nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (Buddhism: reincarnation) (佛教) | 转世，来生
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| | I hope I don't come back as a flea in my next life. |
night life,
nightlife nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (entertainment at night) | 夜生活
yè shēng huó |
| Not on your life! interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | slang (absolutely not: expressing refusal) | 绝对不行
jué duì bù xíng |
| | | 休想
xiū xiǎng |
| | | 这辈子你想都别想
zhè bèi zi nǐ xiǎng dōu bié xiǎng |
| plant and animal life nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (living organisms) | 动植物
dòng zhí wù |
| plant life nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (vegetation, flora) | 植物
zhí wù |
| | The island is noted for its abundant plant life. |
| pro-life adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (anti-abortion) | 反对人工流产合法化的
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| quality of life nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (comfort and enjoyment in one's existence) | 生活质量
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| real life nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (reality) | 现实生活
xiàn shí shēng huó |
| | In real life, ugly ducklings become ugly ducks, not swans. |
| real-life adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (actual, not fictional) | 真实的
zhēn shí de |
| | | 现实的
xiàn shí de |
| risk your life v | (do [sth] extremely dangerous) | 拿你自己的性命冒险
ná nǐ zì jǐ de xìng mìng mào xiǎn |
| | You risk your life when you drive too quickly. |
| school life nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (time spent at school) | 学校生活
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shelf life,
storage life nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (duration that food is fit to eat) | 保质期
bǎo zhì qī |
| | Bread only has a shelf life of a few days. |
shelf life,
storage life nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (length of time [sth] can be stored) | 保质期
bǎo zhì qī |
| | | 货架期
huò jià qī |
| | As bread has a short shelf life, a lot of loaves are returned to the manufacturers. |
| shelf life nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (duration that [sth] is useful) | 保质期，有效期
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| slice of life nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (accurate depiction of reality) | 生活的片断
shēng huó de piàn duàn |
| | | 现实生活的侧面
xiàn shí shēng huó de cè miàn |
| | The film is a slice of life from the 1950s. |
| social life nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (leisure time spent with other people) | 社交生活
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| | | 人际交往
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| still life nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (art form) | 静物
jìng wù |
| | This artist specializes in still life, but occasionally does portraits. |
still life,
plural: still lifes nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (artwork) | 静物画
jìng wù huà |
| | I hung a Cezanne print on the wall: a still life of a bowl of apples. |
| still-life painting nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (artwork) | 静物画
jìng wù huà |
| | Van Gogh did many still-life paintings of flowers. |
| that's life interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | informal (expressing acceptance of fate) | 这就是生活
zhè jiù shì shēng huó |
| | | 生活就是这个样子
shēng huó jiù shì zhè gè yàng zi |
| | I've missed the last train. Ah well, that's life! |
true to life,
true-to-life adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (realistic) | 现实的
xiàn shí de |
| | | 反映真实生活的
fǎn yìng zhēn shí shēng huó de |
| 备注: hyphens used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | Critics praised the film for its true-to-life depiction of drug addiction. |
| walk of life nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (place in society) | 职业
zhí yè |
| | | 行业
háng yè |
| way of life nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (lifestyle) | 生活方式
shēng huó fāng shì |
| | For a lot of people the use of mobile computing devices has become a way of life. |
| what a life! interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | (expressing despair or exasperation) (抱怨) | 这是什么日子！
zhè shì shén me rì zi ！ |
| | George works more than 80 hours a week. What a life! |