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lifetime

/ˈlaɪftaɪm/

Meanings
noun

一生，有生之年。

The duration of the life of someone or something.

Examples :

"My grandmother's lifetime of experience made her a valuable advisor. "
我奶奶一生的经验使她成为一位宝贵的顾问。
time being period essential

Related Words

Illustration valuable

valuable noun

/ˈvæljuəbl̩/

贵重物品，珍贵财物。

"My grandmother's valuable were passed down through generations. "

我奶奶的那些贵重首饰一代代地传了下来。

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

东西，事物

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

我朋友告诉我盒子里有东西，但我还不知道那是什么。

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

奶奶，外婆

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

我小时候，奶奶/外婆教我怎么烤饼干。

Illustration made

made noun

/meɪd/

蛆，幼虫

"The compost pile attracted many small, white made. "

堆肥里引来了很多白色的小蛆虫。

Illustration of

of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

的, 从

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

学校位于离市中心五英里的地方.

Illustration someone

someone noun

/ˈsʌmwʌn/

某人，有人

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

你需要为你心里的那个特别的人准备一份礼物吗？

Illustration life

life noun

/laɪf/

生命，人生

"Having experienced both, the vampire decided that he preferred (un)death to life.  He gave up on life."

体验过生死之后，那个吸血鬼决定他更喜欢不死，放弃了生命。

Illustration advisor

advisor noun

/ædˈvaɪz.ɚ/

顾问，参谋，指导。

"My academic advisor helped me choose the right classes for college. "

我的学业导师帮我选了适合大学学习的课程。

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

Illustration experience

experience noun

/ɪkˈspɪə.ɹɪəns/ /ɪkˈspɪɹ.i.əns/

经验, 阅历

"It was an experience he would not soon forget."

那是一段他永远难忘的经历。

Illustration duration

duration noun

/djʊˈɹeɪʃn̩/ /djəˈɹeɪʃn̩/

时长，期间。

"The duration of the meeting was only thirty minutes. "

会议的时长只有三十分钟。

Illustration her

her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

她，女性。

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."

我觉得这只鸟像是只公的，但也可能是只母的。